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    'delivery assistant'

    Had a driving assessment and thought I did quite well on Friday. Unfortunately I just received an email saying I didn't get the job - with no feedback - and to please not ask for feedback due to high application numbers. It's unfortunate but given my lack of van driving experience - there may...
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    'delivery assistant'

    Just thought I'd let you know that the interview went really well. I had to fill in a questionnaire saying will anything restrict your job doing lifting, moving, walking all of which I could tick no to apart from the last one which mentioned do you have a condition which may impair your driving...
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    'delivery assistant'

    Hi, I have a job interview to be a customer delivery assistant for a large well known supermarket. The application said I had to be confident handling a 3.5 ton truck and have a valid driving license for at least a year (all of which I am or have) my question is, given that I'm type 1 diabetic...
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    Poem =]

    Hi all, Last year I slipped into depression, as it got worse, the more I talked about it to people but the more people thought I was 'exaggerating' the condition. So I wrote a poem and wanted to read it at my university's talent show, but I bottled it as expected. Anyway, it helped me show...
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    irritable bowel

    Type one diabetes and coeliac disease are also linked, worth a bit of research...
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    Diabetes and driving license

    Hi, I'm a 20 year old diabetic with my 3 year driving license running out soon. I have had no information about how to go about renewing it or anything. I'd prefer to get it done sooner rather than later as not having my driving license would be very inconvenient. Does anyone have a link or have...
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    What is the hardest part of coping with diabetes?

    Trying to understand and cope that complications could be just around the corner and there's very little you can do about it now.
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    BBC news item with comments section

    Okay, I'm a T1 (had to get that out of the way) and for years probably had the same view as many others without looking into the condition before reading back to back all posts on this thread. As a kid it is hard to judge when you are told that T2 is "avoidable" (that's another argument) but T1...