Getting sick of wondering whether my blood sugar highs are because I've screwed up somewhere or because there's something up with the...

A year has passed since I joined Twitter and started this website to talk about Type 1 Diabetes. Before that I was an “I’m fine thanks”...

By far the biggest challenge of my 12 years with type 1 diabetes so far has been dealing with its impact on my emotions and general...

New Year always makes me think about my diabetes. There’s a photo of me, taken at Sydney Harbour on New Year’s Eve 2006. It’s obvious...

Three months of using the Freestyle Libre has given me a very welcome break from one of the aspects of having Type 1 Diabetes that has...

Up until quite recently, hypos weren’t much of a feature in our house. I had a few years of feeling burnt out about my diabetes and my...

With a happy, positive pregnancy and birth under my belt already I was much less anxious going into my second pregnancy.  It was all set...

Having kids is a milestone in life for anyone who has them, and for me as a mum with Type 1 Diabetes, the times I was pregnant and...

I think Type 1 Diabetes is a bit like driving a car. You have lessons to teach you how to drive and the rules of the road. You learn that...

For the past two weeks I’ve been wearing a Freestyle Libre for the first time. I was so excited when it arrived and bursting to start...

I had to be talked into getting my first insulin pump nine years ago. I really didn’t want one.  I was managing my diabetes well on...

I had my bloods taken a couple of weeks ago by my lovely diabetes nurse.  We had a really good open chat about my burnout experience and...