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    Remember when ?

    Yes I do I have been a type 1 diabetic for more than 43 years! I remember using 5 drops of urine & 10 drops of water adding a clinitest tablet & watching it fizz before it turned hopefully blue (neg) sometimes orange which meant sugar was present in urine. I also remember glass syringes! & using...
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    Has anyone here been a diabetic for more than 40 years?

    I was unfortunately found by my husband in a diabetic coma in January this year, unfortunately this has left me with a brain injury, I am now under a diabetic team at GWH in swindon and the head injury team at GRH IN Gloucester so living half way between the 2 I spend a lot of my time travelling...
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    Has anyone here been a diabetic for more than 40 years?

    Yes I have been diabetic type 1 since the age of 10! In March this year I clocked up 43 years as a type 1 diabetic