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Jan 22, 20212 min read

Giving up on goal setting in diabetes

A couple of years ago I set myself some diabetes goals for the new year. I didn't achieve them, which kind of annoyed me at the time....

Jan 4, 20211 min read

Why friction matters for good diabetes habits

I've been learning about the science of habits lately and I've been surprised at the power of tiny things to increase or decrease...

Jun 12, 20193 min read

A great diabetes year

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”...

Jan 11, 20192 min read

New Year diabetes goals

New Year always makes me think about my diabetes. There’s a photo of me, taken at Sydney Harbour on New Year’s Eve 2006. It’s obvious...

Sep 1, 20185 min read

How my pregnancies went as a Type 1 mum: Part one

Having kids is a milestone in life for anyone who has them, and for me as a mum with Type 1 Diabetes, the times I was pregnant and...

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, 20183 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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