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Where can i get extremely cheap car insurance for a 17 year old student?

"Where can i get extremely cheap car insurance for a 17 year old student?

i have recently passed my drivin test and i am looking for cheap car insurance...everywhere i look its is way too exspensive....if any1 could help me out please do.....this doin my head in now...thanks for any help given

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I'm 17 and I caught a speeding ticket tonight. I was going 11 mph over the speed limit. I thought I was driving in a 70 speed zone, but it was 65. How much will my ticket and insurance cost?""

Cover for drivers not named on the car's insurance?

Hi there I'm selling my car to a colleague's daughter, and because they live about 50 miles away I told him he could drive it home, and see whether his daughter would be interested in it. I once heard that if a person drove a car that didn't have their name on the insurance, they could still be insured up to 3rd party if they personally had insurance for other vehicles. Is that true? Ta v much""

What would the insurance and maintenance cost be for these cars?

1995 Ford Escort LX sedan M/T 1996 Saab 900 SE V6 Automatic 1994/1995 Saturn SL 1/2 M/T Im looking to buy my first car soon and I have found good deals on these and since I will have to pay for the car, insurance, and gas myself, overall price stays in mind.""

What are the best car insurances in Dallas ?

I recently moved to Dallas and now need a new insurance.

How do you find out if someone that hit you has insurance?

the insurance information i was given after someone hit my car turned out to be fake. my insurance company called his company but was told that the policy # does not exist. so is there a way i can find out through DMV or somewhere his true insurance information? if i can't find it, would this qualify as uninsured since i have uninsured drivers coverage? it would waive my deductible and it would pay for the injuries i suffered in the accident but only if he really is uninsured.""

How many point is taking off on my license when I get point on driving without insurance?

I was wondering on how many point do i get off from my driver license when I driving without insurance on my car

Got into a car accident! ): Will my insurance go up?

I got into a car accident a few hours ago..I was turning in to park into a tight space, misjudged the space, and ended up hitting the rear of the car that was parked on the right (I scratched it slightly)...my car had a slight scratch on it too. I gave the guy my insurance info and all that...but im worried..ive been driving for 3 years and never had this happen before, the damages are minor but will my insurance go up? Im also getting my motorcycle license next summer, will the insurance for my motorcycle go up?""

Is car insurance cheaper in Delaware the PA?

I am going to be moving from Pennsylvania to Delaware in the upcoming months. I will need to change my auto insurance and was wondering for anyone else that has made this move, is it cheaper to insure in Delaware(Wilmington) then in Pennsylvania(suburbs)?""

How can I get health insurance in WA state?

I am 27. I am currently not working and have money saved. I am going to need to get a hearing evaluation at University of WA and it will cost 900 dollars without health coverage. I have never bought health insurance before, can I pay it month to month? Or pay it for one month, to get my evaluation covered and then cancel it?""

I need a good answer for insurance on this car for a year?

im 16 a guy and i want a 2000 audi tt how much would you say insurance costs on this car for 1 year also i have never been in a wreck never gotten a ticket and never killed someone in a car so help ou please

Can you recommend a cheap insurance company?

I'm seventeen and currently learning to drive. (I'll hopefully be getting a Peugeot 206 or Renault Clio etc) Can anyone recommend somewhere that has CHEAP car insurance? Most places are quoting me 2000!!!! AHHHH On a price comparison site the cheapest quote was from Quinn Direct (700-800). Is this a good company or can you suggest other companys. (PS I live in N Ireland so local places please) Thanks in advance for answering :)

Motorbike insurance confusion?

I'm looking to get a new motorbike in January and am looking at quotes online. Where it says where is the bike kept overnight I have put: on a public road. Then where it says Address where bike is kept overnight I have put my home address. However I want to take it too uni and that's obviously a different address, but it won't let you have two. I have put on the form that my current address is my home rather than uni. Do I need to tell them that it's going to be at uni with or not because it'll be at both places for extended periods of time? It's also 400 more expensive to put address as uni - though cost isn't the problem just confused. thanks. Sorry if it was confusing, if you can't understand then I'll try and make it clearer.""

""Car insurance - being a named driver on your dads policy, is this still legal?""

I have just received a quote from more than car insurance as me as a named driver on my dads policy, i have read stuff about fronting and how it can make claims invalid, is it still legal to do this? Thanks, much appreciated""

Insurance for older cars?

I'm a teenager and I was wondering if I bought a 1967 Shelby Mustang would the insurance rates be high?

Which auto insurance companies offer road side assistance and what exactly do they cover?

Which auto insurance companies offer road side assistance and what exactly do they cover?

How much will my insurance be?

I found a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse and im concerned about the insurance since im 16. sport cars= more expensive. Lets say if a Crown Vic was $130 a month, how much would a sports car be? I will also be on my parents insurance witch there is three cars already on there insurance so the cost will go down some i believe. If i maintain a B- or higher grade for school my insurance will go down an additional 10%.""

I live in California and got a second offense for driving without insurance how much will this cost me?

I live in California and got a second offense for driving without insurance how much will this cost me?

Where can i get extremely cheap car insurance for a 17 year old student?

i have recently passed my drivin test and i am looking for cheap car insurance...everywhere i look its is way too exspensive....if any1 could help me out please do.....this doin my head in now...thanks for any help given

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/car-insurance-question-caridade-ma"

[pedrorsmith]

Am I Really an Alcoholic?

Since the day I first began my recovery, many of my friends have asked me if I think they have a drinking or a drug problem. I always tell them it is not for me to decide. I always tell them addiction is a self-diagnosed disease. Only they would know if they are an addict. But how did I know that I was an alcoholic?

I always kind of knew that I was susceptible to the disease because I came from a family that had experienced substance abuse issues.

I also knew I was an alcoholic before I got help. Long before I got help for my addiction, I came to terms with my drinking and drug use.

I always figured I would get help once my mom and dad were gone. I didn’t want to be a disappointment to the family. Thankfully for me, the time for treatment came before they were gone and they got to see me get help and live sober. For that I am thankful. I am what I am. I am a recovering alcoholic and addict that commits to my recovery each day of my life.

I have had multiple conversations with other people who are also in recovery who question whether or not they are still alcoholics or addicts. Even in some low points in my recovery, I have questioned that theory myself. When I went to treatment, I never thought that I would be able to maintain a life in recovery. I somehow thought deep in my mind it was just a chance to get clean for a while and I would be able to go back to my old lifestyle eventually. Thank God, that has not happened.

Somewhere during in my third week of treatment, I called my best friend and told him where everything was in my house and to get rid of it. That was a pivotal point in my recovery. I had decided to take recovery seriously. When I have low moments and think for some strange reason I am not really an addict and think that I can handle it on my own, I think back to what really got me to the point where I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.

My addiction took a toll on all my personal relationships. Family, friends, partners and co-workers all suffered due to my substance abuse. I distanced myself from all of them so that my relationships would not interfere with my addiction. I lied, schemed, and argued my way to isolate myself from all human interaction. My addiction made me lose interest in activities that I once loved. I lost interest in my career and my love for my second job, teaching in the arts.

My addiction caused many health problems. It damaged my pancreas to where it does not produce insulin and has made me a diabetic for the rest of my life. When I was in active addiction, I was suffering from serious depression that led me to contemplate suicide on many occasions.

My anxiety was through the roof that in the last two months of my active addiction; I could not leave my house without having a panic attack that would only be alleviated by starting off each morning with a drink. My addiction affected every element of my life. Therefore, I knew I was an alcoholic.

There are many articles with questionnaires that you can take to determine if you are an alcoholic. I took many of these tests before I had my realization moment of my own addiction. When recently looking at some of these articles, I came across some subtypes of alcoholics and I recently found the categories that describe my own alcoholism.

My subtypes of alcoholism included:

Functional Subtype – The functional subtype is the furthest from the alcoholic stereotype. They are usually successful with stable jobs. In this subtype, 62% work full-time and 26% possess a bachelor’s degree or higher. This subtype makes up 19.5% of the alcoholics in the United States.1

Intermediate Familial Subtype – In the intermediate familial subtype, most are employed and average in age from 38+. In this category 50% come from families with multigenerational alcoholism and have experienced clinical depression.1

The help of an inpatient dual diagnosis treatment center and months in an intensive outpatient center and a quality sober living facility helped me re-enter the real world with solid tools to cope with the disease. I also had the help of 12-step meetings and a sponsor. The last thing that I contribute my sobriety to is a strong base of a few friends that hold me accountable and expect the best of me.

One of the most poignant things I heard in a 12-step meeting stays with me to this day: “An alcoholic is someone whose life gets better when they stop drinking.” That was me. My life got better, but I also had to put in a lot of work to make it better.

Today, I know that I am 100% a recovering alcoholic. I am responsible for how I act upon my disease. With hard work, honesty, and a personal determination, I have been able to navigate myself through real-world everyday life in recovery.

If you would like to share your story you can contact me at Bo@heroesinrecovery.com or hit share on the home page and submit your story. When you share your story with Heroes in Recovery you help to break the stigma associated with substance use and mental health disorders. Please feel free to comment and share my blog. I love hearing from others!

Much love,

Bo

Source:

National Institute of Health. Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes. 28 June 2007.

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[danbarkerusa]

Am I Really an Alcoholic?

Since the day I first began my recovery, many of my friends have asked me if I think they have a drinking or a drug problem. I always tell them it is not for me to decide. I always tell them addiction is a self-diagnosed disease. Only they would know if they are an addict. But how did I know that I was an alcoholic?

I always kind of knew that I was susceptible to the disease because I came from a family that had experienced substance abuse issues.

I also knew I was an alcoholic before I got help. Long before I got help for my addiction, I came to terms with my drinking and drug use.

I always figured I would get help once my mom and dad were gone. I didn’t want to be a disappointment to the family. Thankfully for me, the time for treatment came before they were gone and they got to see me get help and live sober. For that I am thankful. I am what I am. I am a recovering alcoholic and addict that commits to my recovery each day of my life.

I have had multiple conversations with other people who are also in recovery who question whether or not they are still alcoholics or addicts. Even in some low points in my recovery, I have questioned that theory myself. When I went to treatment, I never thought that I would be able to maintain a life in recovery. I somehow thought deep in my mind it was just a chance to get clean for a while and I would be able to go back to my old lifestyle eventually. Thank God, that has not happened.

Somewhere during in my third week of treatment, I called my best friend and told him where everything was in my house and to get rid of it. That was a pivotal point in my recovery. I had decided to take recovery seriously. When I have low moments and think for some strange reason I am not really an addict and think that I can handle it on my own, I think back to what really got me to the point where I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.

My addiction took a toll on all my personal relationships. Family, friends, partners and co-workers all suffered due to my substance abuse. I distanced myself from all of them so that my relationships would not interfere with my addiction. I lied, schemed, and argued my way to isolate myself from all human interaction. My addiction made me lose interest in activities that I once loved. I lost interest in my career and my love for my second job, teaching in the arts.

My addiction caused many health problems. It damaged my pancreas to where it does not produce insulin and has made me a diabetic for the rest of my life. When I was in active addiction, I was suffering from serious depression that led me to contemplate suicide on many occasions.

My anxiety was through the roof that in the last two months of my active addiction; I could not leave my house without having a panic attack that would only be alleviated by starting off each morning with a drink. My addiction affected every element of my life. Therefore, I knew I was an alcoholic.

There are many articles with questionnaires that you can take to determine if you are an alcoholic. I took many of these tests before I had my realization moment of my own addiction. When recently looking at some of these articles, I came across some subtypes of alcoholics and I recently found the categories that describe my own alcoholism.

My subtypes of alcoholism included:

Functional Subtype – The functional subtype is the furthest from the alcoholic stereotype. They are usually successful with stable jobs. In this subtype, 62% work full-time and 26% possess a bachelor’s degree or higher. This subtype makes up 19.5% of the alcoholics in the United States.1

Intermediate Familial Subtype – In the intermediate familial subtype, most are employed and average in age from 38+. In this category 50% come from families with multigenerational alcoholism and have experienced clinical depression.1

The help of an inpatient dual diagnosis treatment center and months in an intensive outpatient center and a quality sober living facility helped me re-enter the real world with solid tools to cope with the disease. I also had the help of 12-step meetings and a sponsor. The last thing that I contribute my sobriety to is a strong base of a few friends that hold me accountable and expect the best of me.

One of the most poignant things I heard in a 12-step meeting stays with me to this day: “An alcoholic is someone whose life gets better when they stop drinking.” That was me. My life got better, but I also had to put in a lot of work to make it better.

Today, I know that I am 100% a recovering alcoholic. I am responsible for how I act upon my disease. With hard work, honesty, and a personal determination, I have been able to navigate myself through real-world everyday life in recovery.

If you would like to share your story you can contact me at Bo@heroesinrecovery.com or hit share on the home page and submit your story. When you share your story with Heroes in Recovery you help to break the stigma associated with substance use and mental health disorders. Please feel free to comment and share my blog. I love hearing from others!

Much love,

Bo

Source:

National Institute of Health. Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes. 28 June 2007.

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[robertgcurtis]

Am I Really an Alcoholic?

Since the day I first began my recovery, many of my friends have asked me if I think they have a drinking or a drug problem. I always tell them it is not for me to decide. I always tell them addiction is a self-diagnosed disease. Only they would know if they are an addict. But how did I know that I was an alcoholic?

I always kind of knew that I was susceptible to the disease because I came from a family that had experienced substance abuse issues.

I also knew I was an alcoholic before I got help. Long before I got help for my addiction, I came to terms with my drinking and drug use.

I always figured I would get help once my mom and dad were gone. I didn’t want to be a disappointment to the family. Thankfully for me, the time for treatment came before they were gone and they got to see me get help and live sober. For that I am thankful. I am what I am. I am a recovering alcoholic and addict that commits to my recovery each day of my life.

I have had multiple conversations with other people who are also in recovery who question whether or not they are still alcoholics or addicts. Even in some low points in my recovery, I have questioned that theory myself. When I went to treatment, I never thought that I would be able to maintain a life in recovery. I somehow thought deep in my mind it was just a chance to get clean for a while and I would be able to go back to my old lifestyle eventually. Thank God, that has not happened.

Somewhere during in my third week of treatment, I called my best friend and told him where everything was in my house and to get rid of it. That was a pivotal point in my recovery. I had decided to take recovery seriously. When I have low moments and think for some strange reason I am not really an addict and think that I can handle it on my own, I think back to what really got me to the point where I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.

My addiction took a toll on all my personal relationships. Family, friends, partners and co-workers all suffered due to my substance abuse. I distanced myself from all of them so that my relationships would not interfere with my addiction. I lied, schemed, and argued my way to isolate myself from all human interaction. My addiction made me lose interest in activities that I once loved. I lost interest in my career and my love for my second job, teaching in the arts.

My addiction caused many health problems. It damaged my pancreas to where it does not produce insulin and has made me a diabetic for the rest of my life. When I was in active addiction, I was suffering from serious depression that led me to contemplate suicide on many occasions.

My anxiety was through the roof that in the last two months of my active addiction; I could not leave my house without having a panic attack that would only be alleviated by starting off each morning with a drink. My addiction affected every element of my life. Therefore, I knew I was an alcoholic.

There are many articles with questionnaires that you can take to determine if you are an alcoholic. I took many of these tests before I had my realization moment of my own addiction. When recently looking at some of these articles, I came across some subtypes of alcoholics and I recently found the categories that describe my own alcoholism.

My subtypes of alcoholism included:

Functional Subtype – The functional subtype is the furthest from the alcoholic stereotype. They are usually successful with stable jobs. In this subtype, 62% work full-time and 26% possess a bachelor’s degree or higher. This subtype makes up 19.5% of the alcoholics in the United States.1

Intermediate Familial Subtype – In the intermediate familial subtype, most are employed and average in age from 38+. In this category 50% come from families with multigenerational alcoholism and have experienced clinical depression.1

The help of an inpatient dual diagnosis treatment center and months in an intensive outpatient center and a quality sober living facility helped me re-enter the real world with solid tools to cope with the disease. I also had the help of 12-step meetings and a sponsor. The last thing that I contribute my sobriety to is a strong base of a few friends that hold me accountable and expect the best of me.

One of the most poignant things I heard in a 12-step meeting stays with me to this day: “An alcoholic is someone whose life gets better when they stop drinking.” That was me. My life got better, but I also had to put in a lot of work to make it better.

Today, I know that I am 100% a recovering alcoholic. I am responsible for how I act upon my disease. With hard work, honesty, and a personal determination, I have been able to navigate myself through real-world everyday life in recovery.

If you would like to share your story you can contact me at Bo@heroesinrecovery.com or hit share on the home page and submit your story. When you share your story with Heroes in Recovery you help to break the stigma associated with substance use and mental health disorders. Please feel free to comment and share my blog. I love hearing from others!

Much love,

Bo

Source:

National Institute of Health. Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes. 28 June 2007.

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[cristinavpaintings]

Am I Really an Alcoholic?

Since the day I first began my recovery, many of my friends have asked me if I think they have a drinking or a drug problem. I always tell them it is not for me to decide. I always tell them addiction is a self-diagnosed disease. Only they would know if they are an addict. But how did I know that I was an alcoholic?

I always kind of knew that I was susceptible to the disease because I came from a family that had experienced substance abuse issues.

I also knew I was an alcoholic before I got help. Long before I got help for my addiction, I came to terms with my drinking and drug use.

I always figured I would get help once my mom and dad were gone. I didn’t want to be a disappointment to the family. Thankfully for me, the time for treatment came before they were gone and they got to see me get help and live sober. For that I am thankful. I am what I am. I am a recovering alcoholic and addict that commits to my recovery each day of my life.

I have had multiple conversations with other people who are also in recovery who question whether or not they are still alcoholics or addicts. Even in some low points in my recovery, I have questioned that theory myself. When I went to treatment, I never thought that I would be able to maintain a life in recovery. I somehow thought deep in my mind it was just a chance to get clean for a while and I would be able to go back to my old lifestyle eventually. Thank God, that has not happened.

Somewhere during in my third week of treatment, I called my best friend and told him where everything was in my house and to get rid of it. That was a pivotal point in my recovery. I had decided to take recovery seriously. When I have low moments and think for some strange reason I am not really an addict and think that I can handle it on my own, I think back to what really got me to the point where I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.

My addiction took a toll on all my personal relationships. Family, friends, partners and co-workers all suffered due to my substance abuse. I distanced myself from all of them so that my relationships would not interfere with my addiction. I lied, schemed, and argued my way to isolate myself from all human interaction. My addiction made me lose interest in activities that I once loved. I lost interest in my career and my love for my second job, teaching in the arts.

My addiction caused many health problems. It damaged my pancreas to where it does not produce insulin and has made me a diabetic for the rest of my life. When I was in active addiction, I was suffering from serious depression that led me to contemplate suicide on many occasions.

My anxiety was through the roof that in the last two months of my active addiction; I could not leave my house without having a panic attack that would only be alleviated by starting off each morning with a drink. My addiction affected every element of my life. Therefore, I knew I was an alcoholic.

There are many articles with questionnaires that you can take to determine if you are an alcoholic. I took many of these tests before I had my realization moment of my own addiction. When recently looking at some of these articles, I came across some subtypes of alcoholics and I recently found the categories that describe my own alcoholism.

My subtypes of alcoholism included:

Functional Subtype – The functional subtype is the furthest from the alcoholic stereotype. They are usually successful with stable jobs. In this subtype, 62% work full-time and 26% possess a bachelor’s degree or higher. This subtype makes up 19.5% of the alcoholics in the United States.1

Intermediate Familial Subtype – In the intermediate familial subtype, most are employed and average in age from 38+. In this category 50% come from families with multigenerational alcoholism and have experienced clinical depression.1

The help of an inpatient dual diagnosis treatment center and months in an intensive outpatient center and a quality sober living facility helped me re-enter the real world with solid tools to cope with the disease. I also had the help of 12-step meetings and a sponsor. The last thing that I contribute my sobriety to is a strong base of a few friends that hold me accountable and expect the best of me.

One of the most poignant things I heard in a 12-step meeting stays with me to this day: “An alcoholic is someone whose life gets better when they stop drinking.” That was me. My life got better, but I also had to put in a lot of work to make it better.

Today, I know that I am 100% a recovering alcoholic. I am responsible for how I act upon my disease. With hard work, honesty, and a personal determination, I have been able to navigate myself through real-world everyday life in recovery.

If you would like to share your story you can contact me at Bo@heroesinrecovery.com or hit share on the home page and submit your story. When you share your story with Heroes in Recovery you help to break the stigma associated with substance use and mental health disorders. Please feel free to comment and share my blog. I love hearing from others!

Much love,

Bo

Source:

National Institute of Health. Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes. 28 June 2007.

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Source: http://heroesinrecovery.com/blog/2018/03/26/am-i-really-an-alcoholic/

[carinaconnor5]

Am I Really an Alcoholic?

Since the day I first began my recovery, many of my friends have asked me if I think they have a drinking or a drug problem. I always tell them it is not for me to decide. I always tell them addiction is a self-diagnosed disease. Only they would know if they are an addict. But how did I know that I was an alcoholic?

I always kind of knew that I was susceptible to the disease because I came from a family that had experienced substance abuse issues.

I also knew I was an alcoholic before I got help. Long before I got help for my addiction, I came to terms with my drinking and drug use.

I always figured I would get help once my mom and dad were gone. I didn’t want to be a disappointment to the family. Thankfully for me, the time for treatment came before they were gone and they got to see me get help and live sober. For that I am thankful. I am what I am. I am a recovering alcoholic and addict that commits to my recovery each day of my life.

I have had multiple conversations with other people who are also in recovery who question whether or not they are still alcoholics or addicts. Even in some low points in my recovery, I have questioned that theory myself. When I went to treatment, I never thought that I would be able to maintain a life in recovery. I somehow thought deep in my mind it was just a chance to get clean for a while and I would be able to go back to my old lifestyle eventually. Thank God, that has not happened.

Somewhere during in my third week of treatment, I called my best friend and told him where everything was in my house and to get rid of it. That was a pivotal point in my recovery. I had decided to take recovery seriously. When I have low moments and think for some strange reason I am not really an addict and think that I can handle it on my own, I think back to what really got me to the point where I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.

My addiction took a toll on all my personal relationships. Family, friends, partners and co-workers all suffered due to my substance abuse. I distanced myself from all of them so that my relationships would not interfere with my addiction. I lied, schemed, and argued my way to isolate myself from all human interaction. My addiction made me lose interest in activities that I once loved. I lost interest in my career and my love for my second job, teaching in the arts.

My addiction caused many health problems. It damaged my pancreas to where it does not produce insulin and has made me a diabetic for the rest of my life. When I was in active addiction, I was suffering from serious depression that led me to contemplate suicide on many occasions.

My anxiety was through the roof that in the last two months of my active addiction; I could not leave my house without having a panic attack that would only be alleviated by starting off each morning with a drink. My addiction affected every element of my life. Therefore, I knew I was an alcoholic.

There are many articles with questionnaires that you can take to determine if you are an alcoholic. I took many of these tests before I had my realization moment of my own addiction. When recently looking at some of these articles, I came across some subtypes of alcoholics and I recently found the categories that describe my own alcoholism.

My subtypes of alcoholism included:

Functional Subtype – The functional subtype is the furthest from the alcoholic stereotype. They are usually successful with stable jobs. In this subtype, 62% work full-time and 26% possess a bachelor’s degree or higher. This subtype makes up 19.5% of the alcoholics in the United States.1

Intermediate Familial Subtype – In the intermediate familial subtype, most are employed and average in age from 38+. In this category 50% come from families with multigenerational alcoholism and have experienced clinical depression.1

The help of an inpatient dual diagnosis treatment center and months in an intensive outpatient center and a quality sober living facility helped me re-enter the real world with solid tools to cope with the disease. I also had the help of 12-step meetings and a sponsor. The last thing that I contribute my sobriety to is a strong base of a few friends that hold me accountable and expect the best of me.

One of the most poignant things I heard in a 12-step meeting stays with me to this day: “An alcoholic is someone whose life gets better when they stop drinking.” That was me. My life got better, but I also had to put in a lot of work to make it better.

Today, I know that I am 100% a recovering alcoholic. I am responsible for how I act upon my disease. With hard work, honesty, and a personal determination, I have been able to navigate myself through real-world everyday life in recovery.

If you would like to share your story you can contact me at Bo@heroesinrecovery.com or hit share on the home page and submit your story. When you share your story with Heroes in Recovery you help to break the stigma associated with substance use and mental health disorders. Please feel free to comment and share my blog. I love hearing from others!

Much love,

Bo

Source:

National Institute of Health. Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes. 28 June 2007.

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[type2diabetestreatments-blog]

Father-Son Team Develop Nanotech for Better Insulin Therapy

New Post has been published on http://type2diabetestreatment.net/diabetes-mellitus/father-son-team-develop-nanotech-for-better-insulin-therapy/

Father-Son Team Develop Nanotech for Better Insulin Therapy

Not only is Bob Geho a fellow type 1 diabetic, but he likes to refer to himself as a "liver evangelist" when it comes to how glucose and insulin work inside the body.

Or more accurately, how they don't currently work together the way they should in people with diabetes.

Bob is a 46-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio, who was diagnosed with type 1 as a young adult in the early 90s, a life-changing moment that shifted not only how he thought about his own health and daily routine but also altered his career trajectory, putting him on a path his father had paved before him.

Today, Bob is known as a diabetes advocate and leader in the D-tech world; he is CEO of the Cleveland-based startup company called Diasome Pharmaceuticals, which is developing nanotechnology known as HDV Insulin, that would essentially change how glucose works in our pancreatically-challenged bodies by allowing it to be stored in the liver for longer periods of time. The HDV compound would be injected or swallowed as a pill where it would attach to insulin, causing the insulin to be better absorbed into the liver's metabolic cells before being released back into the bloodstream.

In short, this could be an insulin delivery game-changer -- because while insulin obviously saves lives, getting the dosing right is a huge challenge, fraught with guess-work and risks.

"The revolution that has to happen, and the one that I view we're the vanguard of, is a need for this kind of (more precise and predictable) insulin therapy," Bob says. "It's not generally well understood either in the pharmaceutical industry or in routine clinical practice why insulin doesn't work in the liver like it should, and we think this would dramatically change the day-to-day of insulin therapy. We want to turn this whole thing upside-down."

Like Father, Eventually Like Son

Bob never dreamed he would follow in the footsteps of his famous medical researcher father, Dr. W. Blair Geho. His dad entered medical school in the early 60s and was taken under the wing of the great pharmacologist Dr. Earl Sutherland Jr., who won a Nobel prize in 1971 for his work on protein chemistry and was part of the team that identified "the mystery protein of glucagon" in the 70s.

Studying under Sutherland's guidance, the elder Geho learned the foundation of knowledge that he'd go on to use in developing liver-specific insulin many years later. Geho joined Procter & Gamble in the 60s and developed the company's pharmaceutical research division, which his son says gave him more insight into the body's chemical process than those working in Pharma because of P&G's research on Crest toothpaste, that delved into bone metabolism. While at P&G, Blair Geho also led the development of Didronel, the first bisphosphonate drug approved for human use, and Osteoscan, the first bone imaging agent.

His dad didn't have any personal connection to diabetes, other than family members with type 2, but his research led him down the path of liver-specific insulin. In the early 90s, he would go on to found the tech-startup SDG Inc. in Cleveland as a way to continue his work developing techniques for improve insulin delivery for diabetics.

Right around that time in the early 90s, Bob was studying music and planning to become an orchestra conductor. But a routine physical led to a type 1 diagnosis (during his years in graduate business school, which he went into as a "fallback" if music didn't materialize), and the first call after seeing his own doc was to his father. And from that point, diabetes became his world -- personally and professionally.

"My father was just starting SDG and continuing his odyssey of creating an insulin therapy device, and so I went there and got my feet wet... the rest, as they say, is history," Bob says. "I jumped ship from the music world and got very intrigued by (my father's) mindset and that kind of diabetes research."

The two have been on a joint path ever since, at the helm of several startups all aiming at the same goal: to get this HDV oral and injection insulin therapy through the research phases and onto the market. The 1994-created SDG holding tech company is now in its 20th year, and the father-son team also founded Diasome Pharmaceuticals, now in its 10th year. After a down-period a few years ago, Bob stepped back in as CEO and director of Diasome about two years ago and his father serves as chief science officer.

Their mission hasn't changed, and Bob tells us they're getting closer than ever before.

The Science Behind It

Really, the idea behind the science of HDV tech (Hepatocyte Directed Vesicles) is pretty simple to understand: making insulin work in your body the way it should, as it does in those without diabetes.

Here's the question, as Bob poses it: "Why can we inject twice as much insulin as a healthy, non-diabetic, but still have high blood glucose levels?" And the answer is simple, he says: "Insulin doesn't work the way it should in the body."

This shows that there's a need for therapy beyond just getting the insulin into our bodies.

In those without diabetes, food triggers insulin from the pancreas but it first goes into the liver, where about 65% of the glucose is stored. But for us PWDs, the subcutaneous insulin we take is used first by fat and muscle cells and not the liver. So when we're taking insulin at the time of a meal, instead of the liver storing as much as two-thirds of the glucose we eat, almost all of it goes through the liver and into the blood. Only the hepatocytes in the liver can both store and then release the glucose, but that's not what happens with the insulin we're using.

"At a certain level, people should be outraged because the insulin companies aren't telling us this story," Bob says. "Every high school student learns that the liver stores glucose, but for some reason the Pharma insulin-makers don't seem to realize that. It's puzzling."

He goes on to say: "Now, I love being able to inject 15 minutes before a meal, rather than longer times before that, and I appreciate that and love what these companies are giving us to do that. But it's a terrible product from a day-to-day aspect. You really couldn't design a worse product. That's the reason we exist, to change that and develop a tech that allows our insulin to understand glucose metabolism."

Bob even says that new, faster insulins being developed would face the same challenge because they won't solve the issue of going into the liver.

Their HDV tech is in late-stage clinical trials, and as far as a prototype Bob does have a vision in mind of what a product could look like.

It could be a pen or vial where the PWD would inject 20 nanometers into the vial of whatever insulin they are using (not into their body directly). That HDV nanotech would attach to the insulin and allow a certain portion of it, when injected into the body, to go into the PWD's liver. Nothing about the insulin structure would change, so it's simply an add-on for the life-sustaining meds we already use each day.

The HDV solution could be sold in conjunction with insulin, or it could be added into the pens, vials or pump cartridges at some point, Bob says. But it's more likely to be sold as a separate add-on product, since insulin developers may not be keen to coupling it with their products, Bob says. They are also developing an oral capsule form, which contains as little as five units of these HDV insulin molecules.

"It's almost an alarmingly simple idea," Bob says, "and the FDA has told us in writing that they love the idea as it's an inexpensive and safe way to use already-approved insulins."

Next Up?

As of now, the research continues.

Bob tells us Diasome has been given the green-light for Phase 3 human trials, following up on past research in humans that's shown HDV tech to be very effective in lowering blood glucose levels in both type 1 and type 2 PWDs who use low amounts of insulin.

If everything goes as planned, they would be looking at early 2015 for Phase 3 human trials that could take from 12 to 16 months to include the 500 patients for a six-month research process. A tentative timeline: maybe seeing regulatory approval by end of 2016 with possible FDA clearance in 2017.

"We've been very low-key over the past several years, and were restricted on what we could say publicly. But as a board and company, we've decided that this is a story that patients and clinicians need to hear. Eventually, we hope Pharma will start responding to this."

More recently, as Diasome is developing this nanotech, Bob's been stepping more into the limelight in the diabetes advocacy world. About a year ago, he joined the Diabetes Hands Foundation as a board member, and coming up on May 22, he'll be doing a live interview on TuDiabetes. He's been very intrigued by the diabetes blogging world and looks forward to helping to tell the Diasome story more broadly, while advocating for the community.

The science and concept is very intriguing, something all of us can certainly appreciate when we think about our post-meal high blood sugars and those lows we sometimes feel if the insulin works more quickly than the food. It will be interesting to watch Diasome and this HDV therapy move forward.

Oh, and does Bob still have any music in his life?

He laughs, and tells us all four of his kids play the piano but for the most part music is now a strictly personal way to help clear his head when needed. The main orchestra he's conducting this days is all about insulin therapy, and the hope is that it turns out to be for the diabetes community what Mozart was to the music world.

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