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    DAFNE Course

    I've been offered a DAFNE course in November, but have recently started a new job. This job is a fantastic opportunity for me and as I will still be on my probation I don't want to upset the Apple cart so to speak. Is there an online DAFNE course available? or night school? My Diabetes has been...
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    Sooo annoyed!

    Maybe, who knows, i'm just putting it in my perspective, I think i have a right to an opinion on here, I expect it will get worse and i'll have all kinds of problems, but believe me no matter what, its never gonna beat me, its not going to stop me riding my Horse or doing crazy s* on my mountain...
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    Why are people eating specific and low carb diets?

    I do loads of exercise but that goddamn middle age spread, its like Canute holding back the tide lol....
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    Sooo annoyed!

    Am i the only Type1 Diabetic who hasn't had any kind of negative reaction? I was diagnosed at the age of 49 thats 4 years ago. I have it under control, I read loads and asked loads of questions so I have an in-depth knowledge of my condition. I gave all my work colleagues the low down on my...
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    Is there anybody out there that is happy to have diabetes

    Re: Is there anybody out there that is happy to have diabete I would prefer not to have it. I miss being spontaneous, for instance the sudden urge to go to a restaurant and eat everything on the menu or not. Getting drunk spontaneously, or falling asleep without having to remember that I have...
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    Type 1 cure in Dogs

    I found an interesting article on the Science Daily website where Dogs appear to have been cured of Type 1 Diabetes using Gene therapy, the implications for an eventual cure for Humans could be enormous. The article can be found here http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 114422.htm This...
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    SO ANGRY!!!!!

    I'm 50 ride horses and do martial arts dont smoke and i'm 2 years diagnosed type 1 diabetes, i guess the gutter press will be chasing me now cos i work and am costing a non-diabetic a job.... :roll:
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    holby city

    That's interesting, perhaps we are long overdue for a storyline focused on diabetes. Sent from my GT-I9300 using DCUK Forum mobile app
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    First year as a type 1

    Am on year 2 now as a type 1, I'm very stable and am only testing every so often. I last tested 3 days ago, but when i do test its hovering around 6.5 to 7. Have stopped injecting at lunchtimes now, as i own a Horse and when i finish work i go straight to the stable yard and am riding mucking...
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    holby city

    I dont think enough is really depicted in these programs about type 1 and 2 diabetes, there is an opportunity here to make people aware of diabetes and perhaps to show existing diabetics the worse case scenarios if they dont look after themselves. BTW wasnt the old fella in Emmerdale a Diabetic...
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    Doctors letter rip off

    Thank you Alliballi, i'll have a look at that.
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    Doctors letter rip off

    Interesting, no I haven't heard of that, do you have any information please. :)
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    Building toned muscles with type 1?

    I've been a type 1 just over a year now and being a Horse rider I am very active on a daily basis, Horse riding alone is physically hard as is the mucking out and poo picking and general stable work. After diagnosis, I lost all my muscle and flabby bits and generally looked a mess, but now I...
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    Choice of Alcohol

    I only drink small amounts of lager nowadays, however I have found that vodka and diet coke is the ideal drink and doesn't affect my BG. But then again do your Rugby buddies think Vodka and diet coke is a girly drink?
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    Colds

    I wouldn't worry about it. I've just had a stinker of a cold, but a few of my colleagues were in a worst state than me and they are younger and don't have diabetes. Maybe you are a bit stressed out, that doesn't help and screws up your immune system.
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    Doctors letter rip off

    I disagree with you, as a tax and National Insurance payer, something like this is should be an entitlement as this disease is for life and is not self inflicted. The letter itself would be a standard letter where your name is selected automatically from the database and mail merged into it. The...
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    Doctors letter rip off

    I've been told its got to be a Doctors note as proof that you have to carry needles, I guess they must be worried we would use our charged insulin syringes as a weapon to hijack the aircraft.
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    Doctors letter rip off

    Any chance of loaning your nurse please.
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    Doctors letter rip off

    I am off to Spain next month and because I am taking Insulin I need a Doctors letter to get me past Customs. I have just been charged £24 for this letter which I have been told lasts for 6 months. I am absolutely livid, I believe this to be discrimination that we even need a note in the first...
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    Cholesterol loosing the battle.

    I am on Simvastatins and i dont have any ill effects, most of the stories you hear are sensationalism. You have to weigh it up, do you want to develop heart problems or not...the choice is yours, i made my choice and am happy with it. :D