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I took my theory test a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't allowed to take anything into the test area, not even a Mars Bar. I explained I was a type 1 Diabetic and was told that I would have to come out of the test area to get the Mars Bar if I started to feel hypo.

Diabetics in prison have their insulin stored with the medical staff on the wing they are on and recieve extra food to supplement their diet.

With a reading of 31.5, you are definitely diabetic, most non diabetics will never get a reading above 10. Not all type 2's are prescribed Metformin, some get away with just being given dietary advice, some are prescribed insulin injections. If you have been prescribed it, it is because your...

Arite mate, I know it's easy to say, but don't let it get you down. It's confusing at first, but you soon get used to it. As for advice, you would have to be a bit more specific as otherwise the amount of advice you could get would only confuse you even more.

It is possible for 2 siblings to have type 1, but it is rare. I know lots of type 1's but only know of 2 brothers who both have it, and I am one of them

You shouldn't worry about passing it on to your children Dolly, I'd rather be alive and diabetic than never have existed at all. I'm sure that you feel the same, so why won't your own children?

My Nan had type 1, her children (my Mother and my Uncle) don't have it, but my and my brother both have type 1. My stepfathers fathers had type 1, my stepfather, his sister and brother don't have it. My half brother and half sister don't have it, despite having 2 grandparents, one on either...

Just because your parents have diabetes doesn't mean that you will become diabetic yourself. While it is hereditary, it is known to skip generations. My Nan had type 1, my Mum and my Uncle don't have, but me and my brother, do.

"Loads" is just another way of saying "A lot", it is not an actual unit of measurement. :wink:

High blood glucose levels have caused your blurry vision, it will correct itself when your blood glucose returns to normal. DO NOT get a new pair of glasses while your eyesight is still blurry as they will damage your eyes. When I was diagnosed with type 1 everything beyond 6 inches away was a...

When my brother was diagnosed with type1 he had 3 bald spots on his head, the doctors told my Mum it was caused by the diabetes and would eventually clear, it did. Before I was diagnosed with type1 I developed 3 bald spots, one in my hair above the ear, one in my moustache and another in my...

Re: Just out of interest - do you have diabetes in the famil Type1 runs in my family on my Mothers side. My Great Nan (don't know how old she was when diagnosed) , my Nan - in her 20's, my brother - aged 7, me - last month, aged 40. Relatives older than my Great Nan died from from what was...