The Friends of the Manx Diabetes Centre would like to thank everyone that contributed with such generosity to the funds of the Group in the knowledge that whatever we took would be exclusively spent on the Isle of Man for the benefit of the Manx Diabetic and their medical Carers. No monies collected will be sent away.

At the end of the day there were over 300 prize winners at the stall, but, the real winner was the Manx Diabetes Centre.

The Friends of the Manx Diabetes Centre also thank Mr Tony Brown and the Castletown Festival Committee for the Loan of the Gazebo that kept Pluvious at bay.

Incidentally the name of the Lamb as drawn was “John”, he must have been a ram all the time. “John” was won by Grace, we had her phone number but not her address or surname, so after a phone call the Lamb was delivered to her home.

Our Budding Journalist

Hi there, its me again. How have you been getting on. I hope you read the article in the September Diabetic, on the No Show Disgrace. You know, what was contained in that piece was going to be the subject of my article today.

Oh well never mind we shall talk about something else.

In my last article we spoke about the Symptoms of Diabetes so today I think we are going to expand the subject.

Now, in the insulin dependant diabetes or Type 1 the condition develops fairly quickly. Usually over a few weeks, but it may take as little as a few days or as long as several months.

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Without insulin treatment, the condition progressively worsens, resulting in a significant weight loss, dehydration, vomiting, the onset of drowsiness and if not treated, diabetic coma.

With a none insulin diabetic Type 2 diabetes, the symptoms are similar to those of insulin dependant diabetes, but they develop more gradually and are usually less severe. Diabetic Coma does not occur in this type of diabetes.

Some people with diabetes do not notice any symptoms. The presence of symptoms is no guide to the level of sugar in the blood, and it is essential that diabetes is treated even when there are no symptoms.

Preventative care must be in place and preventative care must be the watchword at all eventualities.

The screening for diabetes must be undertaken at all times and must be an integral part of your Doctor's surgery as a matter of course.

With insulin dependant diabetes you need regular insulin injections in order to return to, and maintain good health.

Once you go on insulin under no circumstances can you come off it.

You, as a diabetic person must understand how insulin works and how insulin controls sugar in the body, and what steps you take in order to control your diabetes.

The education of the patient is therefore essential. This is one of the functions of the diabetic nurse at the Manx Diabetes Centre.