Recent Content by silvabandit

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    Lack of service from NHS and alternatives?

    I have been asking about insulin pumps for the last 3 years, have been told by my nurses that as I work 3 shifts, including nights, I would be better for having one. I saw my diabetes consultant and have jumped through all the hoops he has set before me but now my dietician and specialist nurses...
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    Diabetic related hair loss

    Many years ago, when I was first diagnosed as type 1 diabetic, I attended a diabetic roadshow where I found out that diabetes can lead to baldness and for a long time this never bothered me. Over the last few years I have lost a lot of hair and wondered if this has happened to anybody else, and...