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    Help - I think Im having a breakdown

    I'm appalled by some of the experiences mentioned on this thread. I am a Type 1 diabetic and in 20 years have felt blamed for my failings loads of times. The worst was when I was pregnant and really trying hard with my bloods and a specialist screamed: 'you are damaging your baby!' Take the flu...
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    Diabetic Review Harrassment by GP

    To PAV, I think you are right about Type 2 diabetics being viewed as a kind of underclass. I am Type 1 and noticed that when my father-in-law was diagnosed with Type 2 the level of training and support was very poor ( Chelmsford area). I think it's scandalous that people are having to alter a...
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    Difficulty getting a pump

    Anyone else finding it difficult to persuade their specialist to agree to this, on the grounds of funding? I just can't get any reasonable control out of long acting insulin - my effort is there, my understanding is there, and my specialist says "you can't have a pump just because you want a new...