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    Exercise

    Hi, I’m a type1 diabetic of 33 years, over the last few years I’ve really managed to get my overall blood sugars under better control than ever before as a result of using the freestyle libre, a good local diabetic team and getting a bit older. However I am a bit frustrated with my lack of...
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    Diabetic retinopathy/employment

    Hi, I’ve been type 1 diabetic for 33 years and over the last 4 years have had diabetic retinopathy/bleeds on both eyes. My control is probably as good as it’s ever been (7.5 my last hba1c) and I’ve been told the length of time I’ve been diabetic also plays a role. I’ve had lots of laser on both...
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    Struggle

    Hi, I'm a type 1 diabetic of 33 years and have been working from home since last March. I have always just sort of muddled through and done my best and have always said that I think perfect control and real life in my case just aren't possible or it doesn't feel as if that's the case. So during...
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    Coronavirus

    Hi, I'm just wondering what everyone's thoughts are around the coronavirus and their diabetes/dealing with things, are people worried etc. My thoughts are as follows, (purely from a selfish point of view and without meaning to be insensitive) I am a type 1 diabetic of 32 years, I'm 34 so had it...
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    A bit fed up

    Hi, I am new to this forum, I used to be embarrassed to even talk about been diabetic and felt alone- I'm a type1 diabetic of 31 years (since I was two) my HBA1C? is usually about 9- I've very recently started to grow up a bit and get more confident with the illness and just wanted to tell my...