Recent Content by Kerri5981

pretty self-explanatory really I thought If I can develop it it increases their risk

oh yeah lol x

Thank you I see it says (.com.au) I'm guessing that means Australia....wonder if they'd let this "whingeing Pom" join lol x

Its not really the testing that bothers me more the lack of bother in my doc's

It is both teams that are refusing to do the test

Thanks, I've done that and was kinda overwhelmed! That was why I asked

I'm sorry They still don't know what caused mine but I don't think they are that bothered to find out as I have no cancer markers in my blood tests

I have known about Type 1/2 my whole life It's only been in the last few years that the so-called experts have been discussing the extra Types(1.5, 3....) There is a different medical background to either one and it will affect my children and my grandchildren too

finally someone who seems to get where I'm coming from instead of going off down a million different routes :hungover:;)

All I want to know is how other people received their Type when diagnosed- what is so particular about that? I thought these were the kind of questions that this was set up to answer

|All I asked was two simple questions but either people don't read or are being deliberately obtuse!

Well I'm sorry but I don't consider over £200 and a round trip of nearly 5 hrs plus the appointment time to be "competitive" on ESA when it only costs the NHS £36 or so I have been told- which I offered to pay! Really, I am not trying to be rude, but I have my reasons for wanting to know and...

I'm glad it was that easy for you

Unfortunately the hospital is the same in our area for clinics and everything else It's the attitude that I am diabetic because I caused it (Type 2) as opposed to it being not my fault (Type 1) that we all face everywhere

The main reason I'm worrying about getting a correct diagnosis is family. I am the first person in all of my family history that I know of to get any form of diabetes and I have babies and grand babies to think of The attitude I get whenever I mention my diabetes doesn't help...