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    Hi Sunny. Thank you for your kind words. You are the 1st person on here to say anything to me :)...

    Hi Sunny. Thank you for your kind words. You are the 1st person on here to say anything to me :) I am new to this stuff as I tend to lock myself away and try & deal with it alone,BUT that's not happening to well,I can tell you. So again thank you lovey.
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    metformin

    When I was 1st diagnosed with type 2 diabetes I was on some other tablets & after about 2 yrs they wasn't having the same affects. So my GP at that time put me on Metformin & straight away we saw the difference in my sugar levels (for the better) BUT after 6 yrs of taking them I fought to NOT go...
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    DVLA Revoking Licence!

    No I was told to provide 3 months worth of blood results. I thought my GP would of send them em,as I send my diabetic nurse the results at the end of the month. I think I've only ever had 4-5 hypos in the 15yrs of being a diabetic m8. When I phoned DVLA after they told me about my license, they...
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    DVLA Revoking Licence!

    Hi CarbsRok. I was only asked to goto there options in Deal, where they do all the tests for the DVLA. I went they did a field & vision examination.Once I'd finished the option told me I passed with flying colours 99/100. They sent the results of to tge DVLA rwks or so later I received my...
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    DVLA Revoking Licence!

    I was told Britain is the only country in the EU that DON'T like insulin lorry drivers & that the Uk diabetic association was trying to get it overturned. But after 7yrs since the DVLA took my 3.5ton Van & 7.5 tonner licence of me (even though I passed there specialised eye test) I'd been a...
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    Living alone with type2 diabetes.

    I'm 52 yrs old & I'm type 2 diabetic. I'm on both tablets & 2 lots of insulin.I take a lot of other medications (43) tablets a day,plus 2 lots of eye drops. The last 15mths I haven't been able to sleep more then 3-4 hrs a nite.I also suffer with a bad knee (waiting to have a op on it) So...