Recent Content by Haviland

Diagnosed as type 2 in 2000 - never had any symptoms until I had a checkup with a new practice when we moved house. I remain on medication, though temporarily off Metformin and permanently off aspirin since it nearly killed me.

I found this out the hard way - 3 days before flying to Florida, I left half my blood in my bathroom, another half (I'd been topped up) in the Assessment Ward before undergoing surgery to repair the hole. Overall, 9 units of blood. It did have the "benefit" of getting my HbA1c down to 5.5 -...