The highs, the lows & the unexpected. My life with Type One Diabetes.

Let’s start the conversation…
I won’t tell you a lie, I haven’t really watched soaps (specifically Coronation Street) since the tram crash occurred, so I had absolutely no idea
24 Hours in Magaluf… Part 1
Now, before I delve into this story, I think I should probably explain the title… No, this is not a rip-off of one of those
Sick Day… or two!
It’s no surprise that I am prone to the lovely winter colds and flus. After all, my body did attack itself which essentially gave me
Naturally Inquisitive…
You can never really pin point when a low is going to come but you better believe that it will hit you at the WORST
The True Effects of Covid-19
Today was a special day, not that I realised it until It was time to leave mind you. In my mind it was another family
“Are you high?”
If you ever hear this out of context and you’re not diabetic or a parent to a diabetic it can mean something entirely different to
Lucozade? Check. Insulin? Check. Tester? Oh sh-
Every time I leave the house I do this mental check list in my head, I go through everything thats meant to be in my
CGM, DKA, HBA1C…. Eh???
If you have a working pancreas then the likelihood of you knowing what those words in the caption mean is extremely thin, in fact I
“Do your injections hurt? I could NEVER do that!”
I can GUARANTEE my fellow diabetics face whilst reading this look like this: For some reason when I mention needles everyone always thinks of the
Acceptance with a pinch of denial…
I’m going to warn you, this post is about one of the biggest struggles I have faced. Diabetic Burnout. Diabetic Burnout is serious and is
From Paediatrics to Adolescence…
Moving up from the paediatric diabetic nurses to the adults diabetic nurses is a change that I can remember as if it was yesterday for