7.20.2010
A cure: I still want one.
I too was told that there would be a cure in 10 years, when I was diagnosed with Type 1 in 1996. It has been 14. In today's health section of the New York Times this essay chronicles the steps made, both forwards and backwards, in the hunt for a cure for diabetes and the many times that the author has been led to believe that there was hope on the horizon. I have to admit that there have been many improvements in the way we treat diabetes since I was diagnosed. Insulin pens, pumps, and now continuous blood glucose monitoring systems with the hope of an artificial pancreas in the near future. I have taken advantage of these advancements and they have improved my quality of life. However, I have to admit that I don't have a strong sense of assuredness when it comes to finding a cure. But that doesn't mean that I stop hoping for one.
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Sigh. I totally feel you on this. I'm hopeful for a cure but not expecting one any time soon. On second thought, I probably wouldn't know what to do if I didn't have various robot parts on me and had to test my bg every few hours (or beep throughout the day).
ReplyDeleteI totally understand. It would be freaky to not test bg fifty millions times a day or have the pump beep, vibrate or screech at me.
ReplyDeleteGreat post on this, Abbey. I'm with you there - don't have much realistic belief that I'll see a cure in my lifetime, or that if there is one that it'd apply to me. After 26 years and hearing the "five years or ten 10 years" as long as I can remember, it weighs on you. But, there is hope. Always hope.
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