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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sonia76b" data-source="post: 513734" data-attributes="member: 102470">I'm new to this and only joined today, but felt your lifestyle is very similar to mine, I've had type 1 for 28 years and at the age of 37 have just started to take care, I too smoked 30 - 40 a day, ( not smoked now for 8 weeks) my last hba1c was over 130 and I have just been diagnosed with peripheal neuropathy, I also have background retinopathy and sometimes feel like I am a living time bomb and my time is running out.... However, it is never too late, and it's true, giving up smoking and good control are the two best things you can do, this alone will make a huge difference, I am just starting to take regular insulin again and trying to get into a routine with testing my sugars, I'm lucky to be alive with the risks that I have taken, my son aged 8 didn't even know I was a diabetic as I've been so lapse and led a life as if I'm not. I'm still a long way off for good control but at least I am trying now, I hope, that you, like me will get to make the changes necessary as continuing in the way we are, will eventually catch up.... Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></blockquote>

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