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    Palingwick house please read

    Hi Julien, Wow now there is a surprise I did not expect to be reading a post from anymore contacts from my Palingswick days. I hope you are in good health. I am fine retired now but doing voluntary work for Diabetes UK as much as possible. Was sorry to hear your Mum had passed away. How is your...
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    Palingwick house please read

    Hi Sister Laffy It has taken so long to hear from ex staff of Palingswick House. I have to say that it is only when you have left there that you realise how much being there did to help one first accept diabetes and then control it. I left in June 1967 and went to work as an apprentice at...
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    Diabetes in the media

    The newspapers love to sensationalise. I have been type 1 for almost 54yrs and not been in hospital because of it since 1968. When I go into hospital for non diabetes related reasons I am still presumably one of the 10% in hospital with diabetes. Also the papers constantly misrepresent Type 1...
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    Theresa May and her "shocking disease"

    Theresa May has my sympathy as I would not wish diabetes on anyone but there are far worse things she could have been diagnosed with. As a Type 1 for 53yrs and knowing the donkey and carrot situation I am in, if Theresa May wants an insulin pump will she have any problems getting one?
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    How old were you when you were diagnosed?

    Type 1 aged 9 now I am 62yrs old and proud to have not let it rule my life. Good control is the abswer as we all know
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    What's the highest you've been?

    My highest in the last year was 14.7 whwn I was ill. I am never ovet 10 normally. Mind you I havw had type 1 since 1960
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    Whats the most annoying thing people say about diabetes?

    I had a serious accident 14yrs ago and now use a wheelchair. I have put on a lot of weight because of this. I hate it when so called health professioaks say that I am type2 without reading my notes. They assume I an because I am Overweight that I must be. Mind you I enjoy their embarrassment...
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    How long have you been diagnosed?

    1st November 1960 at Kings CollegecHospital in London. Was told I would have to have a few injections. Yeah right! Little did I know what the truth was. Still I am still very much alive and kicking some 57,000+ injections later