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In Asda with my wife all ready to do the weekly shop, I was pushing the trolley up and down the aisle's when off I go running down the aisle jumping on the trolley and riding it while making motorbike noises, my wife takes me quickly out of the store telling the laughing onlookers that my...

I know it can be hard and frustrating but you have to get a grip and start controlling your diabetes before you do damage to your body,I have been type 1 for 43 years and i am still ok and work as a plasterer, yes its not easy but with good control you can lead a normal life,good luck, Phil.

I have had type 1 for 45 years and work as a plasterer.

Had my results this morning and it was 29, the doctor said they were looking for it to be under 50.

Having my yearly mot tomorrow at 10pm at the local medical centre, when I made the appointment they told me not to eat breakfast, which means I can't take my insulin, I have my insulin and breakfast around 6.30 every morning before work , when I was going to the hospital I was never told to do...

Glad your feeling better.

Hi, don't let it get you down, make the effort to test you blood sugar levels and do not miss injections, for most of us it's up to yourself to keep a good control of diabetes, if we don't try and keep good control we will get complications, I've been type 1 since 1967 and sometimes I've been no...

Yes nigel it seems a bit low and I can go into a low 3 and still function normally, after talking this over with the diabetic doc he agreed with me that because lower readings my body could function ok at this level, I have to test often but this isn't a problem, i've been type 1 for 43 years...

Had my latest hba1c on thursday and it was 5, cholesterol was 3.5. phil type 1

Hi, iv'e been type 1 since 1967, iwas 7years old and did'nt worry about it untill my late teens, i thought at that time i be lucky to live past 30 something but i am still here at 50 and in good health, i work as a plasterer and exercise often, about 12 years ago i had a few eye problems but i...

i have been type 1 for 43 years (since i was 7 ) had a few bad hypos when growing up and about 5 years ago when i needed a change of insulin, had some laser treatment about 10 years ago after a bleed (eyes are fine now) other than that everything is fine last hb1ac 5, after the problems with my...

Re: how were u diagnosed? I was knocked off my bike in the summer of 1966 I was 6, around late 1967 I was losing weight thirsty all the time and wetting the bed, my father took me to my gp who did a urine test which turned bright orange, I spent Christmas in hospital, was in for around three...