1. 1923 2. Leonard Thompson 3. 2007 4. Type 1 diabetes 5. decrease in blood glucose level 6. A lack of insulin, fatty acids being burnt and the production of ketones 7. 347 million however i think this number may have increased a little. 8. Happiness 9. 1962 by Leland Clark and Champ Lyons 10. With diabetes bad…
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Test your Diabetes knowledge!
Just a few questions to jog your memory with all things diabetes. See how many you can get! 1. When was insulin first discovered and extracted for the use in diabetic patients? 1880 1923 1946 1825 2. What was the name of the first patient treated with insulin? Thomas Smith Leonard Thompson Jonathan West James…
The curious Peanut boy
My 3 year has a very inquisitive mind and could absolutely drive you mad with the millions of questions he can come up with. He never wants to hear the straight forwards answer. He always wants the answer with detail. He loves learning about new things and is absolutely obsessed with everything from Space, to Volcano’s…
Wordless Wednesday #3
Check your strips make sure they aren’t expired Amina xx
No strips and expired strips!
As a T1D I know how important it is to have blood glucose strips which aren’t out of date, an expired strip could potentially give me the wrong blood glucose reading. Let’s face it that number that appears on the meter is so important, because as a diabetic I live by the numbers which appear…
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