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Thanks - I am a tad hairy in the area in question so it can be difficult to see!! :) Bloods very much better now - 5.4 last night before bed (with pasta spike to come) and 4.6 this morning. Working on the love handles now!

I have recently been struck with one of the good old diabetic side effects - thrush! Yay. This sparked a period of extremely high scrutinising of the BG levels and a diary of food, exercise and carb intake. For a couple of weeks I have had to increase insulin by 25% - 50% depending on time of...

Around 2.9M people in the UK have diabetes, approximately 4.6% of the entire population. 400K have type 1 which is 0.06% of the population and 13.8% of all diabetics. It doesn’t matter how much of this accounts for the £1.3TN debt we have. Doesn’t matter at all. What matters to Westminster is...

Tricky issue. On one hand you have to argue that providing the best individual treatment will lead to fewer diabetes related complications and thus save the NHS money in the long run. However, on the other hand, we're £1.3TN in debt now and 10% of NHS spending is going on diabetes. Are there too...

Well done that man!

I wouldn't consider myself as disabled. A disability, mental or physical, limits you in some way. I don't feel limited with T1.

I have always injected in the stomach area as my legs are too muscly and my arms are too skinny!! I had a doctor tell me that I was swollen (the kids just call it fat) through injecting in the same area too often. She gave me the medical term but I have since forgotten. Anyone know it? I'm going...

That's fair enough but you did say in your original post that if you were insulin dependant you would declare it. Which I think is correct. When I applied for my current job I declared my diabetes at the interview and was successful. I know now that the other candidate had more relevant...

Well said Jopar, now get your hard hat on and brace yourself!!!

When diagnosed I was 11st 10lb and am 6'3" - a coat rack my wife called me :) I laid off the distance running for a long time and the weight came back naturally.

Hang on mrspritchy, back up a bit please......you quit smoking AND lost over a stone in weight in 5 months. Whatever wall you just hit is not going to stand in your way with an achievement like that. We should rename you wrecking ball.....ok, that may make some of the younger ones think of Miley...

Ok, you need to look at the section I quoted and consider the use of "nonsense" and "negativity" within that context. There's a wider discussion from the OP on the DAFNE course and what I originally posted about and came back to was personal responsibility. I expressed my views and my experience...

Unbeliever:- I think this a very negative view and brings me back to my original point (or rant!) ref personal responsibility. In my experience I have always been given a fantastic level of support, advice and respect from my diabetes team. I don't attribute this to a postcode lottery but I...

I think it is a lot more common than you think and certainly don't believe it to be "a few". I'd also disagree that it is the "most powerful tool in managing diabetes". What about exercise?

Speaking from personal experience: I had regular contact with the diabetic nurses after diagnosis and this was gradually reduced as time passed. The emphasis was always very much on self management.

The mission statement for DAFNE does not stipulate this and I wasn't offered it until after being diabetic for a year. I was told to get a handle on things before taking the next step.

I certainly appreciate that I am able to exercise full control and am able to have test strips as required. I live in fear of the day when it will become "means tested" - which may be soon if the referendum up here returns a yes vote! Another topic however. :) The more personal responsibility...

Desidiabalum - I agree entirely that there is always room for improvement and that we should strive for it. However, my argument is that people should be grabbing the bull by the horns themselves and stop looking for all the responsibility to come from the NHS. There are two main reasons I...

DAFNE - Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating Hence, DAFNE is there to facilitate normal eating. Diabetics can have a normal diet. I have a normal diet and have had for all of my adult life (where I am in control) including the last 6yrs as a T1 diabetic. Less focus is needed on two things: 1. A...

Personal Responsibility. Two words that few people in this country seem to like being spoken at the same time but why do we keep forgetting about it? There is no one size fits all solution and that is why personal responsibility is so important. If people go into these courses so ignorant, not...