Every once in a while you deserve the right to take a day or two off from your work, whether it’s from a job or a school, to relax and forget about the daily grind and routine. But this is such luxury which people who suffer from chronic illnesses like Type 1 Diabetes cannot afford – neither the patients themselves nor the family looking after or supporting them. Managing the condition is a full time job 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Not a single day off. Not one.
Sometimes you wish you could take just that one day off to feel ‘normal’. Eat what you like without worrying about carb counting, walk barefoot on the beach without worrying about getting cuts on your feet or just sleep as long as you want to without having to wake up and check your blood sugar levels or do your injections. Just for one day.
New developments to find a cure for diabetes look promising, such as the discovery of how to grow insulin-producing cells by Harvard University scientists. But the absolute, definite cure is still years away in the future. In the meantime, the focus on lessening the burden of diabetes management through artificial pancreas provides a glimmer of hope; being able to take that one day off from diabetes and achieve a degree of normalcy may not be wishful thinking anymore.
November is diabetes awareness month culminating in the World Diabetes Day on the 14th day of the month. This one day puts continued focus on driving awareness and advocacy for the condition and ultimately to finding the elusive cure. We can all play a part in this by supporting and helping the global diabetes community spread the word so that the day we are hoping for will come sooner rather than later – one day.
To find out more about the World Diabetes Day click here.
One Day Without Diabetes
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