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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Latedecember1963" data-source="post: 1137185" data-attributes="member: 107087"><p>I'm Type 1 (since May 1979), but in April 2014 when I had a camera down the throat again for stomach problems.  I had another ulcer (that makes 5 now).  My consultant took a stool test and loads of blood tests and confirmed that I have Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency (PEI which means I don't produce enough enzymes to digest food) and low levels of calcium and Vitamin B12.  Now I have to take Creon capsules - one for every 6g of fat in my food whenever I eat.  I have daily 2 Calcium tablets (Accrete), which are like horse pills, but better than Adcal-3D (very chalky and hard to get rid of).  And every 12 weeks a Vitamin B12 injection.  I have been on Metformin for about 10 years (2x1000mg daily) with insulin of course.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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