Category: Living with Diabetes
I hate scales. I mean I really hate them. The kind of scales that you have to step on at every doctor you ever go to once you have diabetes; the kind of scales that taunt you sitting under your cupboard in your bedroom, knowing that it is “only recommended to weigh yourself once a…
Read moreI hate hypos. If you have diabetes, particularly type 1 diabetes you will know what I mean. Hypoglycemia, or hypos as often called by many of us, is technically when a person’s blood glucose drops below 3.5 mmol. A “normal” (hate that word!) blood glucose is about 4.5 mmol – 8 mmol. However as a…
Read moreOk so just back from a normal morning of getting up past the alarm, finding the 17 year old son was going to school late so I had to take the 11 year old instead of him, getting myself, the 11 year old and the 2 year old ready to go out the door, battling…
Read moreDeep relaxation and meditation are very natural and very powerful activities. Meditation is the method of bringing a scattered, disorganised mind into a state of peace, quiet and tranquillity. It is about focus and calmness. You might wonder how you manage that when you have to fit a few dozen blood glucose checks or more…
Read moreAs a long term “diabetic” “person with type 1 diabetes” “pancreatically challenged person” or whatever you may like to call it, I have also battled a life long war with weight….I am one of those lucky people who got not only the gene that led to type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune problems, but the…
Read moreWe all know that science underpins diabetes don’t we? That billions of dollars are spent worldwide researching the causes, possible cures and treatment options for diabetes. That there are millions of scientists and health care professionals working hard in the diabetes field, far and wide, across the world. And that there is a precise science…
Read moreI got to thinking the other day about life. I know, deep…..but from time to time lately (must be getting into my 40′s surviving 30 years of type 1 diabetes plus having teenagers and a toddler) I have really started to ponder this. Living with a chronic disease or life threatening illness can really put…
Read moreWhat is a holiday? Does it have different meanings and bring up different images for different people? I think the answer is a resounding “yes” and “no”. We all have shared ideas and images about holidays. There are the traditional shared holidays and there are also shared ideas about the ultimate holiday. Maybe it is…
Read moreNow I was thinking when I was away on my Easter beach holiday, about the thin line we can walk when we live with diabetes. Depending on the type of diabetes, how long you have lived with it, how you choose to manage and your own personal preferences and personality, you may or may not…
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