For most mums, I think the school run can be an extremely hectic and stressful process. Getting everybody up, cleaned, fed and safely off to school takes a lot of organisation, time management, patience and energy. The Mail Online stated, “Three out of four mothers find school run more stressful than going to work” If…
Category: Awareness
Glucose Spikes
The undetected condition of glucose spikes could in fact be the cause of many underlying conditions such as Diabetes, Cancer and even heart attacks.
The itch that won’t quit
From time to time, when I change my infusion site it itches like mad. We’ve all had that itch that just won’t stop. For me, its the site where my insert has been stuck to my body for 2 or 3 days or even a freshly inserted infusion set. It itches and itches and I…
Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus
Neonatal diabetes mellitus is a form of diabetes that occurs in the first 6 months of life. NDM is a very rare condition and affects one in 100,000 to 500,000 live births. A result of having this condition means elevated blood glucose levels occur. This condition can often be confused with Type 1 diabetes due…
Wordless Wednesday #6
Happy Diabetes Awareness Month Friends! My aim this month is to try and spread as much awareness for diabetes as I can. As someone who advocates for diabetes, I want to continue to share the correct message about what it truly means to live with this condition. JDRF have created an amazing tool which helps…
Myabetic Giveaway 1st November -14th November 2016
Since today marks the beginning of Diabetes Awareness Month, what better way to kick-start the month and advocate for diabetes, than by collaborating with some of diabetes extremely influencial bloggers and advocates, to give away accessories from one of my favourite diabetes companies – Myabetic I absolutely love the accessories available!! If you don’t know…
Sick Days!
Having a cold can be awful, but a cold combined with diabetes is even worse. It messes with your sugar levels making them difficult to manage. Blood glucose levels can become extremely high. These high BG levels are due to a release of stress hormone which occurs when the body is fighting an illness. Glucose…
Non- diabetic but you’re affected by Hypoglycaemia!!
I deal with hypos on weekly basis. Hypoglycaemia and diabetes go hand in hand. These attacks occur when blood glucose levels are too low. For me, this usually happens when I’ve taken too much insulin, not eaten enough food, eaten too late or depending on the type of exercise I choose to do that day….
When Hypos strike in the twilight hours
Hypo’s that strike in the twilight hour. Oh! How I wish they didn’t exist. It’s completely unnatural, physically exhausting and absolutely out of my control. I battle the early morning hours, the plunging sugars, overwhelming outer body experience, numb lips, numb tongue but for how long will this go on? Like a robot, malfunctioning, I’m…
Sugar High Sugar Low - My life with Type 1 diabetes 