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I get pip for having mythocondrial type 1 diabetes complications and complications through melas syndrome (rare genetic condition) anyway I had to go to Glasgow for a face to face when it was dla and it was a degrading process used by a private company to make people give up the dla process and...

Midd sounds like the rare genetic condition (melas syndrome) (M3243A) I was diagnosed a few years back

Does any other type 1s find they get blood sugar spikes after eating certain fruit I. e oranges

I got a shielding letter because I am classed as clinically extremely vulnerable due to having a rare genetic condition, a rare type of type 1 diabetes and wolf parkinson white syndrome in Jan 2021

I am on the vulnerable list because I have a rare type of type 1 diabetes and a rare genetic condition, but I work as a retail security officer, wondering whether I should be on the sick list from doc

I am 46,i have mythocondrial type 1 diabetes and a rare genetic condition, I read the NHS high risk cornovirus website and diabetes was on it, I also attend the Genetic clinic in Newcastle, England, I am under treatment from NHS Scotland and haven't received a shielding letter from from the NHS...

I have type 1 diabetes and a rare genetic condition and also work as a retail security officer at a well known supermarket chain,and decided to self isolate due to my low immune system for 12 weeks, anyone think this is the right thing to do

My diabetic hospital appointment has now been cancelled 4 times, I go to the david Mathew's clinic at monklands hospital in airdrie Scotland, to ask anyone to wait 1 hour and 10 minutes to see the consultant is a nightmare

Had the same problem when I ordered a spare novo pen,basically pen came damaged from manufacturers, couldn't put insulin cartridge into pen

I have been told the same by Dan and diabetic clinic,put sharps in a used milk carton and once full put in waste bin

It is against the disability discrimination act for a boss or someone at a cafe/restaurant to stop a type 1/2 diabetic from injecting there insulin,and if a person is discriminated against they only need to complain,it seems only larger companies have a dedicated first aid room for somewhere...

Had the very same gastroenteritis last Sunday, couldn't stop being sick and had non stop diarrhoea all day, eventually had to get my wife to call nhs 24 as I am type1 and couldn't keep food or water down and didn't have any insulin all day, spent 3 days in hospital on saline drips,now my bowels...

I am under the care of the hospital clinic and the doctors nurse because I have mythacondrial type 1 diabetes

I was supposed to get an insulin pump, but because I do retail security l didn't want to risk it breaking

Cavonia sugar free usually works for me