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Thats fantastic , thansk guys i will tell him that he needs to do this. :D

Hey Guys, Just want to ask a really important question: My partner uses an Optium freestyle monitor which has been given to him by the diabetes nurse at the hospital.His levels have not been corresponding with the amount of insulin that he has been having . So to experiement we took two...

Really hope so as its horrible seeing him get so stressed as he suffers form anxiety and depression anyway and this doesnt help in the slightest :crazy: . Hes so scared that he will lose his job. The monitor that the hospital has him use also checks for ketones as he has had a history of them ...

Hi, He has luckily got it all written down in his charting log so his consultant has seen this .Just wasnt sure as he hasnt seen the monitor but has written a covering letter to say seen paper record but dont know if they will take this as proof?

Hi , Just wanted to pick everyones brains about the dvla again!!! My boyfriend has just reapplied for his C1 , C1+E license to drive the lorry for work.Hes just been to see his consultant and cant believe it but he put his monitor with the 3 months memory of meter readings throught the washing...

Thank you both soo much for your replies and the advice is very helpfull . I can sse what i,m doing wrong and yes i do need to take a step back. I will try and ring his diabetes nurse and speak to her as hses very good. Thanks again :D

Hi had to reply to this as i,m a dental nurse and the fact that you suffer from diabetes does affect your oral health making you more prone to gum disease and other nasties. Its really important that diabetes sufferers are 100% on top of oral hygiene even more so than anyone else realy . If...

Hey everyone its a while since i,ve been on here. Just wanted some advice on how to deal with a stubborn BF with T1. He is still after many months ( well 6 ) not coping with being diabetic and is now having tests for thyroid probs, anytime that i even mention diabetes he spits the dummy and all...

Re: My husband has just been diagnosed Type 1 - advice pleas Hi Sarah , I,m sort of in the same boat only a few more months down the line . My BF was misdiagnosed T2 approx 6 yrs ago then in March this year he collapsed with a BM of 30 and turned out he was T1 all along. We are at the stage now...

I am so sorry to read your horrific story and please accept my condolances. I wish my boyfriend would read this and take note xxxxx

Re: DVlA , type 1 insulin dependant and driving 7.5 tonne Hi , yes you are right . Up to now since hes had this letter he has been testing alot more . TBH i think its really scared him ( at last ) . Hope that it lasts , still have to give him a nudge here and there but hes getting better :D

Re: DVlA , type 1 insulin dependant and driving 7.5 tonne Thanks guys , after spending all day phoning the DVLA etc etc we have finally found out that as you say he can reapply . Its a bloody nightmare , we realy feel as though its so discriminative against type 1 but hopefully legislation will...

Hi has anyone else had experience of the DVLA with insulin dependeant type 1 ? My BF was diagnosed about 8 wks ago . We sent off relevant papaerwork to the DVLA as he drives 7.5 tonne lorries for a living. We had a letter from them yesterday to tell him that as he is now insulin dependant they...

Hey sweetie , was really sad to read your post even tho i,m not diabetic i can remember whats its like to be your age Just :D . I defo would go with the trying to talk to the other girl . I have a sister who is very disabled and this used to lead to alot of questions by school friends which at...

Hi yes he has been given all the info about driving and this is another denial thing with him. Im going to register us with new GP today so hopefully will be able to get him in quickly , ive tried to get him to have some counselling for years as he had a real ****** upbringing and has alot of...

What you say makes alot of sense, and yes he does shift the blame hes good at that. He doesnt seem able to get a grasp of all this at all. Could be because im so different at dealing with **** ?? I keep trying to take a step back but i find it difficult to esp when its me that will have to pick...

No i dont think he does test every time he drives and yep he knows what could happen but doesnt stop him. We have informed the DVLA , well i did !! I keep trying the fit Daddy thing but hes so wrapped up in his own ( sorry to sound evil and heartless) wallowing of self pity that it doesnt seem...

Hi , when he ges hypo he does seem different to Hyper , his colour goes very pale and he gets sweaty and shaky but doesnt seem to get nasty. Tried to talk to him tonight but didnt seem to work , he sees checking his BM as a way of keeping me happy when it should be a way of keeping him alive...

Thanks to you all for your kind and helpfull replies . As i speak he has been very nasty and refusing to check BM even though i am certain that its high as the glazed eyes , disjointed movement , aggresiveness has begun again. Dont think that it helps that he has missed some insulin today but...

Thats really helpfull to know and also to know that i,m not on my own in all this. I think your right he is struggling to come to terms with it all as he has also been diagnosed with neuropathy in his feet.All this and hes only 33 so would say prob very scary. Thank you so much for your support...