@Richard – I found this lurking behind the scenes, I’m not exactly sure why, but I’ve reposted it here so people can see it…
Hi all,
I’ve been lurking in the shadows of Shoot Up over the past few days having stumbled across the site whilst searching for some advice/re-assurances on my newly fitted Omni Pod, so I thought it was about time I showed my face!!
I have to say what a breath of fresh air it is to find some like minded diabetics, and I have thoroughly enjoyed reading my way through the forum and blog postings on the site.
Here’s a little bit about me and my diabetes – I am 31, diagnosed with type 1 in 2005, which came as a huge surprise at the time, but now knowing a little more about genetics it shouldn’t have seeing as my younger brother was diagnosed in 1992 at the age of seven. My control has seen the good, the bad but luckily to date not the ugly!! After a long drawn out battle against ;