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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TerriH" data-source="post: 2042754" data-attributes="member: 284021">I too have been Type1 for 54 years now and developed it at the age of 17 when I was in the lower Sixth Form at grammar school. I too can relate to the Clinitest, "orange" injection practice,  and my stay on a general ward in hospital to be stabilised for a week after which i begged to be let out and go home. Prior to my diagnosis  I had lost a lot of weight and was constantly thirsty, so much so that my mouth and tongue burnt and nothing could help the thirst no matter how much I drank.The thought of dealing with this for the rest of my life when I was 17 filled me with horror and I cannot say that being diabetic has been in any way a positive experience and has led to a lot of heartbreak in my life.On the plus side I did get my degree and teaching qualification but as I get older life is not any the less complicated as I go "hypo" after any exhersion even though I am on a very low dose of insulin.I have made it mostly through my own efforts and being "bloody minded" as the medical profeesion has done very little for me apart from one or two brilliant individuals.To sum up I think that diabetes is a very complex and difficult health condition and ALL diabetics no matter how young, old, abiding by the rules or not, have mental and physical stength by the bucketload and should be very proud that they have survived and managed to live their lives in spite of diabetes.</blockquote>

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