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DiabeticDave said:
Yesterday morning, my sister was found dead in bed. She had been a Diabetic for ten years plus, and took insulin 4 times a day. The reason I mention this, is not to call upon sympathy, but to explain my sister. First there was years of denial, then, 'OK' 'so I have Diabetes...so what!'. What she ended up with, is near blindness, and an inability to walk. This, compounded with her condition, caused bouts of Depression. I highlighted the bit about more money being put into Diabetes, in Patricia's post. Having just been to see my Doctor, armed with a thousand questions, and having a 10 minute slot...his pat answer was 'wait until you see the nurse, she's good. She'll answer all you questions'.

More money...yes, and more time, more resources etc. There should be specialist diabetes centers, where you can get support and practical advice, like diets, exercise etc. Where you don't wait six months to have your eyes tested, or your feet looked at........😡


OK rant over..........just, that I agree, more money. We don't appreciate the gravity of the Disease, until it throws it's evil cloak over our shoulders.
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wow dave im so sorry for your loss. i know you dont want sympathy so i wont patronis you.

i to believe that more money needs to be put into diabetes research and also into the treatment we get also. im lucky and have a great team who i can see when i like, but i know lots dont have this type of access at all. i feel that there are certain illnesses out there that get a lot more press coverage and money spent on them and thats all fine by me, but i dont think we should have to play second fiddle to anyone or anything else. i would love to see more done for diabetes so much so that i donate a proportion of my wages every month to diabetes uk.
 
mikep1979 said:
wow dave im so sorry for your loss. i know you dont want sympathy so i wont patronis you.

i to believe that more money needs to be put into diabetes research and also into the treatment we get also. im lucky and have a great team who i can see when i like, but i know lots dont have this type of access at all. i feel that there are certain illnesses out there that get a lot more press coverage and money spent on them and thats all fine by me, but i dont think we should have to play second fiddle to anyone or anything else. i would love to see more done for diabetes so much so that i donate a proportion of my wages every month to diabetes uk.
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Not just treatment.........education, we need to understand it. Here I am, newly diagnosed, 2 weeks in, and still trying to understand why!!. With the why, comes now what.

It would be nice, that time was given, to help this transitional period.

As for my sister Josie...64, no age really. Given better advice at the outset, she may well be alive now. We weren't close, so it's not hurting that much, plus, according to my other half, I have no feelings anyway.
 
DiabeticDave said:
Not just treatment.........education, we need to understand it. Here I am, newly diagnosed, 2 weeks in, and still trying to understand why!!. With the why, comes now what.

It would be nice, that time was given, to help this transitional period.

As for my sister Josie...64, no age really. Given better advice at the outset, she may well be alive now. We weren't close, so it's not hurting that much, plus, according to my other half, I have no feelings anyway.
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so true about the education dave. i was diagnosed over 9 years ago now and even then it was "ok you have diabetes heres some stuff to read. i will come back tomorrow to see what you have found out and if i think its ok i will let you go home" that was from the senior consultant at the hospital!!! (lucky he no longer is able to practise) it would have been nice to have something like these forums about then, but there was nothing. and like lots of type 1's i found the duk mag totally biased towards type 2.

i agree that transition time would have been nice. i came out of hospital after 3 weeks (they thought i had a blood clot on my lungs as well) and immediatly got told i no longer had a job as i was in the army at the time. went home to clear my head and all i found was mates who were distant as they didnt understand what was wrong. i spent the next 12 months out of work as i felt no one would employ me with being biabetic, which led me to be depressed and start to drink quite heavy again. was my partner who gave me the wake up call i needed and my dad who got me into the job i am in now. since then i still have bad days, but dont we all, and i havent loked back since.
 
mikep1979 said:
so true about the education dave. i was diagnosed over 9 years ago now and even then it was "ok you have diabetes heres some stuff to read. i will come back tomorrow to see what you have found out and if i think its ok i will let you go home" that was from the senior consultant at the hospital!!! (lucky he no longer is able to practise) it would have been nice to have something like these forums about then, but there was nothing. and like lots of type 1's i found the duk mag totally biased towards type 2.

i agree that transition time would have been nice. i came out of hospital after 3 weeks (they thought i had a blood clot on my lungs as well) and immediatly got told i no longer had a job as i was in the army at the time. went home to clear my head and all i found was mates who were distant as they didnt understand what was wrong. i spent the next 12 months out of work as i felt no one would employ me with being biabetic, which led me to be depressed and start to drink quite heavy again. was my partner who gave me the wake up call i needed and my dad who got me into the job i am in now. since then i still have bad days, but dont we all, and i havent loked back since.
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You have steel...that's what being in the Army does...fortitude. I know there was a thread on this, but man and boy (15 to 43)....17 Port and Maritime Regt RLC (RCT). So we may have a kindred spirit 😉
 
DiabeticDave said:
You have steel...that's what being in the Army does...fortitude. I know there was a thread on this, but man and boy (15 to 43)....17 Port and Maritime Regt RLC (RCT). So we may have a kindred spirit 😉
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i know what you meen mate. i was 3 para then into 1 para. then off to the pathfinders and loved every second i spent in the army. but i do love my job now :D
 
Notice the 43...I came out for 3 when at the 12 year point. That's when I became a fireman, and eventually, ended up in Saudi. Got invited back into the Army, as Mine was a restricted trade.
 
DiabeticDave said:
Notice the 43...I came out for 3 when at the 12 year point. That's when I became a fireman, and eventually, ended up in Saudi. Got invited back into the Army, as Mine was a restricted trade.
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lol yeah 😉

i love working all over the world now as it pays soooo much better than the army, but if i was honest dave iwould give it all up to be able to go back in now. miss the lads and the crack we had.

i wasnt lucky enought to have a restricted trade, but it is funny that mine is in more demand out of the army than in the army lol
 
sorry to change subject , what para fought the falklands?
 
steff09 said:
sorry to change subject , what para fought the falklands?
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all of them. mainly 3 para tho. they had elements of 3 and 1 on the mainland and also the pathfinders helping the sas out with some recon work.
 
steff09 said:
*coff* old
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DiabeticDave said:
Well I did....San Carlos..Whiteouts...Shooting Rifles at Argie jets...lol...good times😉
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lol my dad is an avid collector of all thing military and thats what got me into the books i now read lol. also my partners step dad is ex sbs and was in the falklands. has some superb photos they took of them with a down argie plane lol.

yeah i had a cousin who was out there at the time. he never came home to us tho. i had to make do with some other nasty places
 
mine has a coat with all the badges on the burgandy t shirt and burgandy hat i never ask anything about it tho i know a soldiers time is usually something he dont share
 
mikep1979 said:
i know what you meen mate. i was 3 para then into 1 para. then off to the pathfinders and loved every second i spent in the army. but i do love my job now :D
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My dad was in 3 Para, in Palestine. Still going strong at 81, cancer survivor for 20 years. Still very proud of his days in the regiment and now living in Holland where they are held in great respect.
 
steff09 said:
mine has a coat with all the badges on the burgandy t shirt and burgandy hat i never ask anything about it tho i know a soldiers time is usually something he dont share
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i kept all of my things and have a special place to keep them. my little lad loves to wear all my camo stuff even tho it swamps him big style (was a big chappy in the forces lol). he loves to hear all about where i have been and what i did. he even wants to be a soldier when he grows up. i dont talk about it to many people, but me and dad have a special bond as he is ex us forces.
 
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