Dealing with Type 1 Diabetes often feels like I’m parenting an extra child. A highly emotional child that throws it’s toys out of the pram if I don’t do things it’s way, or if I make even the tiniest mistake. It will freak out if I accidentally put too much food on the plate without […]
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 […]
A Type 1 Diabetic Reviews Cake! (Plus a Special Offer Discount Code)
*Pssssst* Can I let you in on a little secret? Type 1 Diabetics CAN eat cake! No I’m not being silly… Seriously, we can! Let me explain… The purpose of insulin is to help glucose enter the body’s cells when we eat carbohydrates in order to give us energy. Think of insulin like a key; it […]
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 […]
Meme Monday: Sugar Won’t Harm Me!
Meme Monday Sugar doesn’t cause Type 1 Diabetes and it isn’t caused by eating too many sweets 💕 Sugar won’t harm me… As long as I carb count and take my insulin correctly 💕 Sugar has saved my life thousands of times… Hero! 💕 Read more facts about Type 1 Diabetes here! Please share with […]
