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<blockquote data-quote="urbanracer" data-source="post: 2275141" data-attributes="member: 140811"><p>Hi and welcome to the forums,</p><p></p><p>1) 'If' you have diabetes it will depend on the type. Type 1 and you get insulin injections to take home, Type 2 and you'll get a lecture about lifetsyle and maybe some pills.</p><p>2) Sir Steven Redgrave the olympic rower is a Type 2 diabetic, Theresa May is a Type 1 diabetic. How normal do you want to be?</p><p>3) Type 1 is for life (due to limits of current medical understanding), type 2 may be able to go into remisssion in a few months.</p><p>4) I still eat Pizza, Steak and cake, injectable insulin allows you to do this. For Type 2 diabetes it may be more desirable to cut down on carbohydrate, but steak is still cool.</p><p>5) Many diabetics lead long happy lives.</p><p>6) That's up to you and adherence to any lifetstyle choices you make.</p><p>7) Driving will be affected if you're given insulin, you have to tell DVLA and there are some basic rules to adhere to. Same applies to some T2 medications called Sulphonylureas (marketed as Gliclazide) but the most common drug Metformin will not be of interest to DVLA.</p><p></p><p>Relax, stress raises cortisol levels and increased glucose levels. Come back to us when you have a diagnosis - good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="urbanracer, post: 2275141, member: 140811"] Hi and welcome to the forums, 1) 'If' you have diabetes it will depend on the type. Type 1 and you get insulin injections to take home, Type 2 and you'll get a lecture about lifetsyle and maybe some pills. 2) Sir Steven Redgrave the olympic rower is a Type 2 diabetic, Theresa May is a Type 1 diabetic. How normal do you want to be? 3) Type 1 is for life (due to limits of current medical understanding), type 2 may be able to go into remisssion in a few months. 4) I still eat Pizza, Steak and cake, injectable insulin allows you to do this. For Type 2 diabetes it may be more desirable to cut down on carbohydrate, but steak is still cool. 5) Many diabetics lead long happy lives. 6) That's up to you and adherence to any lifetstyle choices you make. 7) Driving will be affected if you're given insulin, you have to tell DVLA and there are some basic rules to adhere to. Same applies to some T2 medications called Sulphonylureas (marketed as Gliclazide) but the most common drug Metformin will not be of interest to DVLA. Relax, stress raises cortisol levels and increased glucose levels. Come back to us when you have a diagnosis - good luck! [/QUOTE]
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