Recent Content by charlieb

60 years of diabetes, diagnosed in 1959 and I can remember all these things and am still carb counting, I have recently got a Libre and am have been offered pump therapy, what a change from metal syringes, surgical spirit etc. I can remember going back to school after diagnosis with an old...

I passed this milestone on 4th August 2019, have had ups and downs but still enjoying a great life.

I remember having one of those gun things, it was really painful for a very thin child,

Further to my post, I have been diabetic for 57 years and am 64. Blame mistake on my age, not my diabetes

My advice as has been said before is "love yourself" accept some failures but just keep on trying and celebrate all minor triumphs. It is a difficult condition to live with and sometimes other people make things worse but just keep on thinking this is my life, I am me, I am important and I am...

Hi I have been type 1 for 56 years and yes my Mum had to boil my syringe and needles, we were advised to keep them in methylated spirit and boil before use, not very convenient when eating away from home!

I have also been type 1 for 56 years (August 1959)

I agree with you, I have been forging ahead for 55 years and have constantly been told " you can't do that", but usually things work out for me. Type 1, yesterday HbA1C 52, don't know equivalent.

I too remember the holidays in Suffolk, I have been diabetic for 55 years (diagnosed in 1959), I have had a heart problem but all settled now and I still work but only for two days a week, and I play tennis twice a week. I still enjoy life and keep on keeping on and trying not to let things get...

I have been type 1 since 1959 and I too remember glass syringes, metal needles, urine testing by test tubes and clinitest tablets, I also remember an autoinjector which was just like a gun onto which you mounted your syringe. I think insulin pens are great but no one has ever mentioned I have a...

I was diagnosed in August 1959 which makes this my 54th year as a type 1 diabetic. I have experienced lots of ups and downs but still have a great and enjoyable life. The thing is to ride the wave and not let anything get you down :D

Diagnosed in 1959 aged 7, type 1, I am now 61 and still feeling good despite lots of ups and downs :D :D