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    Type 1 and Piercings.

    Unless you've had problems in the past I think you'll be fine. I am a 25 year old type 1 and have both arms tattooed and have had several piercings in the past, and have never, ever had any issues. It really boils down to how well you care for the piercing. In my experience a lot of people are...
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    Channel4. Monday 16th Aug at 21.00 hrs.

    I couldn't help but chuckle when she referred to it as "that diabetes thing", while stirring that horrible looking concoction.
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    Channel4. Monday 16th Aug at 21.00 hrs.

    Oh my god, tell me about it. Not a single success story, or seemingly any effort to diffirentiate between the two diseases. Didn't leave a good taste in my mouth at all.
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    Channel4. Monday 16th Aug at 21.00 hrs.

    Glad I ran a search to see if this had been brought up yet already as I was going to post a new thread otherwise. I'm really looking forward to this tonight! From what I saw of the trailer it showed a teenage girl boasting that she hadn't taken her insulin before her birthday party and I'm...
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    Test strips on repeat prescription

    At one point I was also having to ring the doctors pretty much every 2 weeks to ask for my repeat for the testing strips. My GP then told me that I was testing "far too often" (4/5 times a day - which I don't think is too often). I next time I saw the Professor I see at the clinic I go to after...
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    Tattoo?

    I have *loads* of tattoos, all of which I have had since becoming diabetic, and all have healed absolutely fine. Just make sure you take good care of them in the weeks after the session. Haemorrhoid cream is very good for them and for retaining colour by the way...don't ask why..something to do...