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I am type 1 and had slight cataracts in both eyes earlier this year had both done and now have perfect eye sight, which is nice after wearing glasses for the last 38 years, so I would highly recommend getting them done

I live in France and I have to say the health system is excellent, I see a doctor every 3 months a diabetic consultant every 6 months and a pump nurse every 6 months may be I am just lucky but it has been the same for the last 27 years

15 or 16 for me I can't remember exactly now, I am now 68 and problems are starting to arrive feet hands and eyes but nothing to bad at the moment

Yes. Autoimmune to blame for my diabetes and a few other illnesses, why I have no idea, but I can say life has been good for me on the whole

I am 68 and have been a diabetic for 52 years nearly 53 years now, does it get easier yes with all the new pumps and cgm,s which help with highs and lows, I have other autoimmune problems including psoriasis arthritis which I took Humira injections which then caused lymphoma cancer but life is...

Sorry to hear about your cataracts, I wore glasses for the last thirty five years, I went for an eye test in January and was told I had the beginning of cataracts in both eyes, I went for further tests in beginning of March and the consultant asked if I wanted them operated on although I could...

I am back to normal now, I do think everyone who can have the covid jab should I know a couble of freinds who won't have it they say if everybody else have the jabs they won't need to, life is to short to argue with them

Nearly 3 weeks since my third jab, my blood sugers have just started to get back to normal, slightly quicker than my first covid jab, thank goodness I have my pump and cgm to help control my blood sugers

I did have a problem once when flying, I had to hand in my insulin pen when boarding and had to ask the flight attendant when I needed to inject they allowed me to inject in their room at the front of the plane but that was more than twenty years ago, I have flyed many.other times and have just...

Yes I had my third jab two weeks ago and the docter said see you for another in six months but I do live in France

10 days now since my booster jab, having to have 50% more insulin but finding insulin does not really start to work for 6 or 7 hours instead of it stating to work after 1 hour plus tried all the normal things like changing insulin having an injection instead but I had this problem after my first...

Yes I need more insulin after each meal and it takes a long time to start working, I had the same problem after my first covid injection but no problem after my second, I just hope it does not last to long

Pfizer jab for me booked it for next Friday as that will be six moths since my second jab, no one in France is having the AZ vaccine or at least I don't think so, flu jabs starts on the 26th October, I don't mind which jab I have but as I had the phizer jab for the first two I suppose that's...

Having my flu jab with October my third covid jab on the 16th

It's a bit to soon to have a flu jab here in France as they believe the protection will start to wane before the flu season really starts, we won't start having the jab before October or November

I will find out this week as I have to have some blood tests done this week, last week there were no problems here in France, I will not be pleased if there is a shortage here but the pharmacy has not herd of any shortages so its either a well kept secret or there are not any here

I believe now the libre 2 will also work with a smartwatch, which I used to like with the libre one with xdrip but have not used libre for the last 6 months as I now use the minimed sensors which I find better for me but we are all different what works for one may not work for another, I think...

No problem with blood tests here in France, Hope things improve in the UK soon but I don't think it has anything to do with brexit not that I would know as brexit does not affect us Europeans

I have been using the 640g and enlite sensors for a while now, before I was using the libre I have found the enlite much more accurate I have had a couple of failures but on the whole very happy, I hope to change to the 780g soon, I have an meeting with the Medtronic nurse on Friday

I have my tests every 3 months, I have it done at home have had it done like that for the last 25 years, covid has not changed that here in France, In fact covid has not affected any surgeries ( I have had eyes with cataracts done this year plus having new pump and cgm training ) and all my...