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    Advice needed for my Dad TYPE 1

    So sorry for your father, I feel that the most important point is to get him to someone who will 1) understand what is happening, 2) why it is happening and 3) get a professional to help him organise, get his testing going properly, make sure he is eating sensible food and then find someone to...
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    Any thoughts on Coffee

    I am sure that all the Coffee mate substances are pretty high in glucose in one form or another. My mother used to use it and I had to ask her not to make me coffee with coffe mate in because it was not good for blood sugar readings.
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    Need some words from Type 1 adults and children

    Afternoon SophiaW. A lovely thing to do for your daughter - do so hope it all goes well with you on the run. I was 4 when I was diagnosed on my mother's birthday, 30th September 1951. I still use animal insulin as 'human' insulin and I do not work well together. My slogan would be " Insulin...
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    I have diabetes – can I have sex?

    As long as you are old enough, yes do have sex. Check bloods before starting perhaps, and keep some glucose tablets close to hand, but do go ahead and enjoy yourselves. Just make sure you are not hypo before you start!!
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    How old were you when you were diagnosed?

    4 years old in 1951. Type 1, but again I cannot vote, no facility on the screen to allow me to do so.
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    Do you tell people you have diabetes?

    Yes, when required, my friends know, my family know and if I think it is necessary other can know as well. Just wish I could vote on the lists you put up, but cannot either do it or perhaps work out how to do it with a normal desktop computer.
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    Guys if i stop insulin what will happen ????? Or should i re

    Re: Guys if i stop insulin what will happen ????? Or should Sameer, Please do not stop your insulin no matter how unwell you feel. You will feel far worse without insulin and an urgent appointment to see your GP, specialist diabetic nurse or Diabetic Specialist is a must in the very, very...
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    Slowly killing self :(

    Claire, Further to me reply to you yesterday and thinking about your problems overnight. Do you have a diabetic specialist nurse and/or diabetic clinic that you can go and speak to? Talking through the problems with specialists and especially in my case my SDN who is truly amazing even when I...
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    Slowly killing self :(

    Claire, Please take heart, sadly one cannot escape diabetes, it is there with you and you have to get on with your life and not let diabetes take the upper hand. I have been insulin dependent for 62 years now and believe me the medication and food is so, so much easier than it was in the good...
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    What do you least like about diabetes?

    Hi everyone else, I am a T1 having had it quite simply and easily for 62 years now, I have to use Bovine insulin as Human insulin and I do not get on at all well, I have 2 long-acting Isophane doses morning and evening and 4 short term before I eat doses of neutral insulin, is all fine, but in...
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    How long have you been diagnosed?

    I was diagnosed Type 1 on my mother's birthday on 30th September 1951. I was just 5 years old. One had glass syringes that had to be boiled to sterilise them, could not eat grapes or bananas, had test tubes about a foot long with various chemicals in them, etc. Not too many problems, led a very...
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    Sitting here in tears

    So sorry for you and know how ghastly uncontrolled blood glucose makes you feel. Do please try and remember this is the first day of the rest of your diabetic life and the first thing to do is to get you glucose under control NOW. Seek advice, do tests and get help from the CAB for your...
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    New member with 60 experience of Type 1

    Just introducing myself. Live in lovely part of Co. Durham where I have mostly lived all my life. I have had type 1 diabetes since I was 4 years old and a year ago was diagnosed with Coeliac disease. This has been the worst year of my life controlling blood sugars has gone out of the window...