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  1. D

    Two Diagnosis'

    Hi All, I've been managing my child's diabetes (6 years old) for just over two years now, yesterday my 10 year old was also diagnosed as Type1. I know diabetes is not hereditary - each child has a different mother and none of us have diabetes or a family history of diabetes. Does anybody else...
  2. WallisOnline

    Newly Diagnosed saying hello !

    I was diagnosed at the end of August with diabetes type 2 which was a surprise but also due to carrying the extra weight for so long was also not a surprise! I went to the doctor's to finally speak to them about possibly suffering from sleep apnoea as I was finding myself more and more tired...
  3. Ralph-YK

    Diaversary 6 years

    It's 6 years tomorrow that I got my diabetes diagnoses, given in hospital where I was on IV antibiotics for an infection in my legs (cellulitis).
  4. JazzieJamJay

    Diagnosed 17 years ago...

    Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes 17 years ago when I was 12 years old. It was a huge shock to everyone as there is no record/recollection of anyone in the family having diabetes. Obviously I could go into more detail but I imagine there are specific areas for that kind of...
  5. ta1k2frank

    recently diagnosed as type 2

    Hi everyone, I was diagnosed as type 2 last month so this is all new to me. I have just had my first visit with my local diabetes nurse who was lovely. It was a very daunting appointment where I felt everything was thrown at me at once so found it hard to take it all in. I think the biggest...
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