fitness

As a FreeStyle Libre ambassador, over the past few weeks I have had the privilege to trial out the FreeStyle Libre 2, so I thought I would share my (very positive) experiences with you all! For me, th...

Diabetes burnout  ….. something that many of us living with Type 1 Diabetes have experienced at some point in our lives, linked in with the pressures of replicating the job of an organ (to put it...

I don’t care what anyone says, being a Type 1 Diabetic is HARD. Hard mentally, hard physically and hard emotionally. I’ll admit, my control now is pretty good for a 27-year-old, as I suppose I am now an adult and have matured (I think?!) over 10-15 years. But back in my teenage years, I was far from a well-controlled Diabetic…. My blood glucose control was awful, as I basically did not give a s**t, which is quite common as a sassy teen! But why did I not care, even though I KNEW what could happen to me with long term high...

As a lot of you living with Diabetes know, our daily thoughts are consumed by our Diabetes. In fact, I would say I think about my Diabetes every minute of the day. To put this into a perspective, I thought I would document EVERYTHING that goes through my head on a day to day basis, to provide an insight to others not living with Diabetes, as to what goes through our heads each and every day: What is my blood sugar level? How much insulin do I need now? How many carbs in this? What is my insulin ratio at this...

As I am in my mid-20’s, one thing that I have experience with living with Diabetes (a lot of experience!) is socialising, clubbing and basically letting my hair down at the weekend. And most importantly, diabetes has never stopped me! I believe that being able to enjoy myself, whether this involves a couple of drinks or not, is incredibly important, regardless of a diabetes diagnosis. I am a big fas of clubbing, festivals (involving camping), concerts and holidays! I have been in contact with quite a lot of newly diagnosed diabetics, who have received a diagnosis in their late teens/early 20’s,...