With Diabetes Awareness Week starting today (13th June to the 19th June 2022), I thought this weeks blog post would be talking about diabetes. Yes, diabetes is being talked about a little bit more for example with funding in the UK, every diabetic now has access to a CGM of some description. For more informationContinue reading “Lets Talk About Diabetes”
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Diabetes Does Not Stop
As we all know within the diabetic community, diabetes is a 24/7 7/7 thing. We have no breaks, if we give ourselves one, we can put ourselves in very damaging and dangerous situations. If it is for long enough, it can be life-threatening and have life changing consequences. Diabetes has to be on the frontContinue reading “Diabetes Does Not Stop”
Diabetes
We have recently been stuck on the M25 for hours which always provokes thoughts. I was sat thinking about the last time I ended up in hospital due to DKA or diabetes related issues. For me that was around 4 years ago, ketones of 7.6 and very poorly. That experience was one to shake meContinue reading “Diabetes”
Things that Impact our Blood Glucose
I have recently been reading through my previous blog posts and as much as I use this blog to help with my thoughts and feelings surrounding diabetes, but I would also like to have informative posts such as the Information Pack for Newly Diagnosed Diabetics. So, I hope you enjoy this post about the differentContinue reading “Things that Impact our Blood Glucose”
Burnout
Within this blog post I will share some information about burnout itself and what I am going through at the minute. What is burnout? You can experience burnout with absolutely anything in life, relationships with others, your work, keeping active, to medical conditions, and so much more. The definition of burnout is: Burn-out is aContinue reading “Burnout”
Update on my Goals for 2022
First of all, can you believe we are over a ¼ of the way through this year! How crazy is that! Life has been crazy hectic at the minute, so I thought id do an update on how my goals are getting on and if I am sticking to them! If you wanted to seeContinue reading “Update on my Goals for 2022”
Switching the Diabetic Routine Up!
I have recently switched back to my injections for the time being, so have decided to express my thoughts and feelings why I have done this. This has been a complete personal decision from myself only. I have the full support of others around me and from my hospital staff, so please be kind ifContinue reading “Switching the Diabetic Routine Up!”
Fighting Those Voices That We All Have in Our Heads
For me, these voices crop up whenever they want – disguised however as well, which makes it even more difficult to spot. As times move on, mental struggles are much more widely accepted than it has been ever before. Which means, it is all moving in the right direction! From talking to numerous people, bothContinue reading “Fighting Those Voices That We All Have in Our Heads”
Being Diabetic In Prison
This is a lovely guest blog by the one and only, Alice Kate! Her Instagram account is https://www.instagram.com/alice_and_diabetes/ Alice works within the Prison and her story is just incredible, I hope you enjoy it as much as I have! I’m not a prisoner. I’m a prison officer, with type 1 diabetes! I’ve worked the landingsContinue reading “Being Diabetic In Prison”
Going Through a Major Slump with my Diabetes
One part of running this blog that I absolutely love is that I have ability to process my feelings that can be particularly difficult to say out loud. This blog helps to help me and is almost a form of therapy and this week’s blog is unfortunately a negative one. I suppose I am justContinue reading “Going Through a Major Slump with my Diabetes”
Blog of a Type 1 