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I apologise in advance, I know I’m whinging but I’ve hit my limit and just need to vent. I am T1, have stage 4 CKD, osteoporosis, gastroparesis, neuropathy, retinopathy and neurogenic bladder because I had severe anorexia and refused to manage my diabetes for years. I’m 36. My gastroparesis is...

Firstly, I’m so sorry. You sound quite down and frustrated, understandably so. I’m t1, and 35. In the 7 years since diagnosis, I have ignored my Diabetes to the point I have retinopathy, stage 4 nephropathy, Gastroparesis, peripheral neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy. Unfortunately, Diabetes...

On a first date, the charmer I was with saw me inject. In the middle of a restaurant I was loudly accused of being a drug addict and royally told off. Boy did I feel the eyes boring into my back! I sat and listened as politely as I could. When my date used the bathroom, I paid the bill and...

Hate to play ailment top trumps, but with T1 diabetes, stage 4 CKD, severe anorexia, peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, glaucoma, asthma, IBD, depression and anxiety, GERD and a bad case of the grumps, I hear you! The way I see it, my old age is going to be a breeze. I've already had...

A&E. please. You don't say whether they think it's T1 or 2, if you're T1 and untreated, it can be a life threatening emergency.

Rather than condolences, congratulations and welcome! You're now part of a very exclusive club! (Whether you want to be or not lol!) It's a big shock being diagnosed, and the questions come thick and fast but the best piece of advice I can off is that you acceptbis as part of you, but don't...

That's it. It's the dust diet for me from now on. Everything else will give me diabetes - I don't want type 2 and type 1, cancer, heart disease, Alzheimers, a pimple on my little finger, scrofula, baldness, render me infertile and worst of all, a gullable hypochondriac.

You've been very brace to make the changes you have, and they have worked for you which is fantastic. If life were as simple as following someone else's lead, they'd be no problems if the beacon was bright enough, but advice, like diabetes is both complex and personal. Advice is something easy...

Your illness isn't your identity. And we all were someone else yesterday. It's easy to feel lost after such a big, life changing diagnosis. It can feel like you've been cheated, like the rug has been pulled out from under your feet and it's easy to feel scared. Out do the guys in salad...

Taking any antidepressant is a big decision. I currently take Cymbalta (duloxetine) for diabetic peripheral neuropathy and find it very effective with the added bonus it also helps my GAD and depression, bonus! However, there is no such thing as a free lunch. All medication comes with risks of...

If many health are professionals don't understand the differences, then the general public don't have a chance! It seems where health conditions are concerned, umbrella terms are applied to group conditions and illness together to generate a common understanding that they are 'bad'. An example...

I get seriously riled by being 'policed!' There has been the recent phenomena of 'fake news' lately. I discovered this years ago just after diagnosis when I came out as a diabetic. I was caught testing my blood sugar and making a mess of my keyboard. That and having a hypo in the office...

Try being an anorexic diabetic in hospital! As if hospital food isn't bad enough, they also give you fortisip or fortijuice and wonder why your BGs are wildly out of control lol! On a serious note, I was advised by the dietician to look at the Balanced Choice options, often labelled BC. If...

Firstly, how lovely things are picking up! I'm so happy for you! They say a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step and along the way we find twists and turns. We falter, we feel like giving in or giving up, but ultimately, we keep on going. Depression is cruel. It lies. It...

Capacity.

I'm sorry, I've only just seen this. I'm t1, I have stage 4 chronic kidnEtc Disease (CKD) with my last GFR calculated at 20. It has been as low as 12 - so improved! I had to have a nephrostomy but have other treatments now. It is terrifying when you start to have kidney issues. There seems to...

My friends, your stories echo mine in many ways, please don't feel you're alone. A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step and along the way we find twists and turns. We falter, we feel like giving in or giving up, but ultimately, we keep on going. It is never to late to try to...

Lisa Marie Presley.

Ennui.

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