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Thanks Jenny yes i have an appointment coming up just to do that. Regards Toby

Hello All, I had very similar sleep problems, but my GP thought it was nothing to do with my diabetes, and booked me in for a sleep apnea test, Then a was shocked, with the results it turns out i stop breathing 25 times, and my brain wakes up 35 times in 1 hours sleep. I was then put on a...

Hello to all, i have not been back on the forum for many years, this year is my 57th year with type 1 received the blessing when i was 4 years old . i have many health issues, but only a few relate to diabetes, i have all fingers and toes and have been asked to be involved with doctors...

Hello cyrryan, try not to stress yourself out, as it does take time, let me explain in 1988 i discovered i had a lot of refiner bleeding, so laser was the suggested way to go, back then it was all a bit new, and very basic, but i had 3875 laser shots in my good eye which is my right and...

Hello i read of your fears but let me assure you, you have many years to go this year i have been type 1 for 55 years and i have a friend who has been type1 for 74 years although he is a doctor. i think the important thing to remember is that YOU are in control of how long you want to live with...

Hello Tim2000, Yes i have also had this and after many tests the specialists came back to me and told me that it is die to my gal bladder { to many Gall stones} they said and it has been interesting because on several occasions when my kidneys have had infections my liver goes MAD onece i...

Hello I feel your frustration, but I agree with some of what has already been spoken about let me offer some advise first though, this year i have been a diabetic for 54 years and have worked in very highly competitive and stressful jobs, but i will also say this at no stage have i let my...

Hello Heather, i also was 4 when i became a type 1 but that was 54 years ago, and i also have seen many changes over the years, not always been a fan of the human insulin though i was one of the first in Australia to have to go onto 4 injections a day, because i happened to be different to the...

HELLO NOBLEHEAD, yes i have had exactly the same on several occasions, especially when i am not well, my worst was,woke up at 5.1 and within 30 minutes it was 16.6 without eating or drinking, this showed up on my meter and was investigated, turned out to be caused by to many gallstones, and they...

Hello Stephanie, Sorry to hear that you are not feeling well, let me see if i can help you a bit with a small piece of info, This year i will have been a diabetic for 54 years, and yes i have had a few small problems, but nothing to be concerned about,. I was 4 years old when i become a...

Hello young fellow, i have been a type 1 since 1961 that is 54 years this year, i was 4 years old when diagnosed, the needles back then were huge and thick, and made of Glass, but now they are nothing to worry about especially with what could eventually come your way if you do not put an...

Hello and welcome, let me just say your body is going through a lot of changes right now, if you are pregnant, there are a few things that you may need to understand and talk to you specialist about, but let me say this right at the start obviously i am male, but my daughter is also a type 1 and...

Hello All, this year i will have been a type 1 for 54 years, but in my experience it is more important to test before meals and not to get to overcome with testing after meals, as in my case i have nearly always spiked to some degree for some time post meals, the only time i test after a meal...

Interesting reading everyone's answers Great participation i was 4 years old, and that was 53 years ago. Best Regards To ALL.

Hello All i hate to say i,t but i might be the oldest, so far, i was diagnosed , just after my 4th birthday, now have been type 1 for over 53 years, hopefully a few more years left though. Best Regards Toby

Hello All, the reason i have 2 levimir injections is to try and keep a consistent insulin running in the back ground, and then use the Nova Rapid and carb count to manage the meal times, and catch the highs that may develop, i have been using 2 injections of long acting insulin's for many...

Hello again the difficulty with both insulin infusions and sliding scales is that they have you bouncing from hypo to hypers and i always do better as soon as i am able to back control and off both of them, and a couple of days home and i am back on track. Regards Toby

Hello, interesting to hear you say this as i have noticed over the years many different changes from different types of insulin, the most dramatic change was from my old Pork and Beef insulin's to the new human insulin's. The old Pork and Beef Hypos all felt the same and i think that they did...

HELLO JUST A BIT OF TRIVIA I FOUND OUT LAST WEEK FROM MY DIETITIAN, SHE HAS SAID THAT THEY NOW KNOW THAT FATTY FOODS INTERFERE WITH HOW MY INSULIN REACTS AND THE TIME FOOD TALES TO BE DIGESTED, SHE HAS SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD WAIT UP TO A HOUR AFTER EATING FATTY FOODS BEFORE INJECTING, I had...

Hello Di, i have been a diabetic for over 50 years, when i start into a hypo i sometimes become aggressive verbally, but do not have the energy to to become physical, i do feel some what surprised though, if he was drunk it seems to me that it would be some how impossible to be having a hypo...