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Is it time for an insulin pump break?
Getting sick of wondering whether my blood sugar highs are because I've screwed up somewhere or because there's something up with the...
Jun 19, 20202 min read


A great diabetes year
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”...
Jun 12, 20193 min read


10 ways Type 1 Diabetes has affected my emotional health
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...
May 16, 20193 min read


New Year diabetes goals
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...
Jan 11, 20192 min read


When finger pricks take their toll
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...
Oct 3, 20185 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 27, 20183 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 2, 20184 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...
Sep 1, 20185 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 19, 20182 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...
Aug 13, 20184 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 28, 20183 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 23, 20181 min read

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