I've never heard of 15 or 20 year medal, but I did get a 50 year medal. did hear there was a 60 year medal but fast approaching 61 years and not received anything yet.
well done il b 40yrs type1 on the 9th April but ave got complicationsOn the 5th of April 2015 I reached the milestone of 50 years on insulin with no complications
Congratulations you are great and I would know all about how you feel I'm living with diabetes 64 years and still enjoying life to the full. I have never lived for diabetes I always let diabetes live with me. Life is wonderful and it is so much easier now, in days gone by we had to test our urine 5 drops of urine to 10 drops of water add a tablet wait liquid would change colour to tell you if your blood sugar was high, lots and lots of other old fashion things we had to do. So to all you young people out there do not let it change your life. I have travelled the world and I'm not stopped yet.On the 5th of April 2015 I reached the milestone of 50 years on insulin with no complications
Well done CarbsRok, I can only beat you by one year i.e 51 years but I do have some complications, fortunately minor.On the 5th of April 2015 I reached the milestone of 50 years on insulin with no complications
This thread is a year old now so we are on an even keel so to speakWell done CarbsRok, I can only beat you by one year i.e 51 years but I do have some complications, fortunately minor.
Hi I have been type 1 for 56 years and yes my Mum had to boil my syringe and needles, we were advised to keep them in methylated spirit and boil before use, not very convenient when eating away from home!Hi, 53 years for me. Did your mum boil your syringe and needles?
Geraldine Rogers still going strong and enjoying life after living with diabetes for 64yrs and my Dad and Mum were brilliant and my husband of 37 years is even better .Hi I have been type 1 for 56 years and yes my Mum had to boil my syringe and needles, we were advised to keep them in methylated spirit and boil before use, not very convenient when eating away from home!
Well done, did you get your Gold Medal. I collected mine at the Diabetic Clinic, no ceremony thank goodness. Here's to the next 50 lolOn the 5th of April 2015 I reached the milestone of 50 years on insulin with no complications
My GP applied for the medal and it arrived in the postWell done, did you get your Gold Medal. I collected mine at the Diabetic Clinic, no ceremony thank goodness. Here's to the next 50 lol
My Mom and Sister boiled mine. Did you all have to use those,,acid tabs? You remember, the ones that had the little blue specs in them, you drop them into your liquid mixture in the vial, shake it and count to 15 I think it was..10 maybe? Then it would turn 1 of 5 colors and you held it up to the paper swatch and,,,guessed. Then, remember how horrible that smell of that Ames pill was? And the vial got hot enough to blister a child's finger. My colors were either blue or orange, mostly in the orange. And that was called, low or high. since then, I have discovered, blue, or low, means >120 orange, or high, means 500+. Just looking back at what I did, how I acted and the tools I had, oh wow, I really must have something else going on that keeps me going.Hi I have been type 1 for 56 years and yes my Mum had to boil my syringe and needles, we were advised to keep them in methylated spirit and boil before use, not very convenient when eating away from home!
My Mom and Sister boiled mine. Did you all have to use those,,acid tabs? You remember, the ones that had the little blue specs in them, you drop them into your liquid mixture in the vial, shake it and count to 15 I think it was..10 maybe? Then it would turn 1 of 5 colors and you held it up to the paper swatch and,,,guessed. Then, remember how horrible that smell of that Ames pill was? And the vial got hot enough to blister a child's finger. My colors were either blue or orange, mostly in the orange. And that was called, low or high. since then, I have discovered, blue, or low, means >120 orange, or high, means 500+. Just looking back at what I did, how I acted and the tools I had, oh wow, I really must have something else going on that keeps me going.
Lol yes remember the ames testing kit well. It was amazing the colours you achieve by adding extra water to the mix, i.e. a lovely pale blue. I used to think I was fooling my mum for years little did I know she knew what I was doing.My Mom and Sister boiled mine. Did you all have to use those,,acid tabs? You remember, the ones that had the little blue specs in them, you drop them into your liquid mixture in the vial, shake it and count to 15 I think it was..10 maybe? Then it would turn 1 of 5 colors and you held it up to the paper swatch and,,,guessed. Then, remember how horrible that smell of that Ames pill was? And the vial got hot enough to blister a child's finger. My colors were either blue or orange, mostly in the orange. And that was called, low or high. since then, I have discovered, blue, or low, means >120 orange, or high, means 500+. Just looking back at what I did, how I acted and the tools I had, oh wow, I really must have something else going on that keeps me going.
I read your post wrong and thought you typed,, I use. Then I saw the picture and had one of those woosh moments combined with a very fast panic of, omg, where is mine? That one is an age thing, not diabetic. I had forgotten about the holder with the cap. Those came out in what, mid 70's? Prior to that we had to balance them in a cup or whatever we could find creative. Then lose the eye dropper or the vial. The only thing I never lost was the collection cup, the purple cup.
I just found out something WORSE than Mom finding out,,,Endo's know. I have a friend who at one point was the foremost Endocrinologist on the West Coast. He was an Endo for 40+ years. I did a presentation on my life for some of his associates when I was mentioning checking sugars vs Doctors and what I used to tell them as a kid to keep from being lectured again. David politely and in a very lighthearted manner explained how he would personally know I was fibbing to him.Lol yes remember the ames testing kit well. It was amazing the colours you achieve by adding extra water to the mix, i.e. a lovely pale blue. I used to think I was fooling my mum for years little did I know she knew what I was doing.
Congratulations, by keeping an A1C in the 5 mmol range virtually all the time, I too have lasted forever it seem waiting for science. They told me I would be dead by 48 and never have children. I have two grown kids and a passel of grandchildren, been married for 45 years and have been type 1 since I was 3. I am now 64.On the 5th of April 2015 I reached the milestone of 50 years on insulin with no complications
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