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Sep 27, 20183 min read

How my kids are “hypo aware”

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...

Sep 2, 20184 min read

How my pregnancies went as a Type 1 mum: Part two

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...

Sep 1, 20185 min read

How my pregnancies went as a Type 1 mum: Part one

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...

Aug 19, 20182 min read

Type 1 diabetes is a bit like driving…Libre is my new dashboard

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...

Aug 12, 20184 min read

First two weeks with a Freestyle Libre

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...

Jul 28, 20183 min read

Diabetes technology and body image

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...

Jul 23, 20181 min read

Finding balance: not too much, not too little

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...

Jul 16, 20183 min read

Good HbA1c news…the burnout recovery continues!

I’ve been feeling pretty good about my diabetes management over the last few months since I started pulling myself out of my diabetes...

Jul 5, 20185 min read

T1D care: NHS vs Down Under

On the NHS’s 70th birthday, I’ve been feeling grateful for the care I’ve received since returning to the UK four years ago after living...

Jun 26, 20183 min read

“If you can’t get out of it, get into it!”

I wrote last week about my diabetes burnout, which had been dragging on for a few years. After a surprisingly simple intervention by my...

Jun 20, 20183 min read

Diabetes burnout: where did my motivation go?

I was diagnosed 11 years ago in my mid 20s during my “working holiday” in Australia. Looking back over that time now, it is quite neatly...

Jun 12, 20181 min read

Welcome to Pumps and Pricks!

Inspired by the NHS’s Diabetes Week and the Talking About Diabetes campaign, I’m putting fingers to keyboard to share my perspectives and...

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