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Mid August last I started having funny turns.

In 1973 I was diagnosed as suffering from Type 1 Diabetes - an afliction I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. It turned out that my immune system had been secretly destroying all the islets of langerhans within my pancreas. These islets are vital to normal living because they stimulate the secretion of insulin - normally used to control the body's use of sugars, carbohydrates and lots more.

Anyway, after umpteen years of a balanced existence, last August mine was totally lost - blood/glucose levels were unexplainably high and then plummeted to extremely low. I lost control of them and was at a loss of what had happened or what to do.

I went to my GP who prescribed an antibiotic for me.
It didn't seem to have any effect and when the doctor's locum visited he changed the antibiotic to another.
I started this other but straight waway started wretching - obviously the wrong move.

So - after a couple of weeks in bed at home with no resolution Mrs Cubber phoned for the Paramedics.

Wonderful, without delay I was bundled into their ambulance and taken straight away to the Lowman Ward of Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.
Tied up by intrvenous drips to both my arms I was subjected to an avalance of drip infusions for the next week.

Besides the antibiotics being pumped into me I was also subjected to MRI scans, CT C/A/P scan, USS Liver scan, CT Head scan, lumbar punture, PET scan (which inluded a radio active injection) - and finally a Bone Marrow Biopsy.

With a total readjustment of my insulin programme the result was that nothing could be found to explain what had been happening to me.

SO after two months of diagnostics and treatment I was finally discharged on 17th Oct.

It has all resulted that I've been out of touch with the world around me for the last two months. My weight has dropped, my muscles have all wasted away and I now depend on a Zimmer frame to get around.

My car has been disposed of and replaced with a mobility scooter and I am no longer able to imagine ****ing my leg over anything two wheeled (other than the Zimmer)

I am now in a mood to return to the net for short periods, and I thought there may be some interest in where I've been - so now you know.

What I am going to do with my TTR, equipment, spares, tools, trailer and things I don't know - YET.

I will keep my postings to a minimum now and urge you all to look after youselves and don't ignore any twinge you may get - it could change your life.

Martyn