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I got myself a wrist-style Medic ID. On the front is just my name and my condition (T1 Diabetic) but on the reverse is my NHS number, Date of Birth, two emergency contacts and that I am insulin dependent. I figured that any first responder or paramedic would just need to know I'm T1 Diabetic...

Ouch! We've had three years of living with the condition, although my daughter was also diagnosed with Neuphrotic Condition (another autoimmune) a few months after the diabetes and was on steroids and then chemo for that so we had awful trouble getting her sugars to be stable with the...

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Thanks. We're fine. It was the overnight stay in hospital that freaked me out. I am hospital-phobic and had a bit of breakdown before i went in. I was diagnosed at 34 so MODY would be unlikely, would it not? And although I've been having hypos for 48 hours, in the four weeks before that I've...

I started on insulin four weeks ago and got some horrendous bruising at first; I was using the GlucoRX 6mm needles from Macc Hospital. When I needed another box, my GP/pharmacy gave me Novafine 6mm and the difference was fantastic. No bruises at all (and they rarely hurt at all). Perhaps worth...

Ive asked the DVLA to tell us when they are planning to amend the rules - https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/diabetics_eu_legislation As for Brexit: 1. It may never happen (notice the delays, long grass, "when the time is right, etc" 2. It takes two years (at least, probably take lot longer...

I have a bit of an unusual tale. Three years ago, my five-year-old daughter (now eight) showed a few signs of diabetes - excessive thirst while on holiday was the main one, and although the blood glucose test with my type-2 diabetic father's spare meter showed her blood glucose was a little...