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<blockquote data-quote="hammy9990" data-source="post: 189760" data-attributes="member: 34001"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>New to the forum so hope this works. I had been working offshore for a couple of years both in the UK and abroad when i contracted diabetes in July of last year. As i was only on a short term contract at the time, it stopped me from going offshore. The doctor was unsure about Type 1 or Type 2 and first started me on diet alone, then diet and tablets and now for the past three months i have been on Insulin and confirmed as type 1. Although it may be the end of offshore for me it was a relief to go onto insulin and get it under control as i had lost a lot of weight and had been scared to eat as i knew my levels would rocket. I have been on insulin for about three months now and actually feel a lot better now and hospital is delighted with results mainly between 4 and 8 with a few blips along the way. I was at the hospital on Thursday and asked my nurse about getting back offshore and she recommended posting something to see if anybody else has experience of offshore and diabetes. She is quite happy that i seem to have it under control and will do anything she can do to help. Any help or stories ( good or bad ) would be much appreciated. I do remember being offshore and there was insulin diabetics working so it is possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hammy9990, post: 189760, member: 34001"] Hi all, New to the forum so hope this works. I had been working offshore for a couple of years both in the UK and abroad when i contracted diabetes in July of last year. As i was only on a short term contract at the time, it stopped me from going offshore. The doctor was unsure about Type 1 or Type 2 and first started me on diet alone, then diet and tablets and now for the past three months i have been on Insulin and confirmed as type 1. Although it may be the end of offshore for me it was a relief to go onto insulin and get it under control as i had lost a lot of weight and had been scared to eat as i knew my levels would rocket. I have been on insulin for about three months now and actually feel a lot better now and hospital is delighted with results mainly between 4 and 8 with a few blips along the way. I was at the hospital on Thursday and asked my nurse about getting back offshore and she recommended posting something to see if anybody else has experience of offshore and diabetes. She is quite happy that i seem to have it under control and will do anything she can do to help. Any help or stories ( good or bad ) would be much appreciated. I do remember being offshore and there was insulin diabetics working so it is possible. [/QUOTE]
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