Recent Content by leedoak

Just an update, I'm still in at the moment. I'm showing good HbA1c results. But they will look at me after my eye exam next year.

Hi Mel18, I got told I was T1 in April I'm 37 in the army, married with two children. My life was turned upside down as T1 in the army is not good. So I'm trekking the Sahara desert in Nov so anything is possible stay strong stay positive and if you get down, you get down. People don't need to...

I've never been told that, I've been told to test as much as I see fit. Before and after meals and before and after bed.I test aleast 7 times a day minimum. All my appointments have been in the diabetic unit in Portsmouth and the nurses gave me there phone number to call when I needed anytime...

I was just taught 4 to 7 before meal 7 to 10 after meals was fine. This was all in the the last 3 months?

Marine engineer, 17 port & maritime.

Cheers, my regt is being pretty supportive. I'm from a small trade group so we are all pretty close. I've got my blood under control but. Still int honeymoon period which is probably helping lol. Cheers for your support and advice for the trek. Any other advice would be diamond. Or you could...

At just under £500 now, thought the diabetic world would have been more supportive but thank you all for those who have sponsored.

I'm still in at the moment, it's only been 2 months. Im not getting any feedback so I'm just cracking on. I'm doing a Sahara trek in November for charity to prove I'm still fit.

48hrs and over £400 that brilliant. Thank you everyone for your support. Spread the word and keeps sponsoring. Every penny helps towards research toward diabetes.

Been running the just give page 24hrs and I'm over £300 already thank you. Spread the word it's all for a good cause our cause.

Sorry mate, you can't join if you have diabetes. I'm in the army I got type 1 in April, they are trying to medical discharge me after 14 year service, I'm gutted I'm married with two children. I'm nothing but a broken cog in there system and I'm a engineer, so I'll always work on a base...

Hello, I'm a T1 from the 10th April 2015. I'm also a British soldier, I plan to trek the Sahara desert to raise money for Portsmouth diabetes clinic. I've set a Facebook group up called " diabetic solider " please look and sponsor me, if not just text DOAK63 £.... To 70070. Thank you, diabetes...

It's life changing! I'm in the army, so I might be getting medically discharged. Fingers crossed it does not come to that but we shall see, it is what it is. All we\you can do is take each day as it comes. Don't fight it accept it and make it work. I'm lucky I have a wife and two brilliant...

Pork scratching!!! There my go to for hunger! Lol I got told I was type 1 3 weeks ago I feel his pain! But you learn to adapted quickly.

Wow I'm fubar, I only inject twice a day on a mix. But I'm changing next month onto a bolus. Only been T1 two weeks. Everyday is a school day! Lol