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From: mef@wucs.UUCP (Mark Frisse)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: diabetics in college
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Date: Thu, 28-Mar-85 14:40:15 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 28 14:40:15 1985
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>   Hello, I have a new subject which I'm hoping you may have time to respond
>   to:
>   I have type I (juvenile) diabetes, under moderately good control, and am
>   currently in my 3rd year at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. A lot of
>   people(non-medically trained, non-diabetics) here have called me "crazy"
>   for having an educational/career goal (B.A. and, if things work out, grad.
>   school in chemistry) since I am technically handicapped. Others admire my
>   determination to buck the odds and pursue my goal anyway. Their opinions
>   aside, I'm determined to get that degree, and get employed. Do any of you
>   have any suggestions to improve my chances? 

Try by example, at Washington University, I know of several
associate professors with type I DM (some with proliferative
retinopathy) and also know of full professors who take insulin
injections regularly.  I am sure your local American Diabetic
Assoc. Chapter can give you some help on this.

By the way, I'd strongly recommend controlling your diabetes
as "tightly" as is possible given your hectic schedule.
There is a lot of circumstantial evidence to suggest that
tight control forstalls or prevents many of the complications of
your disease.  I'd recommend a book by Skyler, Schade, and
Santiago called "Intensive Insulin Therapy".

I think the odds are in your favor, good luck.

Mark Frisse M.D.