A "Geeky" Date

On Saturday afternoon sweet MIL braved a snowstorm to come and watch the babies so that Husband and I could attend a conference in the big city. All about the up and coming bionic pancreas. I had heard a little bit here and there that this was in the pipeline but this was the first chance I really had to hear straight from the Dr.'s mouth. It was AMAZING!!!!

Course I would have said that about anything that involved 4 hours with this guy! :)

 

This guy... could have done without :) This is the doctor that I HAD to go to when I was newly diagnosed....and I'm not his biggest fan... sitting next to Loretta (my diabetic NP) in the conference she gave me the hairy eyeball to behave :) giggle giggle.

This is the doctor with his team who could change the lives of MILLIONS of people... he has a son with T1D (Type 1 Diabetic) who is a Jr. in high school. His goal is to send his son to college with a bionic pancreas. That's two years away.

 

When I was diagnosed they told the CountryRents and I a cure would be found for SURE within 5 years... that was 24 years ago. The information he presented, the data, the clinical trials was THE BEST NEWS I have heard in a LONG time. No checking sugar, no thinking about delivering insulin, no worrying about lows, highs, when to eat, when I can't eat... say WHAT? Such COOL stuff! Such cool stuff! Click HERE for a quick video. They also had someone speak who was part of the clinical trial back in 2013. The guy wore the bionic pancreas for 5 days and 5 nights and told his story. When he got to the end of the trial he said the worst part of the whole experience..."was giving it back." I choked up a little bit. I can't imagine not having to think about this everyday, every hour, every meal time, every time I'm sick, every time I get in a vehicle to drive my babies somewhere.

I came out of the conference with a new ambition to see what ELSE is out there. AM I missing the latest and greatest that could get me in even better health? I know I do love my Minimed but I'm going to poke around and see what Loretta thinks about THIS. Maybe it is time for a change... maybe not? :)

There was also a NASCAR driver there chatting up how you can really do ANYTHING with this disease. Making the kiddos in the room feel confident and excited. So SO worth the time and definitely makes me excited for my future health-wise!

 

This crew could use some good health for a while :)