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...

I made this "job ad" and posted it on LinkedIn for Diabetes Awareness Month. Nobody would apply. But lots of us still have to do this...

How I make my diabetes admin machine run as efficiently as I can, because I don't want to *do* diabetes.

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

I wrote last week about my diabetes burnout, which had been dragging on for a few years.  After a surprisingly simple intervention by my...

Inspired by the NHS’s Diabetes Week and the Talking About Diabetes campaign, I’m putting fingers to keyboard to share my perspectives and...