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A friend died of diabetic ketoacidosis. He loved technology and seeing people succeed. Thinking of him with this news. Miss you Dan. Grateful we're moving forw

by madrox 1mo ago

A friend died of diabetic ketoacidosis. He loved technology and seeing people succeed. Thinking of him with this news. Miss you Dan. Grateful we're moving forward on so many fronts in the world.

exolymph 1mo ago
Thank you for sharing his memory with us.
dweekly 1mo ago
He was my roommate in 2001 in San Jose. We came up with the idea of having a place where nerds could come together to hang out and learn from each other and we decided to call the concept "Hacker Dojo". I had a sign laser engraved in 2002 at a state fair to memorialize the idea but we didn't actually get to open a Hacker Dojo until 2009. There's a conference room in it called Kaminsky. Dan was not a very good roommate but man, his brain worked in weird and wonderful ways, and it was inspiring how he could just rabbit-hole on stuff other people didn't find interesting until he MADE it interesting and found things nobody else had. I miss him too. What a gift he was to the world.
- borski 1mo ago
  Dan was a spectacular brain, and made contributions that still echo today. He is one of two friends to have passed from DKA. Miss you, Zach. RIP. Miss pwning with you.
  - lolsowrong 1mo ago
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    - borski 1mo ago
      Indeed. hack the planet.
- madrox 1mo ago
  I wasn't sure how specific to be in my comment, but I'm glad the people who knew him know who it is. Speaks a lot of the man. I'm also 100% ready to believe he was not a good roommate by the condition of his car ;) Cheers to Dan.
- neilfrndes 1mo ago
  I take meetings out of the Kaminsky room multiple times a week. Thanks for starting the dojo, it's truly a wonderful place.
- jejejrjrjhdhd 1mo ago
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dredmorbius 1mo ago
Out of curiosity, Type I or Type II diabetes, if you (or others) are aware?
- user_7832 1mo ago
  I'm curious too. As a T1 diabetic, I suspect it's T1, as it can kill (much) "more easily/faster", but that's just my guess.
- friendzis 1mo ago
  While this 1/2 typology is incomplete, diabetic ketoacidosis is a phenomenon generally relevant to type 1 family of conditions. Normally (even with pure type 2!) glucose-ketone levels move in opposition: to put it simply ketone production is activated by low insulin, which is activated by low glucose. Ketone bodies are then consumed instead of glucose or excreted and generally homeostasis ensures that ketone levels do not approach anywhere close to ketoacidosis levels. In cases where insulin production is broken (Type I diabetes, monogenic diabetes, mody) despite exogenous carbs raising blood glucose levels ketone body production is still active, however in most cases glucose is the preferred energy source, which leads to broken homeostasis of ketones, ketones accumulating and resulting diabetic ketoacidosis. Type II family is characterized by high insulin. Some call it insufficient insulin, some call it insulin resistance, but the result is that insulin remains high and ketone production low. Regardless if the person is nominally healthy or has insulin resistance, the only way to trigger ketone production is to get insulin low for extended period, which is caused by lack of exogenous glucose. So either ketogenic diet or full-blown fasting. Advanced and prolonged Type II diabetes (even if treated with insulin) can cause insulin production to drop along with insulin resistance, so the patient could develop Type I-like symptoms and risks, including DKA.
- borski 1mo ago
  T1, in both cases.
BrtByte 1mo ago
Sorry about your friend. This kind of news hits very differently when you know someone who might have benefited from it. Hopefully continuous ketone monitoring becomes as ordinary and accessible as CGMs are becoming.
dgellow 1mo ago
If you’re reading that and don’t know who that is, his Wikipedia page is worth a read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Kaminsky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Kaminsky
- newtwentysix 1mo ago
  Thanks! I was curious who this Dan is
- joncrane 1mo ago
  Thanks! His mom is a badass.
pierreortega 1mo ago
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by madrox 1mo ago

A friend died of diabetic ketoacidosis. He loved technology and seeing people succeed. Thinking of him with this news. Miss you Dan. Grateful we're moving forward on so many fronts in the world.

exolymph 1mo ago

Thank you for sharing his memory with us.

dweekly 1mo ago

He was my roommate in 2001 in San Jose. We came up with the idea of having a place where nerds could come together to hang out and learn from each other and we decided to call the concept "Hacker Dojo". I had a sign laser engraved in 2002 at a state fair to memorialize the idea but we didn't actually get to open a Hacker Dojo until 2009. There's a conference room in it called Kaminsky. Dan was not a very good roommate but man, his brain worked in weird and wonderful ways, and it was inspiring how he could just rabbit-hole on stuff other people didn't find interesting until he MADE it interesting and found things nobody else had. I miss him too. What a gift he was to the world.

borski 1mo ago
Dan was a spectacular brain, and made contributions that still echo today. He is one of two friends to have passed from DKA. Miss you, Zach. RIP. Miss pwning with you.
- lolsowrong 1mo ago
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  - borski 1mo ago
    Indeed. hack the planet.
madrox 1mo ago
I wasn't sure how specific to be in my comment, but I'm glad the people who knew him know who it is. Speaks a lot of the man. I'm also 100% ready to believe he was not a good roommate by the condition of his car ;) Cheers to Dan.
neilfrndes 1mo ago
I take meetings out of the Kaminsky room multiple times a week. Thanks for starting the dojo, it's truly a wonderful place.
jejejrjrjhdhd 1mo ago
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dredmorbius 1mo ago

Out of curiosity, Type I or Type II diabetes, if you (or others) are aware?

user_7832 1mo ago
I'm curious too. As a T1 diabetic, I suspect it's T1, as it can kill (much) "more easily/faster", but that's just my guess.
friendzis 1mo ago
While this 1/2 typology is incomplete, diabetic ketoacidosis is a phenomenon generally relevant to type 1 family of conditions. Normally (even with pure type 2!) glucose-ketone levels move in opposition: to put it simply ketone production is activated by low insulin, which is activated by low glucose. Ketone bodies are then consumed instead of glucose or excreted and generally homeostasis ensures that ketone levels do not approach anywhere close to ketoacidosis levels. In cases where insulin production is broken (Type I diabetes, monogenic diabetes, mody) despite exogenous carbs raising blood glucose levels ketone body production is still active, however in most cases glucose is the preferred energy source, which leads to broken homeostasis of ketones, ketones accumulating and resulting diabetic ketoacidosis. Type II family is characterized by high insulin. Some call it insufficient insulin, some call it insulin resistance, but the result is that insulin remains high and ketone production low. Regardless if the person is nominally healthy or has insulin resistance, the only way to trigger ketone production is to get insulin low for extended period, which is caused by lack of exogenous glucose. So either ketogenic diet or full-blown fasting. Advanced and prolonged Type II diabetes (even if treated with insulin) can cause insulin production to drop along with insulin resistance, so the patient could develop Type I-like symptoms and risks, including DKA.
borski 1mo ago
T1, in both cases.

BrtByte 1mo ago

Sorry about your friend. This kind of news hits very differently when you know someone who might have benefited from it. Hopefully continuous ketone monitoring becomes as ordinary and accessible as CGMs are becoming.

dgellow 1mo ago

If you’re reading that and don’t know who that is, his Wikipedia page is worth a read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Kaminsky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Kaminsky

newtwentysix 1mo ago
Thanks! I was curious who this Dan is
joncrane 1mo ago
Thanks! His mom is a badass.

pierreortega 1mo ago

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