24 hours without Diabetes

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Permalink Reply by Christine on November 7, 2009 at 7:51pm

Joanne - I forgot! I would definitely go to a bar and drink cocktails till I pass out *lol* Thinking about that sunrise one from Chili's...had it once and my BC went near 400...

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Permalink Reply by Brigitte on November 8, 2009 at 12:28am

If I could live that dream, I will go to the best "Pâtisserie" of my town and eat those splendid cakes that I see ... and maybe go to the cinéma and eat a big popcorn. And it will be a so nice day without insulin, needles, hypos and highs... But a dream gets an end.

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Permalink Reply by Alisha Wilkes on November 9, 2009 at 9:05am

It's a lot about food isnt' it. I like the idea of being able to eat whatever i want, use my body as much as I want, sleep as much as I want and not have to worry about the BG consequences. I can't imagine how much space would be free in my brain without diabetes to worry about.

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Permalink Reply by Teena on November 8, 2009 at 1:12am

Hmmm... I may not over indulge on too much food (very tepting though =)) since it will still go somewhere and cause weight gain the day after... But I would love to go my favorite food place...order some Chinese food and nibble on some varieties of sweets. Anything with chocolates please...=)

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Permalink Reply by Doris D on November 8, 2009 at 7:35am

I've got to say this ............sorry before I start..................I was one of the lucky few to get a pancres transplant and take a "vacation" from this life for 2 years the only thing was this was done back in the 90's when it was still considered expermintal I was WORSE at checking my bg and oh at the pills I had to take 4 times a day sometimes 5! S[ent more time in the hospital than out, had 2 small girls at home that my mom got to raise for 2 years, then after 7 different rejection episodes finally rejected the pancres got the diabetes back FAST! In other words I thought to myself I had rather have diabetes and all it entails than be "normal"

Sorry just had to get that one off my chest, PLEASE forgive me for my long rant. Thought I was helping to find a cure and it still came back. I was doing it for the next generation with my kids in mind the whole time and now my oldest is a Type 1 like me and won't even talk about the possibilty of a transplant... Me either I'm pumping now and was before. I'll keep this and hold a proud banner to say I have it anytime over what I went through then! Oh by the way I got diabetes at 10 and am now 46 years old . Life is great and I'm here to enjoy it!!! Everyone here has that dream but alast there is no cure for diabetes although theres been quite alot of change in it since the early 70's.

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Permalink Reply by Alisha Wilkes on November 9, 2009 at 9:17am

Thanks for sharing this. I appreciate hearing it.

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Permalink Reply by Brigid O'Donnell on November 8, 2009 at 10:39am

24 hours of true freedom! I would eat , of course, the things I have learned to live without..bags of sweedish fish and a loaf of still hot french bread!
I would run up to my son and hug him without worrying if he was going to hit his head on my pump- which i clip to my bra.
I would also stay late somewhere with him running around the playground and not have to worry if I brought "snacks" or glucose tablets.
I would jump in the car without sticking my finger. I would not worry about what is going to happen to me when I am old...really old and who is going to make sure I am ok.
I would be free to run out of the house with only my car keys!
The real bummer would be next day- when it all came back!

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Permalink Reply by Alisha Wilkes on November 9, 2009 at 9:08am

Absolutely,
All the "stuff" we wouldn't have to carry around... what a relief that would be... and not having the pump attached to our bodies, sleeping without waking up just enough to move the pump around too...

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Permalink Reply by Karen Doering on November 8, 2009 at 12:44pm

Where would you go? Either the beach or a golf course.
What would you eat? Brownies
Who would you visit? my two nieces in VA that just moved away
Would you run a marathon, swim for miles, hike a mountain, go to the movies and binge on popcorn, soda, and candy?
What would you do if you had 24 hours Diabetes free??? I would walk a 18 hole golf course, par every other hole, without a care in the world of bgs bottoming out. I would play my best game, because my bgs would be stable. The other thing I would do is walk the beaches of the Gulf in FL for miles running into the water every 1/2 hour to swim without worrying about my pump or bloodsugars.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Russell on November 8, 2009 at 5:25pm

There may or may not be others here that would do this, but given an entire day without this disease, I doubt I'd do much of anything differently. I would enjoy not having to constantly check my bg, though I might anyway, just to see the perfect numbers...

I believe I would pray for those that still have it, and for those who will get it in the future. I would pray for their families and their friends, and then I would pray that God would show me a way to make it up to one very special young lady for all the years she endured my horrible mood swings, tolerated my highs and lows, and still managed to make me feel like the most important part of her life... Right up until that day in May of 1992 when she left, because she's had enough.

That's what I would do, and I'm sorry to unload that on here, but that was my long rant... thankyou for reading.

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Permalink Reply by Alisha Wilkes on November 9, 2009 at 9:10am

Thank you for sharing Mark!

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Permalink Reply by June English on November 8, 2009 at 7:40pm

Funny you should put this posting up just now! I recently had our old home movies (the kind on reels from the 1960's) dubbed to DVDs. I spent part of this afternoon looking at my pre-diabetic self (I was diagnosed at the age of 16.) I realized that over the decades I've totally forgotten what life without Type I was like. I know I had such a life, but it seems SO long ago. I think that (on the plus side) having diabetes has taught me to make better food choices. I really think that if I had that day without diabetes I'd want to go for a VERY long hike (my favorite recreation) without bringing a blood glucose meter along. I'd enjoy going to bed without thinking about what my blood glucose will do while I'm asleep, and whether my CGMS would catch it. I am truly the same person I was without diabetes, but indeed this 24/7, 365 days-a-year, lifetime illness is getting a bit OLD!

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