tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post7278147852861750217..comments2024-01-22T00:46:35.341-08:00Comments on Our Diabetic Life: The ten year quandaryMerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752883120541646427noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-66038058820214229402012-10-09T13:46:38.214-07:002012-10-09T13:46:38.214-07:00The good news is that, for people like you and me,...The good news is that, for people like you and me, believing (or not believing) that a cure is imminent is pretty much irrelevant. Yeah, I've heard the 5-year and the 10-year things, and while I feel that we ARE getting closer to a cure for diabetes, I don't have much faith in it. But I'm not doing the research, so quite honestly, whether I believe it will happen doesn't matter. I'll still donate money, when I can, to organizations working for a cure, just as I'll buy the occasional lottery ticket -- on the chance, the SLIM chance, that it will bear fruit.<br /><br />Hoping for a cure for any disease is just bearing additional weight on my shoulders that I'm not quite strong enough to carry. I'll let the medical science community work towards that, and I'll just work towards maintaining my day-to-day health.Scott Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259475635753627498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-52340224812406693552012-10-08T21:56:41.611-07:002012-10-08T21:56:41.611-07:00When I attended college and majored in bio/chem my...When I attended college and majored in bio/chem my goal was to attend grad school get a phD and cure cancer...my molecular bio teacher looked me in the eyes and bluntly stated, "that is IMPOSSIBLE Sarah because cancer is caused my multiple mutations on a variety of alleles." Oh. The breath was knocked out of me with the realization that the idea of a cure if far too simple for the amazingly complex problem, every patient is different, EVERY patient may or may not have the same variables...so...why do they tell people this? I think it's simply hope for a future. Hope is not an easy sale, they want all people to go into it with the dream and desire for life and the hope that it is attainable. And, I do believe that when medical centers say "cure" they really mean more effective treatments. Isn't that what the big thing in diabetes world has been, what the definition of a "cure" is...mine seems to be different than a lot of peoples, but I still have hope for the big ol' technology free cure, the no injections, no BG check, no nada cure. Same for cancer...so maybe my professor was right, it's an arduous task, but one worth pursuing. I haven't given up and am thankful that others are still fighting to find answers. Losing my amazing father-in-law so quickly to pancreatic cancer put an even hotter fire under my bum to keep going. So, maybe ten years is a strange number to keep throwing out there, but we have to have something to hang our hope on, right? Take care Meri :) Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210820513382353417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-91995551638091321902012-10-08T16:02:27.225-07:002012-10-08T16:02:27.225-07:00My T1 was diagnosed last September. In June when ...My T1 was diagnosed last September. In June when we went to the Endo I said something about a cure in the next 10 years. The endo actually laughed and said he had heard that there would be a cure in the "next 10 years" for the last 40 years. His exact words, "When I see a patient cured I will believe it." I was so heart broken and discouraged. Then I thought, " I am really glad he said that. I would hate to hold out for that cure and have it not come." I think a more responsible thing for health professionals to say would be, "They are working on a cure but one has not been found at this time." Don't give an unrealistic time frame, it doesn't do anyone any good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-40951938890760126642012-10-08T15:55:48.565-07:002012-10-08T15:55:48.565-07:00I still get mad four years later when anyone talks...I still get mad four years later when anyone talks about new treatments or research for pancreatic cancer. Nothing can bring my aunt back.<br /><br />I am so jaded to cure talk. Have they ever cured anything? Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834565473474357037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-56949549339979424272012-10-08T15:24:21.561-07:002012-10-08T15:24:21.561-07:00Right. There. With. You. We are on year 5 with dia...Right. There. With. You. We are on year 5 with diabetes and nothing knew on the horizon for a cure. I shifted my hope to a better life with D for Lilyboo in the future and a cure would be just be a bonus. I had to for my sanity.<br /><br />On the cancer front...I hope they find a cure in the next ten years and if anyone has the capability...it's MDA. I live here and see them every day working hard for a cure and for their patients. It's the best place on Earth for cancer patients. They don't cure anyone but the research done there is by far the best.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12505716507907327496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-21968936107168779272012-10-08T13:15:32.894-07:002012-10-08T13:15:32.894-07:00With you on being conflicted when I hear about a c...With you on being conflicted when I hear about a cure for anything being blank-years-away. Do I hope, pray, wish it to be true...of course I do. But there's always part of me that says 'yeah, we'll see about that.' Guess it's my lack of faith or trust or something that keeps one of my feet firmly planted in 'that will never happen' so I don't get too disappointed when it doesn't actually happen. Kinda hate that about myself sometimes.Denise aka Mom of Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726979027850619807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-33374496035417651032012-10-08T12:09:53.799-07:002012-10-08T12:09:53.799-07:00HOPE inside our hearts is what matters most right ...HOPE inside our hearts is what matters most right now I guess....I totally understand your conflicted feelings :( <br /><br />My Dad always told me not to believe the "ten year" dream, for he was also told in the 80's that a cure for Diabetes was coming....of course as a parent of a D child, I HAD to HOPE, even if I didnt always feel hopeful inside. If that makes any sense! ((HUGS)) Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009502794324247532noreply@blogger.com