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    How is your eyesight?

    Diabetic for 16 years and I had some laser treatment last year. The visual damage tends to only be if untreated, so make sure you get your eyes screened atleast once a year. The actual surgery is really simple. No need to slice off the lens like you'd assume when you hear "laser surgery." Best...
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    Questions for Type 1 Mummies!

    Your child will love you wether you give them diabetes or not. -Kids being kids; they just wont always show it. The general medical advice would follow common sence. Your sugars will change a lot during pregnancy, in the same sence that some women get maternal diabetes while pregnant. But you...
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    HbA1c ......and Cholesterol !

    Re: hb1ac I've been on statins for a few months and my only complaint is they taste like dusty old cobwebs. I've not had a recent blood test to see how well they work though.
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    Teenagers on a pump?

    Hiya Jade. 22 yearold diagnosed some 15 years ago. I always refuse the pump as having to inject is a great way to remember to test the sugars, even if they are always high or low, never in good areas. I always found that with diabetes it is best to just get on with it and deal with it as you go.
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    Diabetes and MultiVitamins

    Diabetic for 15 years and as long as you have a balanced diet you would never need such suppliments anyway. Take the free flu jab once a year and you'll hold up a lot better than many "normal" people.
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    Warehouse Work

    Well boss either I know about it before, or I fall flat in the way and slow you down even more while you drag my floppy butt to some sugar.