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Sorry, another advice thread from me! I'm having a bit of a bad run with things at the moment, especially with my DVLA sagas as mentioned on here. I attended my eye screening about a fortnight ago, and received a letter today basically stating that I have severe, sight threating retinopathy...

Now there might be a theme going based on my F1 thread too, but, Does anyone follow the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship)? Along with F1, this is another passion of mine. It's probably the closest form of Motor Racing in the UK I was fortunate enough to work for a BTCC team at the last 2...

Another interesting thing that came out of my appointment today was the change from 8mm to 5mm needles for my Mixpens. I've gone from 12mm, to 8mm, now to 5mm. It seems the advice changes far too often! I get the use of longer needles if you are, maybe, overweight, but I am not at all in my...

Had a follow up appointment with my Diabetes nurse today, and it's been recommended that I start taking Statins. Apparantly, NICE has now recommended people with Type 1 and over 40 should be given the option to take them. I should add that my Cholesterol is there or there abouts correct. I have...

I had a few things come up recently regarding my T1 and how it's managed, and it's made me question and doubt what I am doing. I consider myself fairly well maintained, but am just curious as to feedback as to the number of units people inject either per day in total or in any 1 injection?

Anyone on here follow Formula 1? I am an absolute addict, and watch as much as I can. Austrailia showed the Mercedes dominance, but what does the rest of the season hold?

I've always had a long term issue with maintaining my glucose levels and activity required in my job role. I feel that I have it now at a good level and relatively stable. My job involves very varying levels of physical work. Some days I can be virtually desk bound, but others demand high...

Hi 1st time poster on here! Has anyone here had any issues with the DVLA regarding revoking their car licence? I've had various letters from them regarding this, and from what I can see, there seems to be an issue around hypoglaecemia and 'severe' episodes. I could go into more detail if...

Hi, my name is Craig, and I have had Type 1 for nearly 15 years now. I'm looking for some advice on some issues, and hopefully I maybe able to offer help and advice where I can too.