The place of social media in Diabetes care #dpc2015
Ahead of the session today at the Diabetes Professional Care conference, I thought it would be an interesting post to round up the various areas […]
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Da da da da da… Dawn Phenomenon…. Da da da da
Sometimes Diabetes can be a frustrating beast. Dawn Phenomenon being a case in point. I know it exists, I’ve seen it on occasions, and it’s […]
Days in the Life of some T1Ds…
On November 16th, I’m trying to get as many T1Ds to record their “Diabetic Life” as possible. I’m looking to get these posted in the […]
Bolusing guidelines – using the #freestylelibre to show why many NHS recommendations appear wrong
Apologies to anyone following this for the sudden burst of activity meaning that you have to read a load of posts that you weren’t expecting. […]
Pumping Insulin… a poor showing from the UK.
After what has been a week of a new experience, I felt it was time to add some conversation about Insulin Pumping in the UK. […]
Dario – the Phone-linked fingerprick system
Having spent a bit of time (200 or so test strips) getting to know Dario over the past couple of weeks, I’ve come to find […]
Blood Glucose Testing strips… A rip-off of monumental proportions?
All type 1 diabetics know that blood testing strips are an essential part of living with injecting insulin. Many type 2s also see them as […]
The interconnected diabetic – Sugar Surfing to the power of n!
Whilst Google has recently been in the news a lot in relation to Diabetes, one of the lesser news items that has been published talks […]
One in the eye for sick days – Sugar Surf through it!
As a T1, having a cold comes with a number of additional aspects that most non-diabetics don’t see. These are as a consequence of your […]
#freestylelibre – Time to move on to bigger and better: DIY CGM – the next step
Having used the Libre for the best part of a year so far, I’ve decided that it’s time to take the next steps and try […]