ntash11

Hi all. I'm Tash, 28 & live on the Mid North Coast, NSW, Australia. I have a degree in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology....but don't work at the mo! Been back at parent's for the last 4 years!! I decided to study Biochem etc because I've had Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus for 21 years. I was also diagnosed with a pituitary tumour 2 years ago. I wanted to understand what was going on inside and to help others understand. The one thing that infuriates me is the general use of the term Diabetes! We all know that Type 2 is exponentially on the rise....but if you see things in the media about type 2, they only say "Diabetes"!!! They should be called different names! Type 1 or IDDM is an autoimmune disease and occurs mostly in children. It affects the beta cells of the pancreas resulting in no production of insulin! Type 2 occurs in older people...the general is over 40 & over weight (although fat kids are now being diagnosed). Here the body's cell's have insulin receptors on their surface. When these are deffective insulin is not utilised leading to increased BSL's. In alot of cases there's even an increase in insulin! This type is due ALOT to environment AND CAN BE PREVENTED!!! . Anyhoo...that's my rant for the week! I love science and love it when I can make someone else excited about something scientific! SCIENCE ROCKS!...oh yeah, I love music! Fav bands are Queens of the Stone Age, Buzzcocks, Ramones, Kyuss....and Love reading especially classical lit...fav authors are Franz Kafka, Joseph Conrad, Agatha Christie, Brett Easton Ellis & Dickens! I think that's enough blubbering on......Hope to meet some interesting people