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My Father went mad about it all. My Grandmother was only trying to apply something that she hoped would get rid of the diabetes and my Mother also hoped. Fortunately little harm was done & we kept the entire thing to ourselves......until now, that is......!!!!!!

You do a lot. You are doing well, very well. I admire you, I am very aware of how difficult it sometimes becomes. We all have to go through the "do I need more carbs, more insulin" and so on several times a day, it is, unfortunately, part of life with diabetes but necessary to remain well & to...

Can remember only 1 boy at primary school calling me weak because I had sugar in my blood (how on earth he knew or equated the 2 is beyond me)!!!! I told him I wasn't weak because I injected myself every day. His face turned somewhat puce, his eyes bulged and his face grew long. He then accused...

Not Captain Sensible but will I do? 57 years as a type 1 on insulin & I think the answer is 4 fold 1) be totally immersed in life and what you are doing, be ambitious and goal orientated 2) have a mindset which includes thinking of good diabetic management as a means of precious energy, mental &...

I've had type 1 for 57 years now but only realised the other day how much of a "normal" my life of diabetes has become when I espied some sugarless sweets in a market. I became quite excited about buying some and just casually eating them when I wanted.....then I thought "I don't really want...

I aim to spend as little time as possible with medics after 57 years with type 1......

......but to be so defensive & over assertive as well as accusatory towards me....all I did was to walk into his office, I had never met the man previously......very strange behaviour, I think

Well I've now spent 57 years on a fad diet that won't last.......not bad going, eh?

No. This is because recently produced pens measure in half unit doses.

Where I live we are only referred to a consultant if there is a problem only see DSN now (when the practice actually has one, that is)!!

I have learnt, over half a century of type 1, to respond to the results of my own experience

I had one consultant who said to me, as I walked in, "you think you know more about diabetes than I do but I know more about the science of it....." -----I hadn't even opened my mouth......where did he get that idea from.....?

During my 1st pregnancy (after 25 yrs type 1--32 years ago) I had a BP test at hospital during which I had to lie down...BP taken, sit up....BP taken, stand up.....BP taken. This was repeated many, many times. Eventually more docs & nurses arrived and different BP machines......again many docs...

My GP put me on BP meds which literally nearly killed me so I stopped them, bought a BP machine & discovered that, even after 57 years of type 1, my BP is within normal range....

Out of date info......(by someone with little understanding)?

When I was about 10 my Grandmother suggested a faith healer & my mother went along with it: I had to stop insulin & have daily baths in vinegar (??????). After 2/3 days I begged to start insulin again because my energy was depleted, had a funny taste in my mouth & needed to go for a wee every 30...

Sorry but after having had type 1 for 57 years I can state, through practice, that no matter what is eaten it will need insulin to metabolise for the body's energy. Type 1 is autoimmune & there is no way to reverse it. All comments about reversal refer to type 2 (and this was how type 2 was...

Daughter not diabetic, by the way........