Search Results

Hi Franny I had much the same problem and agree with what Douglas says. Type 1 here who sticks strictly to my carb intake but very skinny and unable to put on any weight. Weary of always feeling cold I met up with the hospital dietician to get some ideas about how to put weight on. She asked me...

Type 1 for 50 years and working for 34 of those. Had a number of employers a not once have I been refused time to attend the hospital diabetic clinic apppintments. Those are never late or early in the day and usually always between 2pm and 4pm. Visits to my GP and dentists etc are in my own...

I'm an oldie now and have been type 1 for 50 years. Both my mother and grandmother were both type 1's. My great-grandmother died from the disease as insulin was not available in those days. After all these years I don't have any complications which, although very grateful, has always puzzled...

LOL Ladybirdy, yip that happened a few times at our house too. One other thing I forgot about was watching my grandmother heating a test-tube over the gas ring. She didn't like the Clinitest tablets and continued using Benedict solution. Sadly, her mother died from the disease which was before...

Thanks folks, loving the memories. 50 years type1 here and the changes have been amazing. I remember the little trays of stainless steel needles each of which was to last about 10 days. Also, the glass syringes came in two different needle fittings. If I recall correctly mines was Luer and my...

Spaceman Type 1 50 years here and I can relate to your dreams and nightmares. About 5 or 6 years ago I suffered badly from these. Some were very scary and continuous. Night after night. The oddest thing was the nightmare seemed to find my weakness(es) and include them making the whole thing...

Hey Darren Not much I can offer here because you’ve had some great advice from the regulars. I would like to say though that these episodes can be difficult and very distressing on partners, friends etc especially seeing them for the first time. I’ve had them and they still scare the daylights...

Type 1 for 52 years. I'm still waiting too Stephen. From test tubes to meters, from glass syringes and little trays of stainless steel needles (each one expected to last up to a week or more) to insulin pens. Major changes in my lifetime and yours and not all for the better. Bill

I was 8yo, I'm now 60 so it's been with me a lifetime. I grew up in house with two other type 1's, my mother and grandmother so from the start it was all very disciplined. Yes it changed my life. Good times and bad times equally and many times I have hated the illness with a passion. Still no...

Hi For the last few years I've used AllClearTravel who specialise in insurance for folks with pre-existing conditions. I'm type 1 and never had a problem getting good rates from them. Last September for 8 days in Greece the premium was £21. Their address is http://www.allcleartravel.co.uk/ Bill

The most embarrassing for me was about 10 years at Heathrow, right in the middle of a busy restaurant. I’d taken my Novorapid and had started eating dinner when I began to feel hypo. You all know that feeling and I couldn’t figure out why it was happening as the injection had only been about 5...

Dear Dougal Can I join this little group of new friends? I hope so. I’ve been on insulin for more than 50 years and grew up in a household where being diabetic was normal. Mother, grandmother, and goodness knows how many others were type 1. I seemed as a child to run the gauntlet of...