Diabetes365 day 14 October 21, 2007 - Uisce Beatha
On an average day I take about 30 units of insulin. That's 1-3rd of a CC, or about 1/8th of a teaspoon. If you're a baker you know that's half the amount of nutmeg that you'd put in one apple pie.
It's a really small amount of liquid but for me it's essential to life. I think of the Irish for whiskey - uisce beatha or the water of life.
Because I have Type 1 diabetes, insulin is my water of life. If I wasn't able to take this small amount of precious fluid every day, I'd get extremely sick and die within a few weeks.
Because I have a broken pancreas I physically carry insulin with me every day of my life.
There is no cure for diabetes. Yet.
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posted by Bernard @ 8:35 PM
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