Posts Tagged ‘Blogging’

*+-Today is my birthday. At my age, this a cause for celebrations, enjoying the now, and appreciating what I have. It is also a time for some looking back & thinking about what has gone. For me, the past is very important. It informs my present, and my future, but it does not define, restrict,…

*+-I’ve been thinking a lot about ‘Advocacy’ over the past few months. Part of this has been around some of the negative stereotyping & anger around the different ‘types’ of diabetes. Part of it has been around the health of my 91 year old mother, who is living with dementia, alongside a host of physical…

*+-National Diabetes Week is coming! 14th – 20th July. In line with our “FACES of DCO” project, to bring you the faces behind DCO and the faces of our community (that is you!) we are holding a blog week! Submit a blog post with a picture of you, any time from now, to our email…

*+-I have been having a bit of a light globe moment lately. I realised that my life had become ALL about diabetes and that this was not healthy for me. Managing a growing organisation and undertaking my PhD in diabetes, as well as living it, was burning me out. I remember when I started working…

*+-Waking up to a beautiful morning with my beautiful family and a freshly painted house in the midst of chaos as we renovate our old 1949 home has got me wondering about a few things. One of these is how we measure ourselves in life. I have never been one to consider myself vain -…