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Last year my surgery near Cardiff made everyone change onto the Accu-chek performa as they were less than £10 for 50, thats a 2 month script. I did object as I use a Contour next which plugs into my computer to record info and charge. I have been a T1 for over 62 years and as I drive we are...

I have been a Type l for nearly 62 years. In my late teens/early twenties I played netball for the county at half time when everyone was having a slice of orange I was having a can of coke to keep my blood sugar levels up. I am 65 now and find that if I iron for 2 hours I have to have a snack...

I have been a Type 1 for over 60 years I have some lemon water before breakfast 2 weetabix and a cup of coffee nearly everyday. For lunch some green veg potatoes and meat/fish plus some fruit teatime is a wholemeal sandwich 2 large slices of bread and some filling yesterday it was tinned salmon...

My consultant recommended orange lucozade sport, I keep a bottle next to my bed and one in the car. Its enough to drink 1/3 of the bottle in one go. I personally cannot cope with anything fizzy

I have been on insulin for 60 years, I do not find it necessary to tell everyone I am a diabetic. The majority of people I know have not got a clue. I look after myself, I live on my own and get on fine. The one thing I do is every morning by 9.30 I ring a relative to tell them I am ok and check...

I use my empty tubes for my daily tablets, I have 9 a day so i put up 10 lots of tablets at a time its easy to pick up a box in the morning and take tablets with breakers

in 4 weeks I will have been a diabetic for 60 years, type 1 . It hasn't stopped me doing anything and I have travelled all through Europe The USA and Africa without any problems