Not sure what I've been doing right. Physical labor? Meditation?
I was diagnosed type 1 in 1961. Now that I'm 61, I decided to try on-line communities. I live in a rural area and only know one type 2. The support group I tried a few years ago spent too much time making themselves depressed. tudiabetes seems lively.
I'm a very poor example of a regulated diabetic. However, I've had only minor complications so far. I attribute it to the fact that I did physical labor in a warehouse for years and to meditation. No other way to explain it.
In 1961 we tested our urine in test tubes, used glass syringes and metal needles. I regularly forgot that the syringes and needles were in a pot boiling on the stove and ruined them. The metal needles got blunter with each use.
When I was diagnosed, the doctor told my mother and I that if I was very careful I might make it to age 60. I crossed that finish line.
I'm not a good candidate for a pump, but the pens and Breeze2 are miracles as far as I'm concerned. In fact, being alive and well is a pretty good miracle.
I'm a very poor example of a regulated diabetic. However, I've had only minor complications so far. I attribute it to the fact that I did physical labor in a warehouse for years and to meditation. No other way to explain it.
In 1961 we tested our urine in test tubes, used glass syringes and metal needles. I regularly forgot that the syringes and needles were in a pot boiling on the stove and ruined them. The metal needles got blunter with each use.
When I was diagnosed, the doctor told my mother and I that if I was very careful I might make it to age 60. I crossed that finish line.
I'm not a good candidate for a pump, but the pens and Breeze2 are miracles as far as I'm concerned. In fact, being alive and well is a pretty good miracle.
Tags: age, meditation, physical, work
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Permalink Reply by Tom T on -
Welcome! There's actually a good discussion going on about our individual timelines that you might want to take part in:
http://www.tudiabetes.org/forum/topics/diabetes-timeline
One more year until you're officially a "gold medalist!" Congrats!
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Permalink Reply by The Diabetic Welfare Queen on -
Oh, I'm with you on the Breeze2's! They're awesome, in my book, too! :))) Wish I could afford those strips, right now.
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Permalink Reply by Alice on -
My doctor is fighting with my new insurance company right now about covering them. My former company did cover them. Frustrating!
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Permalink Reply by The Diabetic Welfare Queen on
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Got any tips for us D "youngins"? :)
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Permalink Reply by Alice on
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Keep living an interesting life so that you really WANT to live. Everything else will fall into place.
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Permalink Reply by The Diabetic Welfare Queen on
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Wow... that's probably one of the best pieces of advice anyone has ever given me. lol Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by caprifoglio on -
I agree with Lizmari, great advice! Thank you!
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Permalink Reply by onesaint on -
Thats awesome. My motto is "get busy living or get busy dieing." I try to remind my self to do the first part as often as I can. =^)
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Permalink Reply by onesaint on
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Wow, congratulations on crossing that 60 mark! Whew and I though the guillotine finger pricker was bad in the 80s! glass syringes and metal needles sounds pretty tough. Glad to have you here and hope to keep your spirits high. =^)
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Permalink Reply by Tom T on
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LOL I got the guillotine finger pricker when I was diagoned in 93. It really took them that long to figure out how brutal the contraption looked???
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Permalink Reply by onesaint on
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I guess so! Man that thing was horrible! Wait... I got mine in 85/86 so that means they used it for another 7+ years! Wow, that thing still sends horrifies me!
check it out!
http://www.getbetterhealth.com/the-guillotine-a-diabetes-torture-de...
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Permalink Reply by caprifoglio on
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Geez. Why not stick your finger under an electric stapler?
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