>>1937418type 1 diabetes, it's not a deal breaker for a lot of activities I like to do but it does force me to be a wage slave for health insurance (american.) I don't have the luxury to take any extended time off to spend alone in the mountains without having to have a direct link back to society in case of an emergency (pump failure, insulin needs to be refrigerated, insulin shelf life etc)
If I were to quit my job with savings and a stockpile of insulin I would need to solve the problems of storing insulin safely, having enough supplies which insurance companies don't give you more than what you "need" which is often not enough for a month supply anyways.
I have a closed loop system that doesn't require me to take shots or prick my fingers, near $2000 monthly charge for that if I didn't have health insurance.
My dreams of returning to monkey and spending 6 months alone in the forest meditating will never come to fruition without permafucking my health.
