Diagnosed 60 years ago today.

[Pumper_Sue]

Today is the day I achieve 60 years with type1 diabetes.

 

[Sharron1]

Wow, I imagine you have seen so many changes in the management of diabetes.

 

[silver minion]

Happy 60th Diaversary

 

[gail2]

well done i bet u can tell some tales about diabetes

 

[trophywench]

Happy (Diamond) Diaversary, Sue!

well done i bet u can tell some tales about diabetes

She certainly can - and was once the ONLY person on this forum or anywhere approachable on the UK internet with the brand new invention the insulin pump and offered invaluable help to shedloads of new pumpers so must be hundreds of folk she's assisted and if the rest of em are anything like me - I've been grateful ever since, thank you !!!

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Happy (Diamond) Diaversary, Sue!



She certainly can - and was once the ONLY person on this forum or anywhere approachable on the UK internet with the brand new invention the insulin pump and offered invaluable help to shedloads of new pumpers so must be hundreds of folk she's assisted and if the rest of em are anything like me - I've been grateful ever since, thank you !!!

I'm glad someone appreciates me lol thank you for your kind words.

 

[nonethewiser]

Great achievement, well done.

 

[Inka]

Amazing @Pumper_Sue 😎 Congratulations on all your hard work and determination!

 

[Grannylorraine]

Happy Diaversary, well done on all your hard work over those 60 years.

 

[SB2015]

Happy Diaversary Sue
A long experience of Type 1 when it was a lot more difficult to manage.
Well done.

 

[JonathanGi]

I am so impressed! 58 years for me. And yes, so much has changed. Do you remember boiling syringes and needles and storing them in surgical spirit?

 

[Flower]

Congratulations on 60 years of Type 1 @Pumper_Sue

 

[Pumper_Sue]

I am so impressed! 58 years for me. And yes, so much has changed. Do you remember boiling syringes and needles and storing them in surgical spirit?

It's a vague memory of mum boiling the glass syringes about once a month and the syringes I do remember being stored in industrial spirit. The spirit was collected from the pharmacy in a large brown bottle.

 

[JonathanGi]

It was my job once a week to take syringe apart and wrap in a clean handkerchief along with a needle. No wonder those needles were blunt!

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Wow! Amazing @Pumper_Sue

Huge congratulations on your Diamond Diaversary. Thanks for all the no nonsense advice and support you’ve offered over the years