Stop,Think-What if There Was A Cure

Many possibilities in the future so long as they get through the FDA. But have you ever thought of what it would be like to have a cure all of a sudden. Like what would your reaction be if today, your doctor called you and said "Come in, we have a cure".

I don't think about the idea often because I have come to learn it is unrealistic, at least any time soon. Better methods to treat are right around the corner, but I am talking a real cure, no more insulin, no more pricks.

First thing I would do is cry. Tears of joy of course. I feel like my world would change so much. I feel like it would change me more than when I was initially diagnosed as a kid. I don't remember what it is like to be a normie. I do not remember a time where thinking about it wasn't on my brain.

Second, I would go out an eat a nice meal with two desserts and a lot of sugar. I know I am allowed to eat that stuff now, no such thing as a diabetic diet. But I wouldn't have to worry if I gave enough insulin. Or should I give more. Or did I give to much. Was it complex carbs or simple sugars that I ate? Will it last awhile in my system or will it be out in no time and have a crash? I wouldn't have to think about that anymore. Then I could go exercise without having to make sure there is a juice box readily available.

Third, I feel like I would have to reshape how my mind works. What my mind thinks about? What it worries about? Since diagnosis there is a pretty good bet that half of my brain is simply used for diabetic thinking and thoughts. What do normies think about on a daily basis? I would be a new normie. OMG. What kind of world would that be like.

Fourth I would actually have money to save. Good amount of my income goes to live saving medications and products. Endo appointments. Eye appointments that some normies haven't gone to in years. I wouldn't have to think of the best country to move to if the next president screwed up and got rid of healthcare altogether somehow(I know, that would never happen). But its still on my mind like all the people preparing for the zombie apocalypse, same idea to me.

Fifth, I would save that money and travel the world. Yes I could do it now but it's a bit more complicated than a normie doing the same. No more questioning if I would have enough supplies or insulin for the trip or if it would be stored correctly.

I wouldn't ever give up having this disease. It has made me into the person I am today. Gave me discipline. It can be a bummer at times, yes. Burnout happens, yes. But it has given me a look on life I may not have had before. It gave me a second family I see at camp every year, people to connect with. It gave me you the reader to connect with.

Whether there ever comes a cure one day or not we are all there for one another.

Keep your chin up and stay positive my friends.

One day.

Haven't You Heard, There's A Cure

Cinnamon, eating raw foods everyday, probiotics, arginine, avocado, flaxseed, and many many more. Many people offer these cures and suggestions trying to be helpful. They may help control glucose levels no doubt, but none are a cure.

Trust me, if cinnamon was a cure I would be eating a cinnabon every single day. You wouldn't have to force me for that one. I would eat anything, do anything to be cured. If a cure existed, I would know about it before you telling me. 

One time Good Morning America put in one of their main headline stories for the day "Cure for Diabetes". But they never differentiated between the two types until the story actually took place 15 minutes later. People kept telling me that day "Hey did you hear there is a cure for diabetes?" They just heard the title and didn't watch the story. It was gastric bypass surgery for type 2 diabetes. It is awesome for them but it would never cure me. It might actually kill me.

After having type 1 awhile you begin to realize the cure is always 5-10 years away. You learn that mice and rats can essentially be cured of anything (lucky bastards). You look forward to new and better technology or drugs which is hopefully around the corner.

I can't complain too much though. I am very fortunate to get diagnosed in a time where new devices has vastly improved the lives of those with this disease. Continuous glucose monitoring, more accurate glucose monitors, insulin pumps that can suspend if you drop too low. Now if only all this stuff was affordable to everybody, it would make it ten times better.

There is also even better technology on the horizon with the artificial pancreas, the bionic pancreas, and encapsulation (I'm banking on the last two).

I appreciate the normies who think there is a cure for diabetes and are excited to let me know. Least it shows they care about me.

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Keep your chin up and stay positive my friends!

Hey Nick Jonas

My last blog post spoke about how to treat a low. Technically speaking you should wait the 15 minutes. Or you are so hungry you gorge yourself on everything. But when Nick Jonas is on tour and performing on stage what does he do if he goes low?

Like really, lets think about this for a second. Would he be up on stage singing "Tryna break the chains but the chains only break me....hold up, stop the music, stop, my blood sugar is low. I need a 15 minute intermission". You can't just pause a whole concert like that.

Or does he make some cool signal with his hands on stage so his people know they need to throw him a juice box. Then he could rip the apple juice box open with his teeth all rocker like and look badass then throw it in the crowd. Some girl would catch it, begin to cry, and keep it forever.

I want to know the answer!!! But I will probably never know.

In all honesty I respect him for being an advocate for the type 1 community.

This blog post comes after two nights working from 7p-7a. Exhaustion makes you contemplate things you never thought of before. Don't judge.

Keep your chin up and stay positive my friends.

It's a 15/15 Rule But I Ate The Whole Fridge

Any diabetic from the beginning is taught if you have a low blood sugar treat with 15 grams of fast acting carbohydrate and maybe a few crackers and wait 15 minutes. In theory this model would probably work wonders to get my blood sugar up and not send it sky rocketing.

But sometimes when I have a low, self control is limiting. I wake up from a low in the middle of sleep. Sometimes the only words I could get out was "food, i need food". Then i grab the first thing that I see and shove it in my mouth. It is probably one of the worst feelings to experience. One said it feels like you have been starving for a long time. I think its undescribable. A decent panic in your brain.

Every type 1 has probably experienced a binge eating low. This is the kind of low you may look like an animal who has been sent loose in a buffet. Anything you see you eat. The food combinations never make sense. And everything tastes so amazing, even the small things.

For example, I have woken up from a low first thing I saw entering the kitchen was big marshmallows. I didn't even like them at the time. Shoveled five in my mouth. Tasted amazing. Another time I was low I ate a few scoops of homemade cookie dough while getting the milk for the three big bowls of cereal I ended up eating. Got ahold of the already made cookies-ate 3, some chocolate pieces, more cookie dough spoonfuls and more I cannot remember. And it all tasted so good I didn't want to stop. Food when low tastes better than food from a five star restaurant. All within 10 minutes or less.

I have learned one thing to help keep from bingeing and that was eating an apple. Apples take forever to eat. I drink juice before the apple and generally by the time I am done the feeling is gone. In the meantime I fulfill the panic to eat until I feel normal again. And it is a bit more healthy than cookies and cookie dough.

For any normy I or any other type 1took food from during a low, we apologize. But you did just save a life so think of yourself as a rockstar for that.

Keep your chin up and stay positive my friends.