Recent Content by Ilana

Hi! I am a type 1 diabetic and I have a place at university starting this September. Could anyone please advise me on which loans and/or grants am I eligible to apply for? Thanks!

Hi Meg, I'd love to chat to someone my age, I'm 18 in July. Have you got facebook? x

Hey, I'm glad you're exams went OK, I'm in the middle of my exams too. What subjects are you taking? I'll be your friend :) It might be too late for you to apply this year, but if you haven't already, you can go to your exams administrator in your school and ask for extra time and rest breaks...

That needle looks terrifying :wideyed:

Loving the diabetes banter on this thread:woot:

Are they appropriate for the forum or...? :oops:

But not a gay drink :p

Surely she could have made a pun about the highs and lows of blood sugar and marriage:D

Hahaha I've left school now but I'll try it on my friends although I have a feeling they'll be too whimpy to try it :p How old are you, if you don't mind me asking?

I agree with you completely, I feel like my friends need to understand the problems I go through, including the ones of being a diabetic, to see who I am accurately

Until they meet your wife who checks that you have taken your blood sugar :wideyed:

I wouldn't say it is easily manged though, it took me along time to get to grips with the right amount of each insulin and tablet and I still haven't got exercise sorted out. It's still a faff with prescriptions and all the doctors appointments even though there are worse illnesses.

The D word haha :rolleyes: my family second guess me too and I'm like "but it's my body, I know best!" My auntie borrowed a copy of balance magazine for diabetics but she just ended up skipping the technical stuff and looked at the recipes. I get what you mean about family caring if you're ok...

Aww that's sweet of your daughter! I tested my dad's blood sugar when he got some results from a general medical test back so I actually diagnosed him (with T2, not T1 like me) before the doctor! Thank you, I like a good vent sometimes :joyful:

Wow well said! There should be more information about it at schools, there is a lot of ignorance, I hardly knew anything about it myself until I was diagnosed!