We died in the '50s when I was diagnosed too; however, today, as others have said, we have information overload so we hear of each issue that pops up. Also, society today is too rigid as is diabetes treatment. I am for not as tight of control and enjoy living more. I would rather be high than low driving down the interstate and kill a carload of innocent people because I’m hypo, but to each their own.
Some times I believe too much information, too much control doesn’t leave as much time to enjoy life.
I can only imagine the unimaginable heartache and pain her parents went through. In 1960, my diagnosis year, the message was that we would die, and it was very serious. It stayed with me to this day. It was not talked about, at least not openly. Today, we have things we did not have back then, like CGM’s, meters, diabetes dogs, pumps, different insulin than pork based. The message to me is to stay vigilant no matter what, and to test ,test, test, and test when I don’t feel like it, and to try to eat what I know before bed time which is unbelievably hard sometimes.
@Melindalaw I heard the same message as you in 1950s. But thankfully I made it thru and have learned thru technology that we can live and live healthier then years ago.
