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Diabetic Type 1 since 1972 with Diabetic Retinopathy in both eyes for decades. Don't worry about it. Modern treatments are second to none whether its laser to zap the microscopic blood vessels or Lucentis (found to be effective in us diabetics too to reduce swelling to normal levels) after...

Hi Helen Good luck with your appeal. I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't have ticked 'Yes' unless it could be verified e.g.if an ambulance or doctor attended and it was recorded, so maybe honesty where DVLA wouldn't know any difference if you ticked 'No' is the best policy.Not that I'm advocating...

I'm 120kg 5'10" 46 year old male. Due to worries over insulin resistance I'm have Bariatric surgery (staples) in a few weeks. Just wondering if anyone has had gastric surgery (sleeve/staples/etc) and how they managed their diabetes control (type 1) both for the month on pureed food following...

I've had around 7 or 8 of these over the last year or two. First one is worrying but as I waited there were a number of (elderly) people getting it before me and it didn't seem to bother any of them as they came out. The worst bit for me wasn't the injection which is only a sharp scratch (the...

I'm not sure about the employment situation re your rights. Regarding accommodation options could include staying in a hotel nearby , treat it as if it were a holiday! You may be able to find a deal on Groupon, Wowcher, HotUKdeals, Vouchercloud, google voucher/discount codes, apps to find cheap...

After injecting in the same area for many years my diabetologist nearly fell off his chair when he saw the size of the injection site (4 x daily novorapid and 2 x daily levemir) lump at the top of my right leg.He convinced me to rotate my injection site around my stomach rotating location as in...

What's cheapest for one is likely not to be for someone else as everybody's circumstances are different....'how long is a piece of string". springs to mind! Excess, job, age , mileage, car model, postcode (if your neighbour has claimed it can increase your premium as you're then classed as being...

Hi Phil I've been in a similar position after redundancy as a shift workers at a factory making plastic injection automotive mould products and made applying for jobs my job "working" 8 hrs day at the Job Centre job club where they provided me with advice, stamps, envelopes, helping with cv's...

Diagnosed aged 4 years old in 1972 Been on insulin ever since I can remember Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I was prescribed Metformin (3 tablets daily) the other month to make my insulin more efficient. Later a doctor asked how much I drank at a diabetic review, told him it depends but perhaps 10-15 pints a week and he never mentioned anything re metformin problems and alcohol.

Hello everyone. :wave: Thought I would join and say hello after reading some of the posts on the forum. I am married am 43 with 2 kids (4 and 15) and have been an insulin dependant Type 1 diabetic since around the age of 4. My paternal grandfather was also a diabetic. I currently take at least...