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It was 1990. I think the long hours and stress?! Bizarre. As an adult I got hired as a flight attendant but failed the medical as T1 and it was legal cos it was a middle eastern airline...

Hi Glucose Guardian, I used to live in Scotland and when visited my parents in England I actually forgot to take insulin (it’s hard to explain but cos it’s always with me, I genuinely forgot). England and Scotland have separate and different NHSs. Anyway, the English pharmacist just rang my...

Thanks! You’re obviously right and - how dumb is this- I think it’ll be a bigger deal that I’ve not told them before, rather than the Diabetes being a big deal!

Haha thanks @slaxx. I do feel it’s a bit late now but that’s ok! Diabetes itself hasn’t REALLY stopped me doing anything but I think the shame has. I’m meant to be going to learn to ski with colleagues who don’t know I’m T1- how am I going to handle THAT?!

I was told about 8 years ago by a DSN that I didn’t need a sharps box and to just use an old plastic bottle I’ve always meant to write to the tabloids about it, re danger to others / lack of funding

I am bizarrely ashamed of my T1. Diagnosed 27 years ago at 7yrs old I handled it better then (pre adolescence which I’ve not progressed beyond). Only a handful of my closest friends know and I never tell work (in my experience I only ever get interviews if I don’t declare it...) Anyway. I had a...

Hi Beth! I totally have this problem. In fact it's the main reason (along with traffic light face) that I stopped exercising as a teenager (embarrassment) which I now totally regret (20 years on).

Hello all, I've been prescribed new pen needles that are 0.23 thick. My old ones were 0.3 thick. I was excited, thinking thinner needles would be slightly more comfortable (every little helps), but I THINK they are leaking when I inject! I usually do experience a little leakage but this...

What about a novopen 5? It automatically tells you when injected. I got 1 for my levemur cos I can never remember if I took it or not. (T1 for 27 years and useless but no complications)