Hi all,     Couple of quick comments : (i) check out Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust - a UK truly independent organisation of diabetics for diabetics, set up originally to support Type 1 diabetics who'd had major problems with so-called 'human' insulin (actually most of what's on the 'market' is ...

Hi, I'm 45 & have had Type 1 IDD since I was about 7. I've not been a 'good' well-controlled diabetic & now have proliferative diabetic retinopathy. When I was diagnosed with this 2 years' ago, I did a lot of research into alternative & complementary approaches to diabetic retinopathy and altho' I've had to ...

Hi,    I've just had treatment for various skin thingies at the hospital, and altho' I was given another spray treatment of cryotherapy on my heel wart, was told it was unlikely to go unless it was treated regularly & frequently. The doctor explained that the idea behind wart treatments is to create irritation/inflammation ...

Yes, I've been wondering about this too.  I have a cat with severe skin problems, the vet thinks it's a flea (or other parasite) bite allergy altho' they never find any fleas or flea dirt on her. But some animals do react badly to just one bite and she does go outside where there are other cats & foxes, so can easily pick up ...

There are all sorts of exciting developments for retinal conditions. If you wish to read some, go to the 'My Vision' website. You'll also find some online check your vision tests there. In this month's newsletter on their site, there is an article about the beneficial effects of fish oil on retinal health. I can't find this ...