Recent Content by Midzbike

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    Type 1: I'm a horrible diabetic

    So sorry you feel like this, I've been there for longer & know how you feel. The key is that we're all different, so you can't always trust what others say. Trust how you feel & get the "professionals" to explain in a way that you/I/we understand. I've found that talking, sharing, comparing and...
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    Diabetic Girl.

    Remember that statistics is another word for "guess". Go back a while & life was about 2-years from diagnosis, if you were lucky. Now the stat's have to take in those who don't pay attention to staying healthy (the same way as they have to for everyone), so just make a point of proving that...
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    Diabetic Girl.

    I don't know whether you can remember Monty Python's "Life of Brian", but Google You-Tube for "Always look on the Bright Side of Life"! In some respects, the trouble with our "trouble" is that people don't see it in the way they see a broken leg's plaster cast, which they can sign to hide their...
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    Driving Licence Suspended

    Hi I've been Type1 for more than 40 years & have been moved to a pump in February, due to my sensitivity to insulin. I'd be fascinated to know why 4mmol counts as a hypo & does everyone have the same abilities at the same blood sugar levels? If the DVLA insists we must stay at high(er) HbA1c...