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<blockquote data-quote="kndjy" data-source="post: 892003" data-attributes="member: 171422"><p>I am sorry the 31 one years of MY experiences with IDDM upsets people but we are all different.</p><p></p><p>I am extremely pleased a couple of you have had a "normal" but no doubt REGIMENTED life and deal with your "condition" so well.</p><p></p><p>That however, does not NEGATE my experiences or anyone else's. When I was younger I was seen less than yearly quite quickly, as my bloods were so good, 10 years later my younger brother had the same experience. We were, at that point seen to be, exemplary diabetics. Then just after two & half years of diagnosis my brother hypo'd, went into a coma & was "brain dead" when we took the decision to switch off his life support.</p><p></p><p>I am fully aware different people have different needs & experiences BUT I do NOT think we should decry ANYONE who needs DLA, now PIP, considering the evidence you seem to have to supply, only those in need will get them.</p><p></p><p>Three DIFFERENT medical professionals accepted on their own account that I would never work again due to my diabetes and I received Ill Health pensions from my two pension providers. Noting ALL three, one being my GP, stated:</p><p></p><p>"type one diabetes was a debilitating condition";</p><p>"being recognised more & more as a long term disability" &</p><p>"although there are type 1 diabetics who have healthy lifestyle, as time with the condition increases, so do the appearance of complications & susceptibility to infection unfortunately the patient is in this latter category & will likely become more ill as time passes"</p><p></p><p></p><p>But in passing, by eating less carbs, you need less insulin & hence less fat is retained in your body.</p><p></p><p>In any event, if making passing comments to try and offer support to those in need, leads to such feedback - we are only talking semantics here after all - I think my time on this forum is probably best ended. Less than 24 hours of use must be a record.</p><p></p><p>I wish you all well in your future lives & hope you can be a bit more supportive of others less fortunate than you...</p><p></p><p>**Personal remarks removed by Moderator.**</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kndjy, post: 892003, member: 171422"] I am sorry the 31 one years of MY experiences with IDDM upsets people but we are all different. I am extremely pleased a couple of you have had a "normal" but no doubt REGIMENTED life and deal with your "condition" so well. That however, does not NEGATE my experiences or anyone else's. When I was younger I was seen less than yearly quite quickly, as my bloods were so good, 10 years later my younger brother had the same experience. We were, at that point seen to be, exemplary diabetics. Then just after two & half years of diagnosis my brother hypo'd, went into a coma & was "brain dead" when we took the decision to switch off his life support. I am fully aware different people have different needs & experiences BUT I do NOT think we should decry ANYONE who needs DLA, now PIP, considering the evidence you seem to have to supply, only those in need will get them. Three DIFFERENT medical professionals accepted on their own account that I would never work again due to my diabetes and I received Ill Health pensions from my two pension providers. Noting ALL three, one being my GP, stated: "type one diabetes was a debilitating condition"; "being recognised more & more as a long term disability" & "although there are type 1 diabetics who have healthy lifestyle, as time with the condition increases, so do the appearance of complications & susceptibility to infection unfortunately the patient is in this latter category & will likely become more ill as time passes" But in passing, by eating less carbs, you need less insulin & hence less fat is retained in your body. In any event, if making passing comments to try and offer support to those in need, leads to such feedback - we are only talking semantics here after all - I think my time on this forum is probably best ended. Less than 24 hours of use must be a record. I wish you all well in your future lives & hope you can be a bit more supportive of others less fortunate than you... **Personal remarks removed by Moderator.** [/QUOTE]
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