cp1943 said:
Just seen the Daily Mail headline on BBC news: what do you Type 1s think. Personally I think it could give us a more positive image. I find, as a type 1 of over 50 years, it could be less sensationalist not to say less self-pitying in tone and could be more informative (ok it's not always easy to deal with but "shocking" is not how I would describe it). Poor you Theresa May, perhaps you could encourage your buddies in the cabinet to make the NHS more sympathetic for those people who have had this "shocking disease" for years. I don't live in the UK but from what I read on this website the NHS isn't always doing a very good job.
Perhaps I'm just expecting too much of the Mail, but she obviously did give the interview.
Hi there I don't know what type you are, but whether or not it is a famous person or just an everyday Joe public, they have has just been diagnosed with a chronic life long condition, which can be managed well, but will not go away or disappear.
Some people are absolutely devastated when diagnosed, others accept it straight away and we have to get on with it.
On the radio this morning it was said one of her symptoms was weight loss and she will still carry on with her parliamentary duties as normal. Which it what we all do with our busy lives with work, children, DIY, gardening etc.
I hope to hear Theresa May speak about her medical condition herself, in her own words and if some good comes from a person in the public eye then it would be very good news for ALL the diabetes in the UK, even though something should of been done a long time ago.
This is now another person now diagnosed with Type 1 and I wouldn't wish this on anyone :thumbdown: She may of been shocked or in shock because of her diagnosis, but I, personally, would take anything a national newspaper prints with a large pinch of salt.
A newly diagnosed MP on our forum, now there's a thought :wink: We are, after all, in this together.
Take care all, best wishes RRB