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One woman's life with Type 1 Diabetes
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Jan 232 min read
Exciting new research project into diabetes distress
With most things in life, you can take a break if you feel fed up. Diabetes is not one of them. The relentless nature of it, the...

Jan 207 min read
10 things I wish I'd known when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
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...


Jun 11, 20224 min read
The endless diabetes to do list
How I make my diabetes admin machine run as efficiently as I can, because I don't want to *do* diabetes.

May 16, 20193 min read
10 ways Type 1 Diabetes has affected my emotional health
By far the biggest challenge of my 12 years with type 1 diabetes so far has been dealing with its impact on my emotions and general...

Oct 3, 20185 min read
When finger pricks take their toll
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...


Jul 23, 20181 min read
Finding balance: not too much, not too little
I had my bloods taken a couple of weeks ago by my lovely diabetes nurse. We had a really good open chat about my burnout experience and...

Jul 16, 20183 min read
Good HbA1c news…the burnout recovery continues!
I’ve been feeling pretty good about my diabetes management over the last few months since I started pulling myself out of my diabetes...

Jun 26, 20183 min read
“If you can’t get out of it, get into it!”
I wrote last week about my diabetes burnout, which had been dragging on for a few years. After a surprisingly simple intervention by my...

Jun 20, 20184 min read
Diabetes burnout: where did my motivation go?
I was diagnosed 11 years ago in my mid 20s during my “working holiday” in Australia. Looking back over that time now, it is quite neatly...

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