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Hi Colin! I was diagnosed in May 1979 with type 1 at the age of 15. When I was 35 I started getting pains in my left side like a kidney infection and was not able to walk to work any more as the pain got worse. I went to see my GP, who specialised in Diabetic Care (lol) he told me I was only...

I can't digest food properly (exocrine insufficiency) and have been taking Creon 10,000 for 3 years now - I capsule for every 6g of fat I consume. It's a real pain not only counting carbs, but having to count grams of fat as well. We just have to 'keep on trucking', as they say! What is CBD?

The balls of both feet were so painful and I was scared of the dreaded neuropathy, so went to GP. He referred me to the hospital for ultrasound scans on both feet. It was Morton's Neuroma - something to do with the nerves at the base of your toes. Some days I couldn't put my feet to the...

The diabetes consultant advised me at my last appointment to split my Levemir dose (10/10 units) rather than one shot of 20. I had been having lots of low BGs in the middle of the night and he wanted to prevent those. Now I rarely have a low BG at night. This worked for me, but I was having...

I was 15 and started on insulin the day Margaret Thatcher became PM (May 1979). I am now 52 and still going strong, despite heart attack in 1999 and 4xby-pass in 2005

I have been taking insulin since 1979 (Type 1) and after my son passed away my blood sugars went off the screen. One minute I was having a hypo, followed by a 20+ blood glucose. The Doctor referred me to a gastroenterologist and he did numerous tests and gastroscopy, etc. He put me on to...

I'm Type 1 (since May 1979), but in April 2014 when I had a camera down the throat again for stomach problems. I had another ulcer (that makes 5 now). My consultant took a stool test and loads of blood tests and confirmed that I have Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency (PEI which means I don't...

After my son passed away, I started being sick and feeling dizzy all the time. I went through loads of tests at the hospital and they found that I had exocrine insufficiency - my pancreas wasn't producing enzymes to digest food. I now have to count each gram of fat I eat and have to take a...

Lows: The best description is "vacant". As if I had had too much to drink and my legs won't go in a straight line. I feel sick, but hungry. I feel like a puppet, like a Thunderbird puppet and I am not in control of the strings. I talk rubbish (according to my partner) and I know what I want...

I have just read the bit about Verapamil - I have been taking it daily since I had a 4xby-pass in 2005. Supposed to slow my heart down - still races. Anybody got any advice?