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    type 1 and in the army!

    I am now a civvy but served 8.5yrs in the Army as a driver. 4.5yrs of that as a Type 1 Diabetic. Diagnosed in 2000. I eventually left in 2004 after feeling restricted by the army's mentality to a point where I felt like I had more options outside the forces. They will not give you an MD unless...
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    Fitness/Athletic Teams Needed All 'Types'

    Re: Looking for interest in a team Type1 I guess it won't do any harm to keep fit in our own ways then come up with a plan where we can add to our usual regimes to suit events/targets we want to complete. Any Cardio Vascular training will up your stamina which will help in any events. :wink:
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    Fitness/Athletic Teams Needed All 'Types'

    Re: Looking for interest in a team Type1 I'd be very interested in this-Andrew, looks like we have had similar background :wink: I am in Herts so local too!
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    Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

    -Name- Chris C -Age-33 -Sex-Male -From-Great Britain (England) -Lives in-WGC Herts -Religion-Christian -Three words to describe your personality-Relaxed, Calm Grumpy (sometimes ) -Pets-Two Guinea Pigs-Butters & Milo -Microsoft -Sports-I enjoy motorsports (rally etc) and Go mountain biking alot...
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    Has anyone seen or used the new iPhone add on

    If anyone is interested in one of these I have one that I am no longer using. I bought it as I thought it was a great gadget but sadly I cannot use it at work (not allowed my phone at work) so I don't get the full use of the BGstar App on the iphone. I only used it for a couple of weeks so it is...
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    Write a letter to your diabetes!

    Dear Affliction, You have always been a challenge but still, even with PSC, Colitis and a couple of other auto immune conditions I am kickng your ass. After a year of nothing but steriods, anti-biotics and other sugar spiralling drugs I come back with a HbA1c of 7.6! Suck that Type 1...
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    Whether to wear a Medic Alert bracelet or not.

    Oh, a link for you all to take a look http://www.roadid.com/Common/Default.aspx
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    Whether to wear a Medic Alert bracelet or not.

    Hey Guys, I have a Road ID Elite bracelet. I think it is great-I wear it all of the time-I am T1 and have a few other medical problems. It has my name, year of birth, NKA (no known allergies), blood group, postcode/house number and my partners name and number (ICE contact) all laser etched in...