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<blockquote data-quote="Parisemo" data-source="post: 2042283" data-attributes="member: 182310"><p>I was diagnosed with type 1 in 1958 being the first in my family to have diabetes. Back then the syringes were glass and kept in metholated spirit and the needles were thick and I had to use them till they were blunt. How times have changed. I only had one dose of insulin a day. There were no machin bues to test your bloodsugar levels, we tested our urine with clinitest tablets. I do not remember life without diabetes but it did not effect my life at school. I did all sports that I was allowed to do in those days, even football and cricket but was not allowed to play in the school teams as those sports were boys only. I did suffer Retinopathy and Necrobiosis in my early 20's due to rebelling in my late teens early 20's wanting to be normal like my friends. Meaning I did not take care of the diabetes and now I am registered blind and have had skin grafts on both shins. I learnt the hard way and have taken good care of myself since then. Diabetes is a way of life accept it and get on with it. You can do anything you choose just take care of yourself. I don't understand people who cry all the time about it, it's not M.S or terminal cancer or other incurable deserves. My motto accept it and get on with it. Life is for living not being miserable, let's face it we can't change it !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Parisemo, post: 2042283, member: 182310"] I was diagnosed with type 1 in 1958 being the first in my family to have diabetes. Back then the syringes were glass and kept in metholated spirit and the needles were thick and I had to use them till they were blunt. How times have changed. I only had one dose of insulin a day. There were no machin bues to test your bloodsugar levels, we tested our urine with clinitest tablets. I do not remember life without diabetes but it did not effect my life at school. I did all sports that I was allowed to do in those days, even football and cricket but was not allowed to play in the school teams as those sports were boys only. I did suffer Retinopathy and Necrobiosis in my early 20's due to rebelling in my late teens early 20's wanting to be normal like my friends. Meaning I did not take care of the diabetes and now I am registered blind and have had skin grafts on both shins. I learnt the hard way and have taken good care of myself since then. Diabetes is a way of life accept it and get on with it. You can do anything you choose just take care of yourself. I don't understand people who cry all the time about it, it's not M.S or terminal cancer or other incurable deserves. My motto accept it and get on with it. Life is for living not being miserable, let's face it we can't change it ! [/QUOTE]
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