CRM BLUE GROUP

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 18 years old. In 1973, diabetes management was in the stone ages. Blood glucose monitors had not been invented. Very few products were sugar-free. Nutrition facts on food labels were non-existent and dietitians really didn't know how foods impacted blood sugar. Looking back, I can see that much of the treatment was ‘trial and error'... I've had a wonderful life and most people don't know I have type 1 diabetes. I never let it slow me down. However, living with this disease is not easy. I developed retinopathy in my early 40's. Under the steady hand of Dr. Carol Schwartz at Sunnybrook Hospital, I maintained my vision. An out of control wrist infection landed me in the ICU in a diabetic coma. Nerve conduction tests say I have pronounced neuropathy from the knees down. Yet, I have no nerve pain or foot problems. I've had the trigger fingers, carpal tunnel and frozen shoulders (and the scars to prove it!). Any kind of illness puts us on the..

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