tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post852590848700729919..comments2024-01-22T00:46:35.341-08:00Comments on Our Diabetic Life: Cure-O-MaticMerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752883120541646427noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-4757466428000618642013-03-07T07:10:21.656-08:002013-03-07T07:10:21.656-08:00You nailed it for me here. I am four and a half y...You nailed it for me here. I am four and a half years in and have enough cynicism to have taken this with a large pinch of salt. But, oh and it's a big but, the newbies of which you wrote, my heart did ache for them. They deserved better. xxJules https://www.blogger.com/profile/01372324417732567461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-42423288108287624322013-03-06T17:42:15.751-08:002013-03-06T17:42:15.751-08:00loving your take on all this as usual! I always f...loving your take on all this as usual! I always feel like what goes on inside my head always is what actually comes out of your mouth (or computer). Thanks for putting it all to words for a mamma whose core is strong, but who's heart bruises easily.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-74050061858355203042013-03-06T13:49:01.637-08:002013-03-06T13:49:01.637-08:00Fantastically written and I whole heartedly agree ...Fantastically written and I whole heartedly agree with every single word xx<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-18141869232944738102013-03-06T13:32:38.888-08:002013-03-06T13:32:38.888-08:00And then yesterday, (oh, poor yesterday!)
brilli...And then yesterday, (oh, poor yesterday!) <br /><br />brilliantBennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411395744352827620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-424539277033287682013-03-06T11:35:01.066-08:002013-03-06T11:35:01.066-08:00Meri, you hit the nail on the head! I'm way pa...Meri, you hit the nail on the head! I'm way past the point of being so easily excitable about a "cure". I try to focus on what new electronic technology is available that will make things easier to manage. Can't wrap my brain around the thought of a cure because we want it so badly now, but it still seems like forever away.<br /><br />Agreeing with Heather B., I did get "that" call from a family member who wanted to inform me (just in case I hadn't heard about it yet...the cure....) that all I need to do is "take Vitamin D". Seems I must have been Vitamin D deficient all along, and that's what gave me diabetes, so she heard on TV. <br /><br />Hopers gotta hope!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740128447869682615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-84754451091796862312013-03-06T07:14:01.534-08:002013-03-06T07:14:01.534-08:00I needed your humorous take on this. We have fam...I needed your humorous take on this. We have family and friends who get so excited every time they hear about "the latest cure just on the horizon." I feel bad being cynical but I'll believe it when I see it. Your humor helps make a serious subject lighter. Thank you! I hope the industry will take your comments to heart. Heather B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-78157253225457255862013-03-06T06:50:36.423-08:002013-03-06T06:50:36.423-08:00Okay you even made me smile and laugh about this i...Okay you even made me smile and laugh about this icky situation. Could not agree with you more.Moirahttp://www.despitediabetes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-43405235345832454412013-03-06T06:36:01.210-08:002013-03-06T06:36:01.210-08:00Amen and amen!! Sometimes it all seems like such a...Amen and amen!! Sometimes it all seems like such a racket, but then I remember that it is keeping my baby alive and making diabetes easier (ssslllooowwwlllyyy) to manage. Darn (and bless) that eternal hope and optimism! :)Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909153933738955497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-84824392357855837092013-03-06T06:22:55.657-08:002013-03-06T06:22:55.657-08:00Worth looking at is the DRI Foundation's IRS F...Worth looking at is the DRI Foundation's IRS Form 990 at http://www.diabetesresearch.org/document.doc?id=1051 . While I do not doubt their sincerity in seeking a cure as soon as possible, there is a financial side to their activities. If you drill down a bit in the document cited above to Schedule A, page 2 (the 16th page of the PDF) you will see that in 2007 the DRI Foundation received total support of over $36,000,000 but four years later in 2011 it was just $9,000,000. Clearly a closer examination is a worthwhile endeavor and might provide a glimpse into their motivation for this "earth shaking" announcement. Personally, I think we are being played.Tom Goffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378857234816308125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-78273461004033981322013-03-06T05:34:11.330-08:002013-03-06T05:34:11.330-08:00ugh.
and: right on, meri!
i can't imagine t...ugh. <br /><br />and: right on, meri!<br /><br />i can't imagine the pre-announcement about the announcement had any good effect on the fundraising. everyone (and by everyone i mean i) thinks they are just big cheeseballs now. my NO. WAY. surprise at how BS-y the whole thing has been has completely interfered with my ability to understand how this is new, better, or different than the other cures.<br /><br />maybe when the dust settles it will make more sense/seem more exciting.katyhttp://bigfootchildhavediabetes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-53068767948523280322013-03-06T05:27:48.665-08:002013-03-06T05:27:48.665-08:00So well put Meri! Agree with you completely!So well put Meri! Agree with you completely!culbreathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311368262308599943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-8308926097533944102013-03-06T05:07:52.015-08:002013-03-06T05:07:52.015-08:00I completely agree with all that you stated...and ...I completely agree with all that you stated...and I am only 1.5 years into this. I'm over the "5-10 years also". Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16508817133658684810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-87041205458770354912013-03-06T03:21:47.270-08:002013-03-06T03:21:47.270-08:00Realistically optimistic - and will there ever be ...Realistically optimistic - and will there ever be a cure in our childrens' lifetime? Some professional doctors not in the Endo field say "YES, there will be a cure in your child's lifetime" and then their are others that are not as optimistic. Money, time, testing and lest not forgot the "Huge Moneymaker" Type 1 and Type 2 medical supplies and insulins the pharmacies are reaping.....it is a bit hopeful, but at the same time, discouraging. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225656485254384612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-19807577901142576762013-03-05T21:49:52.212-08:002013-03-05T21:49:52.212-08:00I cried twice in the last 24 hrs...once thinking i...I cried twice in the last 24 hrs...once thinking it may be true (darn naivety!) then again when I realized I just sat through a commercial asking for money. <br />ugh<br />I am usually much more wise about getting my hopes up, but lately I feel I need more to be hopeful for, and maybe this was a wake up call for me to realize that I haven't stopped wanting that cure. And I am excited for when it comes. But not 5-10 years excited, next time I'll wait for the moment when it is ready to get so excited. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210820513382353417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-17776347339886599282013-03-05T20:54:07.144-08:002013-03-05T20:54:07.144-08:00I have an amazingly insightful comment about this ...I have an amazingly insightful comment about this whole thing but it will not be available for 5 to 10 years...Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277436676480720862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-53757736446440945202013-03-05T20:53:25.046-08:002013-03-05T20:53:25.046-08:00Just FYI - I ordered the OmniPod last week and wil...Just FYI - I ordered the OmniPod last week and will get the new system this week, so the new, smaller Pods are shipping for brand new customers right now. Current podders are in the process of switching over.Katiehttp://www.diabeticadvocate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-70458004447788338772013-03-05T20:42:53.037-08:002013-03-05T20:42:53.037-08:00Agree 100% Meri. Makes me wonder if DRI's fund...Agree 100% Meri. Makes me wonder if DRI's fundraising campaign for this would be (have been?) more successful if they hadn't done the pre-release. I think that is the part that really has turned me off. <br />Becky Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440780887445338114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-65251311052043036752013-03-05T20:20:04.086-08:002013-03-05T20:20:04.086-08:00Geez, I can't stop reading these posts! I tot...Geez, I can't stop reading these posts! I totally agree with everything you're saying. In my world, we talk a lot about "under-promising" and "over-delivering". I wonder if anyone at DRI thought to mention that in their pre-release marketing meetings.StephenShttp://www.happy-medium.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-81558819155504603002013-03-05T20:15:53.395-08:002013-03-05T20:15:53.395-08:00Meri, I truly heart you. So need a big, and honest...Meri, I truly heart you. So need a big, and honestly just a good cry, because you're so awesomely spo-on. The hope wasn't all this and that for me in past days, but the hype and way it went down just makes me cringe. And want to sit in a corner and cry for all the emotions is brings up. I just feel so usedMike Hoskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551066714605052991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-81788965852671362472013-03-05T20:09:28.218-08:002013-03-05T20:09:28.218-08:00I agree with you 100% on all levels and in all dim...I agree with you 100% on all levels and in all dimensions.<br />I am a jaded optimist because living with diabetes has made me one. <br />And "5 to 10 years" is something I've heard for 35 years - And scientists, researchers & Co need to stop using it. #fact<br />Xoxok2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04167099133092135850noreply@blogger.com