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Hope you had a good birthday and you know there are always people who will try to help you when you hit a rough patch but you can only do your best.

I got diabetes in 1979 and at the time off going to hospital was given a 50/50 chance, i can remember the beep the infusion made in them days. My parents had the orange to get used to giving me my insulin in the glass injection and having to clean it after every use and getting blood taken with...

Hi Hibby65 i have been reading your posts and see things seem to be getting better. I once worked in a factory where if you were off 3 times in a year you had to have a meeting with HR, this happened there was me, my shift manager, factory manager and HR. The woman from HR started my giving me...

Hello Meg i see you are going through a difficult time again, as you have been told it is no good keeping your feelings locked away. If you are on a pump i assume you have a diabetic nurse who you can contact if you are worried, if you have why don't you give here a call and explain what you are...

Nicola M you can ask to be seen by your consultant every 3 months and tell them the reason for this, as you can see the diabetic nurse every month if you would like to. I take it that you have spoke to someone about your mental health and diabetes and depression are very common with people with...

People will know someone who has diabetes but not know which type, the papers make the best headline they can for sales and are not bothered if they put a stigma to type 2. ixi1 it seems that your husband does not want to deal with the illness you have or has only seen overweight people on the...

The way you and your daughter have been treated is awful and i would complain as these people are there to help you not to make life more difficult. Is this your local hospital or is it a large hospital, when i was having problems with my diabetes i was at my local hospital in Durham but went on...

I know some of us were taking in by both of them but we were trying to help and it is a bitter pill to swallow, but with moderators finding out about them we should all be thankful. As they say it will take time to sort out but it will not stop me from helping people on this forum in fact it...

We all have our views on nokindofsusie but at the end of the day she has to make the choice herself, we may not agree with her but it is her life and she has to make of it what she can. From what i have read she does seem negative but also strong willed and had a life changing disease happen to...

Everyone should be allowed to say how they feel as no two diabetics are the same and we all feel different at certain times. This does not mean anyone is right or wrong, it means we are humans with feelings and at times they are negative this is all part of diabetes. It will be 3 years in April...

Susie i see your mindset has not changed over the Christmas holidays, i know that you see no good future for yourself and there are a lot of diabetics who feel the same as you. These range from people who are young when they get diabetes to people who have had it a long time and i would love to...

Well i started on injections when i first got diabetes in 1979 and i was put on a pump when i was 31 i think but the first 5 months were a nightmare, so i change hospital's and it was sorted in 3 weeks. At the minute i am having a break from diabetes as in 2015 i had a pancreas and kidney...

The thing is with diabetes there is always something to worry about, as far as diabetic complications go i have had or got most of them. I have had laser treatment and 5 ops on my eyes from the age of 18-21, then 3 months after i was told that i would need a kidney transplant, had ops on hands...

Jshep07 diabetes is a cruel illness and can take you to places you do not want to go, i got diabetes when i was 3 years old and grew up with it. I as well as a lot of diabetics hate it and we all ask why me and will do it for the rest of our lives. When i went to the comp i was the only diabetic...

Are you injecting or have you got a insulin pump, i have heard of people who need to change insulin as the body gets used to it and stops working.

Hi i know what you are going through as i am going through the same as well as bringing up my 2 children as a single dad. See if this rings any bells for you. I got diabetes in 1979 aged 3 and my parents were told that if i got through the next 24 hours i would pull through which i did, they...

As the two posts above have given you good advice, does your daughter know when her BS is low as if she does this is a great help as she will be able to tell the teacher and then they can sort the hypo out. The more information you can give the school the better. I think in the last few years...

Sorry to hear about your hypo, when i used to hypo i would shake and feel cold. I would sometimes go to bed with all my clothes on and the heating on, how long have you had diabetes because having a hypo is a shock to the body and shaking does happen. Is there any other medication that you are...

Has she lost any weight as this to is a sign of diabetes and also lack of energy, i agree that you need to get her seen asap and if you are wrong they may find out what is causing the constant thirst. good luck

Diabetes can effect the teeth and gums i have two wisdom teeth and have been told that if i need them out i will have to go to hospital. I used to have bleeding gums all the time till i got a pancreas and kidney transplant and they have not bled since but before the transplant said i had to keep...