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i just read this and cannot fathom the silliness of the NHS in this matter: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/can-people-with-diabetes-give-blood.html
as someone who has had T-1 diabetes for MORE THAN 40 years, who is in relatively good health with bare minimum complications (cataract surgery in 2008), i have donated 47 pints of blood over more than a decade's time and have suffered minimal problems (okay, i admit to the time i put my purse onto the donation site and springing a leak...but the phlebotomist cleaned me up, re-bandaged me, made me sit down and eat something, then sent me on my way).
the screening process in the United States (and we've had some other issues in the past, such as HIV) has been built up over the years to prevent damage to both donors and recipients (yes, we've had some other issues in the past, such as HIV, but it is no longer possible to get HIV from a donation)
as someone who has had T-1 diabetes for MORE THAN 40 years, who is in relatively good health with bare minimum complications (cataract surgery in 2008), i have donated 47 pints of blood over more than a decade's time and have suffered minimal problems (okay, i admit to the time i put my purse onto the donation site and springing a leak...but the phlebotomist cleaned me up, re-bandaged me, made me sit down and eat something, then sent me on my way).
the screening process in the United States (and we've had some other issues in the past, such as HIV) has been built up over the years to prevent damage to both donors and recipients (yes, we've had some other issues in the past, such as HIV, but it is no longer possible to get HIV from a donation)