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When I was a lad it was a long while ago

Ushthetaff

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I know as we get older we tend to reminisce , will I thought I share my latest reminiscence ( didn’t even know if that was a word thank god for spell check) here’s a pic of the “ luxuries”we had back then. I’m sure there are many who remember these and I apologise for probably repeating but it’s a good comparison to what we have today and btw the needles were changed when blunt…. How did we survive
 

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when I think back to how I've looked after myself over the last 51 yrs with the equipment we had back then I am amazed I have made it , but a positive for newly diagnosed is that with the tech we have today they will not have the worry we had back then .
 
Was a tad rough back then (in comparison) - at least we survived it (many didn't)

In theory it should be easier these days if someone is diagnosed at age 4 (or whatever) but its a mind-blowing amount of information to get your head round - no way my parents could have handled all the stuff I now know that makes my life much easier an safer.

I don't envy anyone getting on this T1 train today
 
Like everything about information it’s trying to sort out “ the wheat from the chaff”there is more info about these days but it does make it easier to take ownership of it which is what you have to do, we live with it after all and one rule does not fit all so so we as individuals have to work out what works for us as individuals.
 
It's strange to think we wouldn't be here but for those. At the time I would never have guessed what improvements were to follow relatively quickly. Apologies to those who have already seen this, but it does show changes between 1959 and 1979:
 
I wasn't trying to say its going to be easy but a lot easier than it was for us old gits who survived so please newly diagnosed have the confidence that you will get there as well .
 
Oh yes, I remember all that, and the threepenny bit in the photo. Fifty-six years ago I was just delighted to say goodbye to the DKA symptoms that led to diagnosis even if it meant boiling glass syringes to sterilise them and sharpening blunt needles on a nail file.
 
I have just passed 50 years a type 1.
I remember the injectagun where you placed the syringe on the top of the gun and press the trigger and the **** thing shot into my leg.
You just wouldn't get away with it today as it was torture!!!

I'm well known these days for banging on about 4mm needles and i still appreciate them due to the 8mm (?) back in 1975.

Great post

Tony
 
Yes I can remember that injectagun , boy the bruises I got from that ,it was something like you would see a vet using on a bull .
 
jaywak said:
Yes I can remember that injectagun , boy the bruises I got from that ,it was something like you would see a vet using on a bull .
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This will make eyes water:

In the Science Museum
Edited to add The Palmer Injector. I think in Glasgow Science Museum?
 
Not the sort of thing you could use under the restaurant table , boy how things have changed , thanks for the memory it did make my heart beat quicker ,
 
jaywak said:
Not the sort of thing you could use under the restaurant table , boy how things have changed , thanks for the memory it did make my heart beat quicker ,
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"Excuse me, is there a rat trap under the table?"
 
Grant_Vicat said:
"Excuse me, is there a rat trap under the table?"
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I think you might get arrested for having something like that in public nowadays ! I only used mine twice a day thankfully , when I woke up and when I got home from work in the evening .
 
Was it only 8mm ? I seem to remember using maybe 12mm , I've probably got that wrong .
 
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