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  1. Vicky_Salmon

    Hip pain.

    Does anyone else have experience of hip pains during the night? I can't decide whether I need a new matress or this is some kind of new problem associated with Type 1 Diabetes. I am 50 and was diagnosed 13 years ago. I get pains under my buttocks when I walk a long way and hip pains - like a...
  2. Vicky_Salmon

    Research for a school project.

    My student is writing an eesay on the links between age, length of time since diagnosis and complications. Would anyone be willing to complete this short, anonymous questionnaire on Google docs...
  3. Vicky_Salmon

    Help me please x

    I am type 1 so I am probably not the best person to answer but I am sorry about your situation and hope that you have someone to turn to. I would get straight back to your nurse tomorrow and explain exactly what you are going through.
  4. Vicky_Salmon

    Help me please x

  5. Vicky_Salmon

    Type 2 Newly Diagnosed

    I am not sure that I can help you interms of advice, but I certainly can commiserate. I was diagnosed 14 years ago and remember how difficult and frustrating managing my diabetes was. Can I eat this? Will this raise my blood sugar level? I am sure that this web site will help you. Download the...
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    explaining what it's really like to live with Type 1

    I have been type 1 since 2003, so 14 years. I take 3 injections a day and am relatively active - a single mum with 2 teenagers and a dog. I am not paraoid or overly careful about my blood sugars since I am the only carer of the 3 above mentioned. Maybe I could be considered foolish.... I am...