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    Provisional driving licence application

    Thanks guys, that explains it!
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    Provisional driving licence application

    Hi yes I had laser 3 years ago for retinopathy.
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    Provisional driving licence application

    Hi, I'm looking for a little advice about my provisional application that I put in 5 weeks ago now. I sent the application forms along with the diab1 forms, I received my passport back from them last week. Today I received a letter asking me to go for an eye test at specsavers....does anyone...
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    Burning pain in foot :(

    Hi, I have horrible burning sensations in my right foot, it feels like my bones inside are on fire. This has only been happening for the past week or so, had my anual foot check and theres no numbness and was classed of being low risk for circulation problems last week.....Its keeping me awake...
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    Retinopathy..pregnancy..aspirin & bleed in the eye??

    Thank you :) Had my baby 28th May with no sugar problems, continued eye laser up until 36 weeks, My last eye check was great with no changes and back to every 6 monthly check :) xx
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    Retinopathy..pregnancy..aspirin & bleed in the eye??

    my eye specialist and diabetes team have decided it is best to stop the aspirin
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    Retinopathy..pregnancy..aspirin & bleed in the eye??

    Hi there I havn't been on here for quite a while but I am 24 weeks pregnant at the moment, everything is fine, hba1c of 5.4....blood sugars are nice a stable. My question or query is, at 12 weeks pregnant I was advised to take a low dose of aspirin by my obstetrician, her reasons were to...
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    ACCU-CHEK combo pump

    Hi, I have been on the combo for 1 month now.....to be honest I found it quite hard to adjust from injections but this is probably because you get used to doing it all a certain way over lots of years. But saying that I think I have finally got to grips with it and started to understand all the...
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    FlexLink canula coming off after shower?

    Hi, this weekend we went on a little one night break to York, this is the first time i have been away whilst being on my pump so I was well prepared, took my old insulin pens, 2 spare canulas, batteries etc....... I changed my cartridge and canula the morning we set off, It didnt feel right and...
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    Do you think type 1 diabetes is a disability or a condition?

    Re: Do you think type 1 diabetes is a disability or a condit I have never considered myself as disabled......I am physically able to do what I please and have the ability to control my blood sugars either through my insulin pump or by what I eat so I would consider my diabetes as a condition...
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    1 month on pump and not seeing much change in blood sugars

    Re: 1 month on pump and not seeing much change in blood suga Thanks for that.....thats really helpful :)
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    1 month on pump and not seeing much change in blood sugars

    Re: 1 month on pump and not seeing much change in blood suga Hiya, thanks for that, yeah my nurse is looking at them and telling me what to try, I've already done fasting tests during the night and we thought we had it but then my bloods started to be raised again in the morning......and then...
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    my daughter is type1 diabetic

    Hi, I was 7yrs old when i was diagnosed and remember like it was yesterday going through my teens with diabetes...not easy to say the least. Trying to fit in and not be different to my friends was hard, I rebelled against the diabetes and used to do things my friends would, not realising or not...
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    1 month on pump and not seeing much change in blood sugars

    Hi, I will have been on my combo pump for a month tomorrow, this may sound a little impatient but i don't seem to be seeing any great difference with my blood sugars....so far i go to visit with my nurse every week and keep in constant contact (most days) over the phone. The sensitivity when...