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    is diabetes reversible

    Re: is diabetes reversable No. I do not agree with all the answers given in the posts. Forget about reversal and self torturing about the 'why me?' What did I do to deserve this does no one any good. No one truly has the right or wrong answers as to why. I spent my whole life asking that...
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    When are you 'experienced'?

    hI: One of the best questions I have ever read and the answers by many are true for each of them. Diabetes is as individualistic as the person dealing with it. No one can claim to be an expert in the field, not even doctors or academics because at nearly 100 years since the development of...
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    BYDUREON ONCE WEEKLY EXENATIDE

    Re: exenatide once weekly injection Is this new drug swallowed (what strength) or injected intramuscular or intravenously? The drug, as you stated, has a seven day working period. Any side effects?
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    Alcohol v. Diabetes

    If you drink.....STOP IT NOW! It does not and never will help manage your diabetes condition. It is only a means to drown your sorrows to help forget you have the disease. Non drinker.
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    Any long term Type 1's not needed paramedics

    45 yrs (4 years pre symtomatic) and still kicking but not as well as I used to. Yes, I have been ambulanced for Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia and woken up on a gurdy in my PJ's. My then wife, now ex told me I was unconscious and tried out my Kung fu skills (skilled in Martial Arts) on the...
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    Steroidal Medications

    I would like to ask the medical community what research is being conducted to find out the true impact of steroidal medication to treat various symptoms, i.e Asthma, Chemo, arthritis ecetera and why it is that after prolonged treatment with steroids that high numbers of patients have suddenly...
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    DIABETES AND DRIVING LICENCE QUESTIONS

    Re: DVLA revoked driving licence - any advice? Yeah..Quit I quit driving more than 20 yrs ago because diabetes and driving did not mix well with me. Hypo's whilst driving, lowered vision acuity skills after laser treatment. Better to be safe than sorry. Vision impairment amongst diabetics is...
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    Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease

    A wise man says nothing because he knows too much; a learned man talks all the time because his cup is empty and he wants to fill it, but a quiet man listens, waits and watches because he knows what is coming
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    Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease

    Are you saying that if you already have pre existing heart defects, you are more likely in the short term to become a Diabetic?
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    Ketoacidosis

    Re: Ketoacidosis and kids Me again. Sorry. I have read all the posts and what I read, I don't like. If you are looking for advice for your kids, then....Instead of policing and acting like parole wardens to your children that have just developed diabetes, or are in the throes of it, tell them...
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    Ketoacidosis

    Hi: Not your sons/daughters fault they are still act like normal kids. They are in denial and you need to treat that before you can start treating their diabetes. At some point, they will find friends with the same problem and share their feelings with them rather than with us, the parents...
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    Hypurin Porcine Insulin

    Hi: I am an animal insulin user since 1970. I am now also on neutral and isophane. I had problems adjusting because I did not understand what the two types were for. Got mixed messages and information that made no sense to me, but they do now. Despite poor control for a period during my...
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    Pts. to control their NHS records.

    Will employers be allowed to access our medical files without our permission? Will they be able to request access from the government to see our files for a fee?...a judas price. This government is not about Perestroika...it has a hidden agenda...Privatisation of the entire British medical...
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    Why do friends/family always have to ask?

    Treat your diabetes with the respect it deserves-test in private and keep the results to yourself. If anyone asks, tell them nothing. They are not the T1. When outsiders ask for readings (friends and family), they turn into a pack of wolves and start telling you what not to eat and what to do...
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    My feet hurt

    Once you have Neuropathy, deal with it - properly. Because it isn't fun not being able to walk if you are wearing the wrong shoes or have blisters on your sole. Manage yourself as best you can and Invest in proper health care slippers and shoes. Lightweight, soft and extra wide to avoid all...
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    Aspirin

    A great pity doctors do not delve into patients medical charts the way they used to back in the 50's and 60's. I was prescribed aspirin after suffering a stroke - 3rd nerve. Three years later, I was vomiting blood on the floor and quarter filled a bucket with it! A consultant prescribed it...
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    Why can't I just do my jabs???

    Hi desparate for help The problem is not your Diabetes. This is just a symptom of underlying problems associated with the control of it. it is your unwillingness to embrace your past, and to deal with your ghosts you must confront them head on. Put off getting married (or are you?) and having...
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    Insuln & weight gain

    New to this forum, but not to diabetes. so please excuse my brashness and forthrightness. Better off with animal insulins....doctors do not always know best. I have always wished that Professor Banting and his colleagues could have stuck around a while longer, so he could see us now...banting...