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    DIABETIC NEUROPATHY

    I havesevere neuropathy in my feet a pain i wouldnt wish on any body but over the last few weeks the feeling in my hands mainly fingers is feeling like my feet can barely bend fingers and very painful anyone give me advice to what it could be and is there a connection
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    how do you accept it?

    I struggled for many years about my diabetes and still dont understand why i feel ery old and have been a carer all my life now due to diabetic neropathy severly to the point of needing morphine I am needing help I feel iv had my life taken away from me, some days I hate life, my gp and diabetes...
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    Really painful feet - please help

    i completly understand what you are going through with your feet i to suffer severly to the point of being on morphine so i feel foryou night times are horrendous keep going round the bed looking for a cold part cause feet burning and throbbing, i cant always get to toilet in time pain prevents...
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    general advice

    thank you so much work is tough adaptions have been made at work so my walking is minimum i dont want to give up work till its absolulty essential you have been very helpful
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    general advice

    I was on metformin for about 10 years with no problems in my 40s I had to go onto insulin i presumed i was type 2but doctor says as i was insulin resistant i was late type 1 onset has any heard of this also im struggling at work with neropathy in my feet take morphine diabetic nurse mentioned...
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    trying to lose weight....

    I am on apidra insulin and lantus I am trying to lose weight but will I do so cause people keep saying I wont lose weight if im on insulin its very disheartening but I am 15st and only 5" 2 would truly appreciate any advice
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    still confused

    thank you for your reply I was on metformin for many many years with no problems at all never even gave my diabetes a thought but from the August 06 was starting to feel more tired however in Oct 06 had a car crash and blood sugars just went out of control into high 20s and ketones in urine so...
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    still confused

    After burying my head in the sand for 2 years and arguing and fighting the doctors and DNS I accept after a recent admission to hospital I can not survive without insulin but just a couple of things I am unsure of and hopefully you can answer them for me they say I am type 2 I thought that was...
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    ID

    Does any one know where i can get some sort of ID i carry nothing to say I have diabetes maybe a card or key ring or do any of the diabetes reps or pharmaceuticals company's supply them or give them away free
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    SICK DAYS

    I was talking to a friend and she newly diagnosed and she said the diabetes nurse had been very good explaining certain things and exlained sickdays at work my sister is diabetic and has been unwell and gone to work as they are very strict with sickness have a silly scoring sytem if you are off...