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    What was your diagnosis experience like?

    Haha I don't remember. But my mum was told by the ward Matron that I wouldn't survive past my early teens! That was in September 1966 so just coming up to 58 years of T1 as it is called these days. Yep, had to boil glass syringes with needles the size of a hosepipe - possibly exaggerating just a...
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    Clarithromycin

    Been T1 for 57 years now, not too badly controlled with recent HBA1C of 50. On day three of Clarithromycin for an infected wound and last night was a nightmare going hypo throughout and still this morning. Thanks to Librelink, that alarm is enough to wake the dead. Anyway, this morning I asked...
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    Libre Sensor 2 - PLEASE BE CAREFUL - Recent Issues

    Interesting. I've ben T1 for 57 years now and loved the Libre sensor when put on them a couple years back. That was until they updated it recently to send the information without the need to scan, since then it all appears to have gone to pot. Reasonably stable for years and then as soon as...
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    Don’t you just hate it when people think diabetes is easy

    Don't let it worry you. I've been T1 for 54 years since I was 2 and yes, certainly had issues with other peoples perception and perhaps even worse in those days, being wrapped in cotton wool at times! I think the biggest improvement was when I figured I wasn't worried about other peoples...
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    How old is everyone

    55 last year, Type 1 since 1966 so don't you young people worry about anything!
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