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 that there was a featured character who had been diagnosed …

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 reality TV shows (I do think it would sell quite …
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 Type 1 Diabetes, but it doesn’t half come as a …
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 time. Well, that is exactly what happened to me last …

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 party which was a yearly tradition until, of course, Covid …
2021…
It’s that time of year again ALREADY, It feels like I have just blinked and we are almost in 2022… how crazy is that! If I reflect on this year a lot has happened- I …

“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 what you may think. This question is usually asked when …
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 bag and check it off to prevent leaving one of …

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 will bet that your face is probably looking like this …
“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 flu jab or blood test needles which to be fair …