It was around this time 18 years ago when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. That 18 years has come with some hard earned lessons that...

In November 2024 I was invited to speak at the Association of British HealthTech Industries ' Parliamentary Reception to give a patient...

Last week I was very lucky to attend the ATTD2024 conference in Florence, the biggest diabetes technology conference in the world, as a...

I was very excited to see the Medtronic announcement in January that the new Simplera Sync CGM has been approved for use with the 780G...

This week I've been following the news from EASD 2023, a major diabetes conference, and here's what caught my attention (along with all...

Earlier this summer I was lucky to attend the biggest diabetes conference in the world in San Diego, California as a #dedoc voice. This...

How do you know if your innovation will meet your end users' needs? Read these inside tips to understand a perspective on type 1 diabetes.

5 years ago today I published a 150 word post on my newly created website Pumps & Pricks and it changed my life. I couldn't have...

All my latest reflections on the pros and cons of this system and whether I'd recommend it.

I spent last week in Berlin at #ATTD2023, a major global conference on advanced technology and treatments in diabetes. This article is a...

I'm coming to the end of four years with my Accu-chek Insight insulin pump and for anyone who needs to make a decision about which pump...

I didn't give up on my pump in the end. I had to be honest with myself about whether I really was running out of new places to stick my...

Getting sick of wondering whether my blood sugar highs are because I've screwed up somewhere or because there's something up with the...

A year has passed since I joined Twitter and started this website to talk about Type 1 Diabetes. Before that I was an “I’m fine thanks”...

Three months of using the Freestyle Libre has given me a very welcome break from one of the aspects of having Type 1 Diabetes that has...

I think Type 1 Diabetes is a bit like driving a car. You have lessons to teach you how to drive and the rules of the road. You learn that...

For the past two weeks I’ve been wearing a Freestyle Libre for the first time. I was so excited when it arrived and bursting to start...

I had to be talked into getting my first insulin pump nine years ago. I really didn’t want one.  I was managing my diabetes well on...