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Hi everyone. My name is John, I am 80 and live near to Bournemouth. I have type 2 with insulin. Lost sight in left eye due to macular. Have a few problems regarding mobility due to claudication. But I am coping and am happy. Here if anyone wishes to chat. All the best everyone.
 
johnledbury said:
Hi everyone. My name is John, I am 80 and live near to Bournemouth. I have type 2 with insulin. Lost sight in left eye due to macular. Have a few problems regarding mobility due to claudication. But I am coping and am happy. Here if anyone wishes to chat. All the best everyone.
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Hi John and welcome although I appreciate you have already posted on a few other threads previous to this.

Sorry to hear that you are suffering with some quite serious complications of your diabetes. Have you had diabetes quite a number of years?

Which insulin do you have and how are you getting on with it?
Do you have a Libre or other Constant Glucose Monitor (CGM) to keep track of your levels or are you totally reliant on finger pricks for your Blood Glucose (BG) readings?
 
Welcome to the forum @johnledbury

Sorry to hear about your eye and mobility problems, but good to hear you are coping well and happy.

I’ve taken the liberty of splitting your post and its reply into your own thread so that people can welcome you properly 🙂
 
Nice to meet you @johnledbury 🙂 There is a wealth of knowledge on this forum and no question is considered stupid. I hope you find it as useful as I do.
 
Hello, I’m based in the same area, find RBH a decent hospital for diabetes care.
 
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