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Newtothis said:
Do you think there will be, realistically, a cure in years to come? especially with how quickly medical technology is moving forward....?
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If a cure is developed an insulin/needle manufacturer will buy the rights and quietly burn the idea.
 
Well, I mean God knows how much a year we all cost in Meds and HCP costs anyway. That's without any of us having a complication.

So 5k each is cheap. Certainly for T1's. No insulin pumps to buy for starters let alone consumables so the pumpers amongst us would certainly get it withing a few years. Let alone the cost of test strips. But Metformin at what? ?1 a week and no strips. Being cynical - whatever they say at the top, at the coalface the NHS or rather the PCTs - are only ever interested in this year's budget aren't they? They must be if they aren't persuaded that investment in strips now saves the costs of amputations later!

And of course ?5k makes it reachable - even if we had to foot the bill ourselves.

But ?100k or more? - if we have them, most would have to sell their home to raise that kind of cash. If they haven't and aren't working or are retired with no large investments to forego, that leaves you a lot worse off than before .....
 
LOL at Paul - yes!

Look at Zovirax! - 'invented/discovered' at Aston Uni many many many years ago and became one of the 'disappeared' like in 3rd World countries ...... at least I was told that in the early 1970's - and it was a long time after that it appeared in Boots !
 
At the moment I would happily lose a limb to be rid of this nightmare but it does give me hope reading your posts that I will come to terms with it as most of you have.
 
ypauly said:
If a cure is developed an insulin/needle manufacturer will buy the rights and quietly burn the idea.
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😱 Ugh, they make me sick.

I'd pay the 5K tomorrow to be rid of this!

I have often though in the last couple of months, they know how diabetes works, how it affects people, and what happens in the body....WHY is anything closer to a cure not come about yet?!? It sounds so simple doesn't it when you think of it in those simple terms....🙄

Imagine the day when there is a more straightforward treatment and/or a cure....wow.
 
Treatment is straightforward - in comparison of course to what a lot of us were faced with originally.

Once it settles down and you are used to it, it scarcely affects your life - unless you let it, of course.
 
trophywench said:
Treatment is straightforward - in comparison of course to what a lot of us were faced with originally.

Once it settles down and you are used to it, it scarcely affects your life - unless you let it, of course.
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I know, I guess so. I know things have moved on SO much but still, having to inject something 5 times daily ain't much fun!

But when you look at the longer term picture.......it's not always pretty.
 
How longer term are you thinking? 40 years so far and not planning on it going t*ts up. I know no-one does and sh!t still happens sometimes, and maybe my luck will run out before I pop my clogs but there's no need to be so worried about it.

If you or I get a complication, it's unlikely to sweep us off our feet suddenly and it be 'curtains'. And there's a lot of things that can be done about most complications - even gastroparesis - these days.

Do the best you can do! - eat normally - mixed proteins including all meats, cheeses, eggs, white and oily fish, natural fats (butter, olive oil) loads of different veg, stay away from sweet stuff, processed and junk food except on special occasions, keep slim and active. Alcohol in moderation. (except on special occasions, LOL) The foodstuffs that make you fat and sluggish are exactly the same things that are bad for diabetes!

Yes I now have an even fatter tummy than I did when I was a teenaged 7st 12 - hip bones stuck out and ribs you could count - and my tum still stuck out. And now I'm a 36B instead of a 34B. And my waist is nearer 30 than 26. And some of my hair has gone grey and I have wrinkles. And I'm more bothered about the last one than all the rest put together, TBH. Or, indeed, getting diabetic complications ........

If I had that ?5k to spend on a diabetes cure we were talking about, perhaps I'd rather spend it on tummy liposuction or an inner thigh-lift instead !
 
trophywench said:
How longer term are you thinking? 40 years so far and not planning on it going t*ts up. I know no-one does and sh!t still happens sometimes, and maybe my luck will run out before I pop my clogs but there's no need to be so worried about it.

If you or I get a complication, it's unlikely to sweep us off our feet suddenly and it be 'curtains'. And there's a lot of things that can be done about most complications - even gastroparesis - these days.

Do the best you can do! - eat normally - mixed proteins including all meats, cheeses, eggs, white and oily fish, natural fats (butter, olive oil) loads of different veg, stay away from sweet stuff, processed and junk food except on special occasions, keep slim and active. Alcohol in moderation. (except on special occasions, LOL) The foodstuffs that make you fat and sluggish are exactly the same things that are bad for diabetes!

Yes I now have an even fatter tummy than I did when I was a teenaged 7st 12 - hip bones stuck out and ribs you could count - and my tum still stuck out. And now I'm a 36B instead of a 34B. And my waist is nearer 30 than 26. And some of my hair has gone grey and I have wrinkles. And I'm more bothered about the last one than all the rest put together, TBH. Or, indeed, getting diabetic complications ........

If I had that ?5k to spend on a diabetes cure we were talking about, perhaps I'd rather spend it on tummy liposuction or an inner thigh-lift instead !
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I had a bit of a wobble yesterday which is stupid because I'm in a luckier position then most having my D diagnosed early and being Type 2; easier because I've had 43 years of eating as much junk as I wanted..🙄 but since diagnosis have done what I've been told to do; eating healthy; lost weight; increased physical activity etc... although I have become obsessed with food (have a very strict diet - don't eat most dairy/no sugar; limited red meat etc.. due to fatty liver) but reading your thread has really lifted my day, put things into perspective and given me a kick up the backside I need to stop feeling sorry for myself - THANK YOU. xx🙂
 
If I had a choice I would keep the diabetes and get rid of the eye problems and gastroparesis........those are the things that make day-to-day life much more difficult for me. The diabetes I am used to after 40 years
 
trophywench said:
How longer term are you thinking? 40 years so far and not planning on it going t*ts up. I know no-one does and sh!t still happens sometimes, and maybe my luck will run out before I pop my clogs but there's no need to be so worried about it.

If you or I get a complication, it's unlikely to sweep us off our feet suddenly and it be 'curtains'. And there's a lot of things that can be done about most complications - even gastroparesis - these days.

Do the best you can do! - eat normally - mixed proteins including all meats, cheeses, eggs, white and oily fish, natural fats (butter, olive oil) loads of different veg, stay away from sweet stuff, processed and junk food except on special occasions, keep slim and active. Alcohol in moderation. (except on special occasions, LOL) The foodstuffs that make you fat and sluggish are exactly the same things that are bad for diabetes!

Yes I now have an even fatter tummy than I did when I was a teenaged 7st 12 - hip bones stuck out and ribs you could count - and my tum still stuck out. And now I'm a 36B instead of a 34B. And my waist is nearer 30 than 26. And some of my hair has gone grey and I have wrinkles. And I'm more bothered about the last one than all the rest put together, TBH. Or, indeed, getting diabetic complications ........

If I had that ?5k to spend on a diabetes cure we were talking about, perhaps I'd rather spend it on tummy liposuction or an inner thigh-lift instead !
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I know....but I wasn't "slim" when this was diagnosed, I have already lost over a stone, but still 2 more to go. I am taking that part seriously, but having been able to eat "junk" (albeit too often that I should have!) it's still a change just to not be able to anymore! I guess over time it becomes more the norm and it will for me too.

I think for me it's coloured because my uncle was a Type 1, and always kept it controlled well. His downside was that he smoked a lot of his adult life, and I have never, but he died age 48 very suddenly of a heart attack while on holiday :( It's always on the back of my mind I guess. Then you read all the other doom and gloom surrounding diabetes everywhere, and ugh.

It's probably just the stage I am at I guess.....
 
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