Travel through time to 1979: separating "diabetes" between type 1 and type 2

[Michel]

@TravelingOn

I scoff at the line about men treating the disease.

I am so glad you noticed that! The first thing that arrested me in that line was the hesitation between high and low carb diet. Then I read it again and realized the part about men. I had to read it twice though

[MM2]

@Chris

solve a Rubics cube,

Trying to solve a rubiks cube without knowing that various algorithms exist that are “easy” to learn, is virtually impossible. But once you learn the techniques, it can be predictably solved every time.

Managing BGs is much more challenging. Doing the exact same thing 2 days in row, or 2 meals in a row may give close results, but rarely exactly the same results.

[Beacher]

@Michel

Then I read it again and realized the part about men.

I just assumed it meant the women had long ago made up their minds.

[CarolynA]

If I get the algorithm in front of me, the cube is easy! Follow algorthithm and it’s solved. Blood sugar not nearly so consistent. My first explanation of t1 is that it’s autoimmune and can happen to anyone anytime and that I didn’t know that until I was diagnosed at 30. Don’t usually go further. If I do, I explain that I don’t make enough insulin and my blood sugar regulators dont work. Normal is 70-140 I’ve gone 50-250 and back to 50 within an hour with the fairly crude options available…if they still are stupid subject is off limits forever.