Comments on: If I could wave a wand… http://ridetoremedy.com/2010/02/27/if-i-could-wave-a-wand/ Breaking The Chains Of Diabetes One Ride At A Time Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:56:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Open Letter To Ryan’s Mom In Regards to Hating Diabetes » RideToRemedy.com - Riding To Cure Diabetes http://ridetoremedy.com/2010/02/27/if-i-could-wave-a-wand/comment-page-1/#comment-2491 Open Letter To Ryan’s Mom In Regards to Hating Diabetes » RideToRemedy.com - Riding To Cure Diabetes Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:28:41 +0000 http://ridetoremedy.com/?p=1666#comment-2491 [...] we can look at diabetes and see the positives (see some of my positives here), the reality is that sometimes, diabetes just straight up sucks. And that’s positively speaking. [...] [...] we can look at diabetes and see the positives (see some of my positives here), the reality is that sometimes, diabetes just straight up sucks. And that’s positively speaking. [...]

]]> By: Jerry http://ridetoremedy.com/2010/02/27/if-i-could-wave-a-wand/comment-page-1/#comment-2464 Jerry Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:03:46 +0000 http://ridetoremedy.com/?p=1666#comment-2464 Interesting thoughts. When I think about the dichotomies of this disease, I think of insulin, the medicine that can kill. I think about whether I would want a pancreas or islet cell transplant if it meant that instead of insulin, I had to be on immuno-suppressive drugs. I know I would never have met some amazing people if I had never had diabetes, people I love. But i don't know if I wouldn't have met other amazing people. I know there are things I never would have done without diabetes, but I don't know what other things I might have done if I didn't have diabetes. I know that diabetes is part of who I am. That's why I still call myself a diabetic, and I'm comfortable with that term. Diabetes is an important part of my life. But I still want it to be over, for all of us, some day. Interesting thoughts.

When I think about the dichotomies of this disease, I think of insulin, the medicine that can kill.
I think about whether I would want a pancreas or islet cell transplant if it meant that instead of insulin, I had to be on immuno-suppressive drugs.

I know I would never have met some amazing people if I had never had diabetes, people I love. But i don’t know if I wouldn’t have met other amazing people.
I know there are things I never would have done without diabetes, but I don’t know what other things I might have done if I didn’t have diabetes.

I know that diabetes is part of who I am. That’s why I still call myself a diabetic, and I’m comfortable with that term. Diabetes is an important part of my life. But I still want it to be over, for all of us, some day.

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