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For anyone else in this situation as apparently its a lot more common than i thought i,ve just got off the phone with the DVLA and apparently all i have to do is fill out a form and produce a letter off my consultant and thats that. It doesn,t cost anything and i dont have to resit my test and...

iv'e tried to explain it a bit on my posting about "CUSHINGS". But basicly the cushings syndrome was supressing my pancreas. I,m still on insulin, however 10 weeks ago i was on: 58 units Lantus 12 12 18 Novorapid 4x500 Metformin I am now down to 14 units of Lantus and i havent had any...

i was diagnosed T1 in March 2007 and have been on insulin since then. However on an Annual checkup with my consultant he noticed that id put a lot of weight on and various other symptoms, he tested me for cushings syndrome and found that i had a benign tumor on my pituitary gland. i had an op...

thanks for everyones views. im not off insulin yet but hope to be by the end of this month, so in the new year i should hopefully be able to persue this matter. However it looks like it will be long and drawn out (and probably costly) but im not reliant on my licence it would just be nice to get...

has anyone outhere come off insulin and had their LGV licence returned to them, if so how do you go about it. i,ve looked on the DVLA website and i cant find anything obvious

i was diagnosed type 1 in mar 07 and ive been ski-ing 3 times since then. All i ensured was that i had a good breakfast everyday and my levels were fairly normal. However with it being quite a physical activity it is worth having the odd hot chocalate throughout the day to keep you topped up...

hi i was diagnosed type 1 14 months ago and the nearest that i've been to a hypo is feeling hungry, sweaty and a little bit shaky. i love it when this happens as i use it as an excuse to pig out on chocolate without feeling guilty. and just for info this only happens to me on average about once...

i got a frio pouch to go skiing to lapland to stop my insulin freezing. it was minus 28 one day and the insulin inside the frio pouch stayed relatively warm.

thank you both, i can certainly try them. i think that the pringles might work if i stuff the box with tissues so that they dont rattle around.

has anyone got any advise for me. As part of my job i can be out in the middle of nowhere for long periods of time. I always carry a bag with me which contains BM monitor, chocolate, lucozade (drink + Tablets). If my BM is low i will take something, but obviously all these things that i...

when i was firstly diagnosed a year ago i tried my utmost to be discreet and find somewhere clean and out of the way to do my jabs, but once i got back to work i found this almost impossible as im a firefighter and we allways seem to get calls during meal times and end up having to take my jab...

after being diagnosed type 1 a year ago my consultant told me that the government was constantly assessing these bans and that over the years other bans have been lifted and in his opinion one day individuals will be assessed and could therefore regain their licence.I too lost my Lgv licence...

in response to the blanket ban on insulin dependants. shouldn't all ids lose their licences (cars, hgvs and bikes) because a 44 tonne truck can make a mess but dont underestimate what damage a car can make.

i've been a firefighter for 13 years and although im not sure what the criteria for joining the fire service is. All i can say is that i was diagnosed type 1 last may and i had one week off work and then returned on light duties for about a month. Since then i've been fully operational apart...

hi all, i was diagnosed type 1 last may and put staight onto insulin. its almost a year down the line now and on wednesday the diabetic nurse told me that she thinks that i may be type 2, and that they are going to put me onto metformin. I presume at this time that i will be on both metformin...

This is the first time that i have posted. Im' male and was diagnosed type 1 last may. with regards to adoption i've been on the register for four years now with no luck yet. after i was diagnosed i informed the adoption agency of my condition and was informed that there could be a problem as...