Recent Content by Chaz1311

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    How old were you when you were diagnosed?

    T1, diagnosed aged 3 years old, now 24. Was born prematurely and they think my immune system wasn't functioning properly. Was ill for nearly 6 months before diagnosis. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    What do you least like about diabetes?

    A very inspirational rant :) I'm one of the lucky ones with a GP practice nurse who's a t1 diabetic! If it wasn't for her, the GP would've put me on simvastatin because my cholesterol was 5 (a few days after a heavy night out too). I'm a healthy 24 year old with no other issues - it's medicine...
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    Injecting & testing in public

    Hi BlueQ! My moto is: if you're bothered by it, other people are more likely to notice. I also had a conversation with two of our Editors (I work in academic publishing) whilst injecting. They didn't even notice. If anyone's afraid of needles etc that's their issue. I will admit though that it...
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    Bodybuilding with Type-1

    Hi guys I hope you don't mind me butting in. This is my first post but one which I feel very strongly about. Short intro: I've been a t1 diabetic for nearly 21 years and started training with weights at 13 years old (my dad was a competitive weightlifter and I happend to inherit those strong...
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