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I've been diabetic for almost 12 years, never quite accepted it, always let it control my life, i've had numerous hospital admissions from poor control which i inflicted on myself. I've had a lot of bad news in my life recently, told I can't go to uni because of diabetes, a relationship...

Hello, thank you for your reply! It really is reassuring to know that people are working in very demanding jobs with diabetes and managing perfectly fine. Do you pay for the Dexcom CGM? I'm definitely open to new methods of controlling my diabetes. I have my options open at the minute because I...

You just need to click the link it should work then X

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the help X

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Thank you so much for your support! [emoji5]

Thank you! I am going to fight for it and i'm 100% determined to try and achieve my goal however hard or long it takes. I'm near Leeds, so would be with YAS and I had secured a place at the University of Bradford, thanks again [emoji5]

Thank you for your support! Thankfully I'm used to the long, unsocial hours as I work as a support worker and have done for a few years so I've managed to adapt myself and my diabetes around the shift work. I'm definitely wanting the Libre eventually as I had a trial for it and it was absolutely...

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I've seen a few cases and read a few articles regarding diabetics working as paramedics and they've fought for their right to work using disability discrimination, which is why i'm campaigning and fighting hard for my place [emoji17] Ill have to try find the programme though, thank you!

I've had a dream and an ambition to train and work as a paramedic all my life. I secured myself a place at university, due to start my training in September 2017, only to be told two weeks before that as an insulin dependant diabetic I cannot train as a paramedic as I would not be employed by an...

That's reassuring to know, I will contact them directly and see what they can do to help. Thank you [emoji5] x

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Yeah, I've read this article. Unfortunately her situation is different as she was diagnosed during her training, she is now working as a fully qualified paramedic which does give me hope. I'm waiting a decision from the ambulance service themselves now x

I've been a type 1 diabetic for almost 12 years, I managed to secure a place at university to train as a paramedic, only to be told two weeks before my start date that due to an error from occupational health they hadn't flagged up my diabetes, therefore I was unable on the grounds of my...

I really hope I can sort it out now, it's **** to think that it's taken the loss of my grandad to make me feel this way, I just don't wanna waste my life when I know he'd do anything to be here now, so fingers crossed I can sort it out [emoji17]

ok so, on November 18th 2005 I was given the worst news of my life that I was a Type 1 diabetic and at that point till this day it's always been a burden in my life, but with all the **** in my life over the past few months, I'm starting to see there's a lot of illnesses a lot worse than mine, I...

and I'm sorry if people think I don't appreciate all of this because I've read every single word that has been said to me and taken everything on board x

I just want to say thank you for all the positive comments, advice and supportive words. I'm out of hospital, but my diabetes is really out of control and I've been referred to a new mental health team to try get a new diagnosis. I really do appreciate all the help people are giving me, it's...

didn't have a choice really and if people feel I'm not listening that's fine, I'm just not gonna bother trying to vent how I feel on here because it's as negative as it is positive so I'll deal with what I have to deal with alone