A bit of a waking at 2.30 am and not getting back to sleep for over an hour, insulin pumps going around my head argh! I'm on the very cusp of saying "thanks but no thanks" to be honest Ann. This forum has helped me immensely to realise that my diabetes is better controlled than I imagined, on reading everyone's different posts. There's this tiny little thought which keeps emerging through "the mists" which tells me I 'should at least give it a try" which is counteracted vehemently by a huge rush of thoughts which tell me, "stick with what you know, what has kept you healthy, well and happy since 1972 ". I don't think I told you, when I began with my new consultant almost 3 years ago, he asked to take part in a national research project - sorry I can't recall who was doing this but I think it was either a university in Dundee or a large hospital - I will try to find out and post later on, but my consultant was so impressed by my long term diabetes and lack of complications, he felt I would be an interesting "guinea pig" for the research, apparently he considered I must have good genes, and this research project was all about finding out what made one diabetic have complications after a few years; whilst another, like me, a long term diabetic, presented with few, if any complications. The research took about a morning at the new Forth Valley Hospital, where I was weighed, blood tested, height measured, and a detailed question and answer on every aspect of my life and my health and my family health history too. Actually it was extremely interesting. All the information was then collated and sent to the research centre for analysis including DNA etc. Apparently it will be used into research into diabetes genetics, and as I had not long become a very proud grandmother for the first time, I am passionate about finding a cure. I will google and find out more details of the research project, one thing I was told about it, it was the largest research project in the world, but as usual, it was running out of funds.[/QUOTE
I can't copy and paste the link, for some reasons, so if you should be interested just google The Scottish Research Network Type 1 Diabetes Bioresource