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I shall be 82 next month and diabetic since 1954 at age 10.I was boasting at how well I was just before my 80th birthday when I ended up on hospital with AKI,a month later I was having an emergency pacemaker fitted.Last month I had a bi ventricular pacemaker fitted as my heart failure is now...

I was 10 in 1954 and hadn't been well for a few days.GP came on Friday,did a urine test and said I had diabetes mellitus,( no type 1 or 2 then).We'll send her to hospital on Monday as it's a bit late now.The only things I could drink were Roses lime juice (v expensive) and cabbage water.Monday...

After 70 years I still make mistakes,my most recent one was when I put the quick acting phial ( flasp ) in the wrong novopen and the long acting one (tresiba) in the other..It sent my blood sugar readings haywire. After 24 hours I realised and corrected it.To make sure it doesn't happen again I...

I don't post often unless something odd happens. Last June my left kidney played up and a stent and catheter were attached to sort the problem.Five weeks later,when everything had been sorted I started passing out.Blood sugars fine, surgery advised ringing 111 and paramedics arrived.No problems...

Thankyou all for your congratulatory messages. My mother used to weigh everything, the scales were small and weighed as little as 1/4 ounce.She would make me " floating islands " and junkets.Every birthday I had a prawn salad which was a real treat. I started work at 16 at Premium...

I don't post often but thought I would share this with you all.Last Thursday the 8th of February was 70 years since I was diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus ( as it was then called ),I was 10 years old. Its been some journey but I managed,more by good luck than good management.I started out...

I have been type 1 for nearly 70 years and have fairly good control. I'm on Flasp and Tresiba with only minor problems up to now.Blood tests at end of August showed possible Coeliac and Dr said that's no problem.Considering I was already restricting my choice of food due to Diabetes and high...

I've always increased my novarapid to cope with Christmas and enjoyed the forbidden fruits.This year is going to be different. I've now been disgnosed as coeliac. I have no symptoms at all ,so as I am already coping with diabetic diet and low potassium dirt ,I am going to ignore it completely.I...

I've been a type 1 diabetic since the age of 10 and last week celebrated my 80th birthday.I've been using sweeteners since then ,starting with saccharines and now using sweetex.I sweeten fruit with sucralose from Aldi.I don't use it very often and now find my current one is out of date by 15...

Congratulations join the club.I'm celebrating today 67 years since I was diagnosed aged 10 ,I've already got the 50 and 60 year medals am aiming for the 70 now. Had my vaccine 9 days ago, Pfizer one,and no after effects at all.

Hi I've been type 1 for 67 years since the age of 10.Apart from having cataracts treated 5 years ago,and taking statins ,aspirin,and blood pressure tablets I have no other complications. Diabetes treatment now is very different to when I was diagnosed..One injection a day and black and red...

That's what I've tried,but it's still difficult .

I have been type 1 for 65 years and have no problems luckilyMy husband is 78 and upto 2years was relatively fit apart from pulmonary fibrosis which was stable.He has been type 2 for 20 years controlled by Metformin Glicazide and Liniglipitin until two months ago when insulin was needed .Inow...

Yes,things have changed a lot since I was diagnosed in February 1954 aged10.The doctor came to see me at home on the Friday and arranged for me to be admitted to hospital on the Monday.I cam remember drinking cabbage water at home and eating very little.I was in hospital for 6 weeks and taught...

Yes I went to three camps between 1955 and 1958 ,one near Aylesbury,one in Clitheroe Lancashire and one in Pateley Bridge Yorkshire great fun and everyone was only on one injection a day.