Type 1 Diabetes isn't easy

Welcome to Pumps and Pricks!
I've had T1D for 14 years, diagnosed at 26. This is where I share my thoughts about life with this relentless and frustrating condition, in case it might be helpful to others.

About me

Topics

Thoughts, feelings and habits

Trying to lighten the mental load that comes with Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes burnout

Did you know it's totally normal to feel burnt out with T1D sometimes?

Read how I got through it

Diabetes and pregnancy

I've had two healthy kids as a T1D mum but the experiences were very different

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Diabetes technology

My experience with insulin pumps, the Freestyle Libre and thoughts on what's new

Oct 4
7 min

Medtronic 780G - thoughts on the first 5 months

In May this year I started using the Medtronic 780G insulin pump with the glucose sensor which operates as a hybrid closed loop system. ...