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diabetic type

is diabetes type1 an illness for PIP.The situation on my health is bad particually in both feet .My general health is not that good as i have arthritic pain in all my body.When i stand from a sitting position i go really dizzy and have to grab something till the dizziness passes over while i am standing.people may ask why i dont just sit down again till it passes over.when the dizziness passes over i get shaking in the left side of my body when i get this it makes me feel dizzy again and i feel like i am going to pass out.I have had a few incidents where i have laid on the floor in the recovery position till the effect wears off, sometimes up up 10 mins I have my face conuultation on the 14th oct at 9am.I am dreading this consultaqtion,
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I am type 2 diabetic I used to have standing dizziness and found out it was low blood pressure due to continued infections
The numbness in feet and legs is also a side effect of diabetes
I have had drastic effects due to diabetes which I wont scare you about but controlling your blood sugars is vital
Good luck for the consultation
Is it a PIP consultation as you said face consultation presumed it was something else as I thought PIP assessments are still over phone
@chiarieds have f2f started again
It isnt a consultation it is an assessment
You can score points for aids but sometimes depends if the aids have been recommended by a OH or if you have just purchased them yourself
What aids are you referring to
I think you may have the date of your assessment wrong because we are already on the 10th October and you said your assessment is on 4th October. Please check the date of your telephone assessment.
Still confused it is face to face ?
Diabetes on it's own may not get a Pip award as with all conditions it is about how that condition affects you
A lot if people have diabetes without it affecting their daily living or mobility I did for 20 plus years it's only the last 3 years that it has caused other conditions that have affected me
When I was asked about chopping veg I said I buy ready prepared as i cant chop and I got points because I couldn't do the task