A 50 year T1 Story

As usual I came across this while looking for something
completely different. Well worth reading, not only for his
story but for the way treatment has evolved.

"By Stephen E. Meyer

This article is for all of you parents who have had your
child diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and that your child
can live a full life with the disease."

http://tinyurl.com/2463dl or
http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolu...360&zoneid=123

Do we have any Joslin or similar 50 year medallists here? I
know we have a few who can relate to his story.


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
latest: Cinnamon, Spices, Herbs and Similar

"Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a5sqg3t0raabmhohr3cfcrjun2vbgagqf6@4ax.com...
> As usual I came across this while looking for something
> completely different. Well worth reading, not only for his
> story but for the way treatment has evolved.
>
> "By Stephen E. Meyer
>
> This article is for all of you parents who have had your
> child diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and that your child
> can live a full life with the disease."
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2463dl or
>
http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolu...content.aspx?a
rticleid=4360&zoneid=123
>
> Do we have any Joslin or similar 50 year medallists here? I
> know we have a few who can relate to his story.
>
>
> Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
> d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
> Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
> --
> http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
> latest: Cinnamon, Spices, Herbs and Similar



hi

Alan S <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote:

: Do we have any Joslin or similar 50 year medallists here? I
: know we have a few who can relate to his story.


My husband was diagnosed in 1952, at age 19. We still have
no idea whether he's Type 1 or 2.

--thelma


: Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
: d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
: Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
: --
: http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
: latest: Cinnamon, Spices, Herbs and Similar

"Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a5sqg3t0raabmhohr3cfcrjun2vbgagqf6@4ax.com...
> As usual I came across this while looking for something
> completely different. Well worth reading, not only for his
> story but for the way treatment has evolved.
>
> "By Stephen E. Meyer
>
> This article is for all of you parents who have had your
> child diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and that your child
> can live a full life with the disease."
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2463dl or
> http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolu...360&zoneid=123
>
> Do we have any Joslin or similar 50 year medallists here? I
> know we have a few who can relate to his story.
>
>
> Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
> d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
> Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
> --
> http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
> latest: Cinnamon, Spices, Herbs and Similar

That was an incredibly touching story. It made me cry to think of what he
had to go through as a child.

KC

On 11 Oct 2007 05:04:55 GMT, Thelma Roslyn Lubkin
<thelma@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu> wrote:

>Alan S <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>: Do we have any Joslin or similar 50 year medallists here? I
>: know we have a few who can relate to his story.
>
>
> My husband was diagnosed in 1952, at age 19. We still have
> no idea whether he's Type 1 or 2.
>
> --thelma

Thanks Thelma

Has he got a medal? Did he go on insulin immediately, if not
how long was the honeymoon?


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
latest: Cinnamon, Spices, Herbs and Similar

Alan S <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote:
: On 11 Oct 2007 05:04:55 GMT, Thelma Roslyn Lubkin
: <thelma@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu> wrote:

:>Alan S <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote:
:>
:> My husband was diagnosed in 1952, at age 19. We still have
:> no idea whether he's Type 1 or 2.
:>
:> --thelma

: Thanks Thelma

: Has he got a medal? Did he go on insulin immediately, if not
: how long was the honeymoon?

He has never been closely monitored by an endocrinologist, so we
know nothing about the medal system.

His early diabetes predates my time with him, but this is what
he tells me. He was diagnosed during a routine checkup for a summer
job he was getting. At the time, he was seriously overweight so he
spent a year getting into shape. When this did not pull the numbers
down enough, his doctor prescribed insulin. I think this was an
endocrinologist, an old-fashioned one; Eli, my husband, tells me that
he had a sign in his office that read [and I'm not remembering its
exact phrasing] "If you want to treat your diabetes with medication,
please go elsewhere".

He's been on insulin ever since, beef/pork NPH until it went off
the market, Lantus now. He takes Lantus 2 times daily, 15 units
each time.

His numbers are terrible; his health isn't. I shouldn't be
posting right now. We're preparing for a short [about 15mi] group bike
ride we're taking this morning...aside from insulin, his major method
of combatting the disease has been not to own a car and to get most
places by bicycle or foot.

--thelma

: Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
: d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
: Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
: --
: http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
: latest: Cinnamon, Spices, Herbs and Similar

On 11 Oct 2007 13:08:32 GMT, Thelma Roslyn Lubkin
<thelma@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu> wrote:

>Alan S <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote:
>: On 11 Oct 2007 05:04:55 GMT, Thelma Roslyn Lubkin
>: <thelma@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu> wrote:
>
>:>Alan S <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote:
>:>
>:> My husband was diagnosed in 1952, at age 19. We still have
>:> no idea whether he's Type 1 or 2.
>:>
>:> --thelma
>
>: Thanks Thelma
>
>: Has he got a medal? Did he go on insulin immediately, if not
>: how long was the honeymoon?
>
> He has never been closely monitored by an endocrinologist, so we
> know nothing about the medal system.
>
> His early diabetes predates my time with him, but this is what
> he tells me. He was diagnosed during a routine checkup for a summer
> job he was getting. At the time, he was seriously overweight so he
> spent a year getting into shape. When this did not pull the numbers
> down enough, his doctor prescribed insulin. I think this was an
> endocrinologist, an old-fashioned one; Eli, my husband, tells me that
> he had a sign in his office that read [and I'm not remembering its
> exact phrasing] "If you want to treat your diabetes with medication,
> please go elsewhere".
>
> He's been on insulin ever since, beef/pork NPH until it went off
> the market, Lantus now. He takes Lantus 2 times daily, 15 units
> each time.
>
> His numbers are terrible; his health isn't. I shouldn't be
> posting right now. We're preparing for a short [about 15mi] group bike
> ride we're taking this morning...aside from insulin, his major method
> of combatting the disease has been not to own a car and to get most
> places by bicycle or foot.
>
> --thelma
>
"His numbers are terrible; his health isn't." Considering
that you both obviously are active and exercise I can
understand the good health; the numbers would still be a
worry for me. But I won't criticise, it's his life and he's
been at this 48 years longer than I have.

Fascinating attitude from the endo:-)




Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
latest: Cinnamon, Spices, Herbs and Similar

"Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a5sqg3t0raabmhohr3cfcrjun2vbgagqf6@4ax.com...
| As usual I came across this while looking for something
| completely different. Well worth reading, not only for his
| story but for the way treatment has evolved.
|
| "By Stephen E. Meyer
|
| This article is for all of you parents who have had your
| child diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and that your child
| can live a full life with the disease."
|
| http://tinyurl.com/2463dl or
|
http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolu...360&zoneid=123
|
| Do we have any Joslin or similar 50 year medallists here? I
| know we have a few who can relate to his story.

thank you for posting the story. I've read simular over the years
and I know I'll be a 50yr diabetic survivor myself.. though that
will make me 83 when I get there. lol

rk, t1

"Thelma Roslyn Lubkin" <thelma@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu> wrote in message
news:fel78g$gm3$1@uwm.edu...
| Alan S <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote:
| : On 11 Oct 2007 05:04:55 GMT, Thelma Roslyn Lubkin
| : <thelma@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu> wrote:
|
| :>Alan S <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote:
| :>
| :> My husband was diagnosed in 1952, at age 19. We still have
| :> no idea whether he's Type 1 or 2.
| :>
| :> --thelma
|
| : Thanks Thelma
|
| : Has he got a medal? Did he go on insulin immediately, if not
| : how long was the honeymoon?
|
| He has never been closely monitored by an endocrinologist, so we
| know nothing about the medal system.
|
| His early diabetes predates my time with him, but this is what
| he tells me. He was diagnosed during a routine checkup for a summer
| job he was getting. At the time, he was seriously overweight so he
| spent a year getting into shape. When this did not pull the numbers
| down enough, his doctor prescribed insulin. I think this was an
| endocrinologist, an old-fashioned one; Eli, my husband, tells me
that
| he had a sign in his office that read [and I'm not remembering its
| exact phrasing] "If you want to treat your diabetes with
medication,
| please go elsewhere".
|
| He's been on insulin ever since, beef/pork NPH until it went off
| the market, Lantus now. He takes Lantus 2 times daily, 15 units
| each time.
|
| His numbers are terrible; his health isn't. I shouldn't be
| posting right now. We're preparing for a short [about 15mi] group
bike
| ride we're taking this morning...aside from insulin, his major
method
| of combatting the disease has been not to own a car and to get most
| places by bicycle or foot.
|
| --thelma
|

Your husbands story is quite interesting... even though, i'm not a doctor
nor anyone else here, I'd have to say by what you said with your husband
being seriously overweight and it being caught on a routine exam, that
he's
a T2.

You don't say if your husband has any complications? I understand you say
his health is great... but what makes it so great? Does he see his doctor
regularly?
Such as every 6mons or every year for routine diabetic blood workup? What
is
his A1C? What does his Lipid profile look like?

Sorry for the questions, just wondering is all.. What one considers "great
health"
and what someone else does could be two different things.

Thanks for posting.

rk, t1
happy pumper

Alan S wrote:

> http://tinyurl.com/2463dl or
> http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolu...360&zoneid=123

An amazing story.

--
http://www.ornery-geeks.org/consulting/

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:57:00 -0400, "rk" <rksays@haha.com>
wrote:

>
>"Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:a5sqg3t0raabmhohr3cfcrjun2vbgagqf6@4ax.com.. .
>| As usual I came across this while looking for something
>| completely different. Well worth reading, not only for his
>| story but for the way treatment has evolved.
>|
>| "By Stephen E. Meyer
>|
>| This article is for all of you parents who have had your
>| child diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and that your child
>| can live a full life with the disease."
>|
>| http://tinyurl.com/2463dl or
>|
>http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolu...360&zoneid=123
>|
>| Do we have any Joslin or similar 50 year medallists here? I
>| know we have a few who can relate to his story.
>
>thank you for posting the story. I've read simular over the years
>and I know I'll be a 50yr diabetic survivor myself.. though that
>will make me 83 when I get there. lol
>
>rk, t1
>
I'd be 105; I'm not sure I want to make the milestone,
having cared for a few in their declining years. But ask me
again when I'm 100.


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
latest: Cinnamon, Spices, Herbs and Similar

"rk" <rksays@haha.com> wrote in message
news:SaOdnSxcdpA42pPanZ2dnUVZ_uKpnZ2d@wideopenwest .com...
>
> "Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:a5sqg3t0raabmhohr3cfcrjun2vbgagqf6@4ax.com...
> | As usual I came across this while looking for something
> | completely different. Well worth reading, not only for his
> | story but for the way treatment has evolved.
> |
> | "By Stephen E. Meyer
> |
> | This article is for all of you parents who have had your
> | child diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and that your child
> | can live a full life with the disease."
> |
> | http://tinyurl.com/2463dl or
> |
> http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolu...360&zoneid=123
> |
> | Do we have any Joslin or similar 50 year medallists here? I
> | know we have a few who can relate to his story.
>
> thank you for posting the story. I've read simular over the years
> and I know I'll be a 50yr diabetic survivor myself.. though that
> will make me 83 when I get there. lol
>
> rk, t1
>
>

Same with me. I was 33 when I got diabetes too.

KC

On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:11:24 GMT, "KC" <nomail@forme.com> wrote:

>
>"rk" <rksays@haha.com> wrote in message
>news:SaOdnSxcdpA42pPanZ2dnUVZ_uKpnZ2d@wideopenwes t.com...
>>
>> "Alan S" <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:a5sqg3t0raabmhohr3cfcrjun2vbgagqf6@4ax.com...
>> | As usual I came across this while looking for something
>> | completely different. Well worth reading, not only for his
>> | story but for the way treatment has evolved.
>> |
>> | "By Stephen E. Meyer
>> |
>> | This article is for all of you parents who have had your
>> | child diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and that your child
>> | can live a full life with the disease."
>> |
>> | http://tinyurl.com/2463dl or
>> |
>> http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolu...360&zoneid=123
>> |
>> | Do we have any Joslin or similar 50 year medallists here? I
>> | know we have a few who can relate to his story.
>>
>> thank you for posting the story. I've read simular over the years
>> and I know I'll be a 50yr diabetic survivor myself.. though that
>> will make me 83 when I get there. lol
>>
>> rk, t1
>>
>>
>
>Same with me. I was 33 when I got diabetes too.
>
>KC
>


I'll be 58 when I have lived with type 1 for 50 years.

--
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Type 1 since 1975
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http://www.diabetic-talk.org
http://www.insulin-pumpers.org
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/type1and2/
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Måck©® wrote:

> I'll be 58 when I have lived with type 1 for 50 years.
>
> -- Måck©® Deltec CoZmore Pumper Type 1 since 1975


ah not only a pumper, but 40 y.o. also

explains a lot.

bill t1 since '57, ex 8-yr pumper

On 11 Oct 2007 05:04:55 GMT, Thelma Roslyn Lubkin
<thelma@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu> wrote:

>Alan S <loralgtweightandcarbs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>: Do we have any Joslin or similar 50 year medallists here? I
>: know we have a few who can relate to his story.
>
>
> My husband was diagnosed in 1952, at age 19. We still have
> no idea whether he's Type 1 or 2.
>
> --thelma

Thanks Thelma

Has he got a medal? Did he go on insulin immediately, if not
how long was the honeymoon?


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
latest: Cinnamon, Spices, Herbs and Similar

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:41:49 -0500, willbill <trek@worldwide.net>
wrote:

>Måck©® wrote:
>
>> I'll be 58 when I have lived with type 1 for 50 years.
>>
>> -- Måck©® Deltec CoZmore Pumper Type 1 since 1975
>
>
>ah not only a pumper, but 40 y.o. also
>
>explains a lot.
>
>bill t1 since '57, ex 8-yr pumper


a lot less than you are about to make up, as usual.

--
Måck©® Deltec CoZmore Pumper
Type 1 since 1975
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org
http://www.diabetic-talk.org
http://www.insulin-pumpers.org
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/type1and2/
http://www.pandora.com enter "Jason & Demarco"
http://www.ratbags.com/dechunging/


"To announce that there must be no criticism of the
President, or that we are to stand by the President
right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile,
but is morally treasonable to the American public."
....Theodore Roosevelt

(o ô)
--ooO-(_)-Ooo--------------------

"I don't know half of you
half as well as I should like;
and I like less than half of you
half as well as you deserve."
....Bilbo Baggins


DISCLAIMER If you find a posting or message from me
offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it.
If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to
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