http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2004/04/07/something-to-think-about/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:47:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2004/04/07/something-to-think-about/#comment-283 Neva Marjory Fri, 09 Apr 2004 19:22:02 +0000 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2004/04/07/something-to-think-about/#comment-283 Dear Professor Bliss,<br August 7, addressed to my husband was read with interest by both of us. YesI am very much alive, in good health and spirits and am amazed that after you had read my medical record in Dr. Banting's papers, you were able to find me. Day after tomorrow will be my 73rd birthday adn 58 years since I celebrated my 15th, having just arrived in Toronto to be Dr. Banting's third patient in a last-minute effort to save my life....<br diabetes did not live past the age of 30, Elizabeth prospered. She lived to a ripe old age, relatively free from long-term complications and in good mental and physical health.<br sentence. Yes, tragedy still occurs. Some people develop <!--more--> long-term complications much too soon and die at a terribly young age. However, there can be no doubt that more and more people with diabetes arelike Elizabethliving longer and healthier lives. With new medications, new diabetes technologies (such as blood glucose monitoring), and new ways to slow the development of complications, the future can only be brighter. With good care, there is no reason that you cannot live as long, or longer, than anyone else.<br me something to think about.<br all.<br Dear Professor Bliss,<br
August 7, addressed to my husband was read with interest
by both of us. YesI am very much alive, in good
health and spirits and am amazed that after you had read
my medical record in Dr. Banting’s papers, you were
able to find me. Day after tomorrow will be my 73rd
birthday adn 58 years since I celebrated my 15th, having
just arrived in Toronto to be Dr. Banting’s third
patient in a last-minute effort to save my
life….<br
diabetes did not live past the age of 30, Elizabeth
prospered. She lived to a ripe old age, relatively free from
long-term complications and in good mental and physical
health.<br
sentence. Yes, tragedy still occurs. Some people develop

long-term complications much too soon and die at a terribly
young age. However, there can be no doubt that more and
more people with diabetes arelike Elizabethliving
longer and healthier lives. With new medications, new
diabetes technologies (such as blood glucose monitoring),
and new ways to slow the development of
complications, the future can only be brighter. With good care,
there is no reason that you cannot live as long, or
longer, than anyone else.<br
me something to think about.<br
all.<br

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