# T1 mortality rates **URL:** \ **Category:** T1 Research\ **Tags:** complications, statistics, diabetes-deaths\ **Created:** [March 27, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1-mortality-rates/224 "2017-03-27T17:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1-mortality-rates/224/9 "2017-03-28T01:01:37Z")
> [@Myths surrounding Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/myths-surrounding-diabetes/151/25): > > We now have better meters, faster insulin and the ability to analyze our own data. Via forums like this, we’re becoming informed. Knowledge truly is power. Amen to that. I often cite my grandfather, from whom I inherited diabetes within two generations, and the state of treatment at the time he was diagnosed. He died in a few years because _there was no insulin yet available_. When I was diagnosed there were inferior insulins and no means to monitor glucose at home. I was told I would probably be dead in less than thirty years. Fast forward a generation and we have fast insulins, continuous meters, data management and analysis at our fingertips, and unlimited support. In such a short period of time I’ve been given the opportunity to live a long and healthy life, despite only having had the tools for good control for the last twenty five years. When I look at my situation through the lens of a hundred years of history, I can’t believe how truly lucky I am. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1-mortality-rates/224)._