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Well done - I wish I could match your results! I have been T1 for over 60 years now - still here - no complications - so must have been doing something right for a long time! As for Diabetic specialist nurses - I now refuse to talk to any at my surgery because after a visit lots of years back I...

This is a brilliant article. Very Helpful and confirms my research findings I am T1 and have been for over 60 Years. A while ago the meter specifications were changed which prompted the manufacturer of the meter I had been using to withdraw the meters by stopping the production of test strips...

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=================================================================== Then I am a Muppet as well - I ran one finger thro a table saw about a month ago - straight to A&E - X-rayed to see if I had cut the bone - told - not enough to worry about! Great info but not important at the time as it...

This is more information than provided by the hospital - There is a tremendous amount I have learnt in the last 7 days which would have changed my decisions over past years. Thank you - your explanation and links will, I hope, Help others.

Saw 2nd consultant this afternoon - I have Wet Macular Degeneration in one eye and the other eye has nothing wrong - NO CATARACTS. - crudely put - Old age falling apart! 2 consultants seen very quickly - Neither willing to comment on 5 years of opticians telling me I had start of cataracts. I...

Thanks - Valid comment!

I do not know - Eyes really sore by then and watering so much that my vision was blurred and was not given the chance to view the pictures - I had several scans which I think include the one you describe. The real annoyance is that with cataracts it is well known that nothing is done till...

Tesco has an Eye test section which appears to be run by Vision Express as you cannot pay at a Tesco Store Till! The Eye test is free. Tesco in the UK sell just about everything but you need to be careful on the prices!

The Eye department was for Cataracts - Not part od the Diabetic section as was referral from Optician - 5 days between Eye Appointments and these are less tyan a month after Diabetic annual review with their Eye photos

For NewTD2 The Diabetic Ophthalmologist letter said nothing untoward is showing. No comments about cataracts - just take the photo's.

I forgot one bit - I usually say exactly what I think - Please do the same with any comments or thoughts

First the story so far. I am Paul >>>> T1 on insulin injection and diet for 60 Years.+ Over last 6 - 7 years I have - a) been told by optician(s) that I have the start of cataracts,. b) Annual review with consultant and Eye photos for last 10+ years have come back with the letter saying...

I am so jealous of you with a helpful diabetes knowledgeable GP. Stick with it ! My surgery has changed every GP at least once in the last 8 months and I have not seen the same doctor twice in about 2 years Paul T1 for 60 years this summer! My logic - I must be getting it right because...

Hi - I have been T1 for 57 years I also have had experience of the annoying and unhelpful and totally incorrect instructions. You are doing the right thing by reading, getting information, and then you must make your own decision as to what will work for you and your daughter. If you find...

Hi all - T1 for 57 years - still here so must have been doing something right. When I think about the NHS all I get is a feeling of disgust and despair! I want the tax I paid back so I can afford to go privately and get a decent service >>>>> Why ? a) Last DNS visit (about 5 years ago) I was...

Years ago I was told to take Statins and when I asked about side effects I was told there were NONE. WRONG - when I suffered massive cramp in my legs every night I stopped taking the statins and about 6 weeks later I finally had a nights sleep. I would suggest that you ask 3 questions - What...

T1 for over 50 years -- This article is spot on! A an asthma sufferer from the age of 9 months up to just over 9 years I was identified as a diabetic by my mother (Not any of the doctors) and then stayed in hospital for about 2 months after which I have never had another asthma attack - just a...

T1 for almost 60 years so I have a great deal of sympathy for your position. I have just resolved my restriction of strips but I has taken me nearly 2 years. During this time I have been too willing to be put off, accept excuses and not be really pushy. Had I chased every other day for answers...

I have so much sympathy on this. As a type 1 for over 55 years I have experienced much worse - and been so angry that I swore at the staff in the surgery (Received a letter saying if I ever did that again they would kick me out) <> After a long battle with the surgery about my Diabetic...