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There will be no cure >>> Soon

  In my very humble opinion; I believe that there will be no cure for Diabetes for the next twenty or thirty years (at least). I don't say that out of putting you down or to underestimate the hard work of  scientists who are working day and night on such cure - if any!! NO >>> I just gonna put in front of your eyes the turnover (sales) of some famous medications in the year 2013 and you can judge it yourself:   Lantus $ 7.6 Billion Januvia $ 4 Billion NovoRapid $ 3 Billion Humalog $ 2.6 Billion Victoza $ 2.1 Billion Levemir $ 2 Billion Janumet $ 1.8 Billion NovoMix $ 1.7 Billion Humilin R $ 1.3 Billion   Diabetics are golden mine for those companies - They will not allow any cure to happen in the near or even far future. They do not even allow these sales to go down, how they possibly do that indirectly? Well.... they fight  hard against the Low carb style everywhere ;because the LC eating style will simply reduce your fast acting insulin to

T1 Diabetic in surgery room

It is time, Tuesday 11 am, I am just in front of the admission guy getting ready to be admitted   for a   knee surgery after 9 months of continuous pain because of meniscus disc tear in my right knee. Nurse is preparing me for the one clock pm surgery and a little conversation started between us . Me: I am a T1 diabetic and I definitely do not want any glucose, lactose, fructose to be given to me while I am asleep in operation. Nurse: Sir; Doctor will decide that but I believe it is a protocol and it cannot be changed unless Dr. Said so; not you. Me: No; it can be changed and I already agreed with surgeon to get non lactated saline solution only if required – it is just a 30 mins surgery and I insist. She called the nursing supervisor who came and started to argue with me and then he noticed the insulin pump and asked what this? Me: insulin pump Nurse: Insulin pump!!! Yes insulin pump What kind of insulin you use in it? Me: Novorapid. Nurse: (assertively): So I think you w