Understanding how T1 is passed to children!?

[Grant_Vicat]

By the way what book were you reading? I’m intrigued

It's a book I self published in 2015, called Fifty Years of Malfunction, which is an account of my life as a Type 1 for 54 years, and then details of what led to a kidney/pancreas transplant in August 2013. I wrote it to try and get through to young diabetics ignoring or not understanding the condition; to try and help families and carers; and to raise funds for the transplant department which, like all NHS hospitals, is desperately underfunded yet still miraculous. Very best of luck

 

[gemma_T1]

Wow! Well you will have to let me know how to purchase it ... I will be going home to Newcastle at the end of the month so perhaps I could find it in a bookshop or actually in the hospital itself?

That’s quite a journey you’ve had and a very honorable thing to have done.. I wish you well with it

 

[Grant_Vicat]

Wow! Well you will have to let me know how to purchase it ... I will be going home to Newcastle at the end of the month so perhaps I could find it in a bookshop or actually in the hospital itself?

That’s quite a journey you’ve had and a very honorable thing to have done.. I wish you well with it

@gemma_T1 It sounds ridiculous, but it is only sold from my local village shop or from my house. I deliberately avoided the big outlets because I would lose money that could go to the hospital. I stupidly thought I would have a captive market via all the diabetes charities, but they don't allow advertising or publishing of personal details. I also wrote to all the teaching hospitals with a view to selling via their diabetes departments. Er no! I have sold some at public addresses, such as St John's Ambulance (Ipswich) Donor family events and via local newspapers. So far it totals 225 and I have already sent a cheque for £1000.

Edited to remove personal contact details.

 

[gemma_T1]

That’s such a shame, yes message me with all the details and I’ll sort it out when I come back to Newcastle at the end of the month. Thankyou very much.
I allo asked when living in UK if I or others could talk to the younger diabetics in evening sessions about the Riss and the complications as I thought perhaps it would help in some way .. but I was told that it wouldn’t work as when they are teenagers they don’t listen to anyone ... they don’t want to know ... this breaks my heart as when I was diagnosed I just had to get on with it. Given a syringe and an orange and that was that ... I would have loved to have had other people open up about everything... but I suppose they have the experience with this age group and they know what they are talking about. Don’t forget to private message! I’ll be waiting for the info...
Take care and best wishes in the meantime