Well, that sucks. I guess I never had a lot of interaction with him but I knew that he was a long time regular. Seemed like a decent guy. Anybody know exactly how old he was? Sounds like he was my age or a little younger. Dang! Diabetus that young? :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
How does type one actually kill someone that young?
Many sufferers of Type Diabetes are diagnosed at birth because their pancreas stops making (or some cases, never made) insulin. FMB was on kidney dialysis for quite some time but that doesn't reverse anything, it just allows the patient to live a bit longer.
There's no known cure for reversing the effects of Diabetes Type I and unfortunately, most sufferers die at an early age but usually not before having body parts amputated, as did FMB.
Mikey12345 had Type I Diabetes and after multiple amputations, died as well.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
The pancreas stops making insulin. FMB was on kidney dialysis for quite some time but that doesn't reverse anything, it just allows the patient to live a bit longer.
There's no known cure for reversing the effects of Diabetes Type I and unfortunately, most sufferers die at an early age but usually not before having body parts amputated.
Mikey12345 had Type I Diabetes and after multiple amputations, died as well.
It's a terrible, terrible disease.
Geez man, that really sucks... I feel awful for him and his wife now a widow at such a young age [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Many sufferers of Type Diabetes are diagnosed at birth because their pancreas stops making (or some cases, never made) insulin. FMB was on kidney dialysis for quite some time but that doesn't reverse anything, it just allows the patient to live a bit longer.
There's no known cure for reversing the effects of Diabetes Type I and unfortunately, most sufferers die at an early age but usually not before having body parts amputated, as did FMB.
Mikey12345 had Type I Diabetes and after multiple amputations, died as well.
It's a terrible, terrible disease.
Thanks, Dane. I remember Mikey had Type 1 as well. That shit is awful...... [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Many sufferers of Type Diabetes are diagnosed at birth because their pancreas stops making (or some cases, never made) insulin. FMB was on kidney dialysis for quite some time but that doesn't reverse anything, it just allows the patient to live a bit longer.
There's no known cure for reversing the effects of Diabetes Type I and unfortunately, most sufferers die at an early age but usually not before having body parts amputated, as did FMB.
Mikey12345 had Type I Diabetes and after multiple amputations, died as well.
It's a terrible, terrible disease.
Dialysis just mechanically replaces kidney function after the disease killed the kidneys.
My grandpa was in it for 9 years. He had a kidney removed with cancer and then later the other one quit. It’s pretty hard on the body. [Reply]
