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Funny but when both my daughter and I drink coffee it makes us sleepy. Sorry know it off topic but could be relevant.

Re: Licence expired, awaiting DVLA medical decision, can I d If you read the info that came with you medical questionnaire it states that you are not allowed to drive until you receive your new licence. I did not know this and I rang the DVLA and was told this suppose I should have read all the...

God all that and you can still joke. Thanks for being positive you have made me feel better even after a week like that . I was on a downer as have neuralgia in my face and head been in pain for days my neuropathy came out in simpathy. I know I shouldn't laugh but just got a mental picture of...

Good control was described to me by my consultant as keeping my blood sugars below 10 by balancing out my carb intake and carefully calculating my insulin requirements. I am on an insulin pump so the calculation are really precise.

Unbeliever thanks for your reply. I did worry when I posted the reply that it would frighten others but ignorance can be very bad. When I was diagnosed I had just had a baby she was only months old I was so Ill I couldn't even look after her and I went blind. I had spent over 2 years going to...

As an ex union rep the union is great when u need representation or action against your employer as well as if you just need moral support but you need to get to know your rights no point in going into his employer ready for a fight you need to understand your condition and your ability to...

I agree it not what you have wrong with you or what you take it's how you manage with your condition. I do get DLA higher rate care low rate mobility but its not for the conditions I suffer but the fact that I hypo too easily and quickly I have symptoms but due to autonomic neuropathy and slow...

I feel so sorry for him this is a big change to his life and his employer not being very understanding. Everyone has basic employment rights even if they have not signed a contract. If you have a disability (a medical condition which effects your day to day living) then you come under the...

Re: Im hoping not to bore you all but I really need your adv I know that this may be too late but what you need to understand is that there is a disability discrimination action to protect you. You can view it on line but it is very boring the gist of it is that your employer need to take your...

I suffer really bad with neuropathy in both feet and legs, both hands as well as my head and face. My left eye twitches and a lot of the time I look like I am winking at people. I am a type 1diabetic and I can sympathise I hate the dreaded question when you see a new consultant or you are...

You could try making your own there are plenty of recipes on line tory substituting the sugar you need for a honey or sweetener. I found making my own stuff can help you count your carbs better as well as the calories.

Sunny. Thanks for expressing exactly how I feel I managed being diabetic for 10 years with out a problem. I raised two young children and worked part time I felt I was super women but these past few years the cracks started to show and my body has failed due to complications that I was told I...

I get lots of spam from banks and such have had some that look like the are legitimate but try to trust my spam filter. Got a strange one the other day from supposedly the FBI thought it was hilarious when it said I was wanted for some crime and that if I was innocent I need to contact them.

Good lick but don't know what type of diabetic your are but if you are doing night it's no only going to be your sleep that will be a problem eating at different times may need some planning. Diabetes love being in a pattern and trying to change it can be a *****.

I was like that when I was working but I am type 1 I would have a large bowl of bran flakes as I could not eat them for my breakfast, having had toast for breakfast. I found that my problem was to do with my diabetes and an under active thyroid butch these condition are manageable but together...

Yes I have had memory loss it was after a visit to the dentist who had given me an injection for a filling don't remember getting the filing or getting home nobody noticed I was hypo or strange the receptionist did ring my home but only because I hadn't paid for the treatment. I asked them when...

Hi don't actually ride myself but have been a passenger on bikes since I was 15 and love them. Have just bought my husband a brand new Suzuki GSX 1250 fa with all the luggage looking forward to doing the whole touring.

The support I need is just an chance to talk to people who are just like me as its something I feel will b of a great help. I am looking forward to talking to every one.

Forgot also to say I followed my own advice and got my DLA high rate care first time it was very hard and left me feeling down as it's not until you put all the information you realise how bad you are and you also feel like such a complainer like you should just get on with it instead of moaning.

Yogster. You sound like you are letting the thought of claiming benefit intimidate you. I am an ex civil servant with 20 years experience not with DLA but other benefit. I would recommend that you get some face to face help with filling in the forms as these forms are bad enough when they are...