Recent Content by Jay88

It certainly sounds that you've got a great network round you, which when your first diagnosed is very important. With type 1 it's not hard of it to control you for the first year or so. My mum was only 6 years old, so the change of life had a bigger impact on my Grandparents. Who had to look...

Good for you & well done:) I think in some ways speaking for my mum, she was diagnosed very early at the age of 6. So really she didn't know life without it!! I feel that if you suddenly develop it at say in your 20's it would be a huge shock & lifestyle change. Which long term is difficult to...

Hello, I'm new to this forum, but having read some posts I thought I could add some imput. :) I'm not a Diabetic but my mother was, until December last year she was one of the UKs oldest surviving Diabetics. Having had type 1 Diabetes for over 66 years!! She was given a medal from the...