I have something a little bit different for you this week as part of my ‘Type 1 Takeover Tuesday’ guest writer series. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been chatting to a lovely lady named Helen, who blogs over on entertainment-related blog ‘Break A Leg‘. She’s been telling me all about Steel Magnolias, a film/show […]
Type 1 Takeover Tuesdays: Growing Up With Diabetic Parents
I often wonder what my 4 year old daughter Cici thinks when she sees me testing my blood glucose levels or changing my insulin pump infusion set each day. It’s not something that any of her peers have to experience, but it’s been the norm for her ever since she was born. Does she wonder […]
Type 1 Takeover Tuesdays: Avoiding The Diabetic Car Crash
Recently, I came up with the idea of organising a feature series for my Blog, ‘Type 1 Takeover Tuesdays’, where I publish a post once a week, guest written by a fellow Type 1 Diabetic. Hearing about others’ Diabetes stories and experiences fascinates me, and I’m sure I’m not alone, so I want to put them out there to […]
Type 1 Takeover Tuesdays – Diagnosed During Pregnancy
I love reading the stories of other Type 1 Diabetics. I was diagnosed 25 years ago aged 6 and I remember my mum injecting me with syringes. I was lucky enough to live in an age where Diabetics were prescribed clean syringes to keep ourselves alive, but there are many people who were diagnosed decades before me who had […]
