Anything that makes me function as a non-diabetic person does, without machines or any kind of intervention on my part. (So no more finger pricks, etc.)
I unfortunately don’t think I’m a big enough person to be able to accept this happily. Of course, I would love for future generations to be vaccinated against it…but I want my cure too!
I see it like polio. My dad developed it right before the vaccine came out. I’m glad more people in our country didn’t have to suffer from polio, but I’d have liked if my dad could have been cured…instead he’s had to deal with the repercussions his whole life, and will continue to live with them (he’s developing post-polio syndrome now).
Cure is eating what one desires without being afraid of the blood sugar numbers and free from medicines
To me a cure would mean no more shots (or pumping) my pancres making it’s own insulin. No pills to take to make sure it does (done the pancres transplant lost it and became a diabetic again after all those pills I had to take) freedom to eat ANYTHING without having to count the carbs. More or less like my husband does. (who is not a diabetic)
Me too Duck. I used to have “Robert Smith” hair …only not black in my punkie days. 
To me a cure would be that my pancreas and other involved organs of my body would naturally take care of any high carb or sugar food I would eat like they are supposed too. I wouldn’t have to restrict, count my carbs or take a pill when I eat. No more checking of the blood sugar.
I could just eat what I want, when I want and know that everything will be normal two hours later. That is way the body should work.
THAT would be a cure.
Eat a supersized meal at the arches and have your 1 hour BG between 75 and 120.
Cure: Neither the disease, nor any potential complication(s) can harm us in way, shape, or form.
Nothing less is “cure”
I, of course, would love to have both…what I hope is that instead of Diabetes being “fixable” that no child, teenager, adult ever has to even be diagnosed. That I can have children and KNOW that they will live their lives without the burden we all live with every day…That being said, I will accept all of the above (and below) mentioned "cures"
If they can’t vaccinate but they can “fix” it, GREAT! But until there is a vaccination, or another preventative measure that can keep underprivileged and uninsured people all over the world from getting the disease in the first place…I won’t stop advocating.
Being the way I was when I was 45 without type 1.
Dino-
Love your definition of the cure. I think I will listen to them while I wait for A cure 
Pictures of you…
Too true! I a;most gave up my life for the future generations trying to find a “cure” Didnt work so here I am.
A cure would be getting your body on its own to be able to work as it should and process insulin correctly . Then we would be functioning properly. A cure would be great
I actually was thinking the same thing as I read this, Maia. I’m not much of a science person but my gut tells me “prevention” of the condition is more likely than cure. I was wondering how people would feel if that were to occur, meaning an end to type 1 diabetes but that we would be the last ones who had to live out our lives with it! Kind of like people who were killed in the last days before the end of a war. For me, at my age (61) I’m resigned to having diabetes for the rest of my life so I don’t think I’d be bitter if this happened, but glad for the generations to come. Maybe if I were much younger I’d feel differently.
Elimination of autoimmune attack against the beta cells and restoration of beta cell function. Solving the autoimmune component would be paramount, because beta cells could theoretically be transplanted. In addition, her thyroid has been attacked and is no longer functioning. I fear the autoimmune component of this disease.
Dino-
Your response made me laugh! Thank you. ROTFLMAO!!!
Without getting into the scientific malarchy (spell?). A cure for me would be simple:
- NO INSULIN
- NO BLOOD TESTING
Now, how to get there… that’s up to the scientists. For now, I’d even settle for a vacation from the insulin and blood testing… like a week? Ahh… to dream!
To quote Alexander Hamilton:
A cure, for me, is “a thing more ardently to be wished than seriously to be expected.”
I would love to be proven wrong.
Working little pancreas…doing the job and one strong little #@$%^ 'er!! One killer autoimmune system as well. Cure, YES please.
Having a food life like it was before D - no need to think test, modify, restrict, gives shots, etc.