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The worry is still constanly with me and I cant get it out my head now. Keep thinking the worse and dont know how to stop it. Its really effecting my mental health because i cant stop thinking the worst. Ive been searching over and over on the web about retinopathy and i think its just making me...

Thanks will take a look. Do you know if there is an option to print the results?

Thanks for the help guys! At the moment Im using the One ouch ultra easy but the memory is not the greatest. Think it stores about 10 but it cant be linked to a PC so I can download the results. Ive Thought about getting a more up to date but me being me has kept this one because its pink! lol...

Hi, I'm looking for a blood glucose diary that I can fill in online. Ive had a quick search but most are just print offs and have no option to fill out on my computer. For the whole 12 years of of having diabetes I have NEVER used a glucose diary properly and I think its about time I started as...

Hi, I'm on levermir twice a day and novo rapid when I eat. Do I have a choice of insulins say if I wanted to switch to the type you take? I've never heard of animal insulins so never even knew they did them. Whats different with the 2 types? Probably a stupid question but do they have slaughter...

Can I ask if the laser restores your sight or just stops it becoming worse? how many years after you was diagnosed with diabetes did the retinopathy start? What has you control of sugar levels been like past and present?

Thank you for you reply. I was diagnosed 12 years ago when i was 12. Had terrible control for years and was diagnosed with background retinopathy in 2010. It just seems so worrying that I have it after only 12 years, I read somewhere that most retinopathy is seen after 20 years so im thinking I...

Oh dear where do I start! From diagnosis 12 years ago I have never had control of my diabetes. Always been a constant battle no matter what I do. If i was an animal they would probably put me down! lol I suppose I am clutching at straws in the hope i will get rid of this bloody thing. I know...

Hi, I hope you dont think Ive lost the plot here but I have been thinking about pancreas transplants for a long time. I understand that here in the UK you would not be considered for one unless you have say kidney failure? Is this correct? Anyway Ive been speaking with my family who have...

Can I be very cheeky and ask how long you have had diabetes? Do you have type 1 or 2? Do you have any vision problems with the background retinopathy say for instance eye floaters which make it difficult to focus on things? I have a hugh eye floater that is right on my field of vision and its...

Hi, i would like to hear from other diabetics there history of retinoapthy. I have background which i understand is mild but has anyone else's progressed or has anyone even lost there sight altogether? How long have you been diabetic for and at what rate did the retinoathy get worse? Has...

Thank you. Some great tips. It brought back a lot of horrifying moments when you mention paramedics seeing me in my underwear. Oh god just thinking about it is making me cringe. When i used to drink often there were so many times when they did. Usually because most of the time i would go hypo...

I can drink any drink but red wine is lethal with me. It turns me into a absolute loon! Plus it's just not a taste I enjoy. :( oh and for some strange reason if makes my lips and teeth go a funny dark colour. Not a good look on a night out!

Also the hypos that follow drinking have effected my social life with my family. To a point where my family just hate it because it just seems inevitable that I'll end up needing there help with hypos later on after drinking. Not good and **** it is annoying.

It can be just too easy to not think carefully about insulin and food when your trying to have a good time with friends and family. Without a doubt my drinking sessions didn't end being a good time. In fact they usually ended in a complete disaster when I needed paramedics to bring me back to...

This was a regular thing for me back when I was a heavy drinker 5 years ago. The following day I didn't just feel like death because of the alcohol but also the constant hypos which just left me so weak all day. It just seems like to much of an effort to allow myself to drink at all as a...

Thank you all so much. Fab answers and it's all becoming a lot clearer now! The last time I drank on friday was the first time in nearly 5 years so I realise it probably hit me a lot harder. When ive had alcohol in the past and I see my levels getting so high I will admit that I panic and I just...

You may think this is a silly question but would love to hear other diabetics stories of mixing alcohol with diabetes. I stopped drinking as soon as I found out I was pregnant with my children 4-5 years ago. I've always had a strained relationship with alcohol and in the past I definitely used...

Re: Do you think type 1 diabetes is a disability or a condit I think I really tried to be like every other teenager and that resulted in me neglecting my diabetes in a big way. I remember the first day of finding out and just being given the insulin. I got home and it didn't dawn on me for a...