#SpareARose and #insulin4all – Highlighting the global healthcare dilemma
I’m one of the lucky people with T1D. What does that mean? It means that by virtue of solely my birth place, I have access […]
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Roll up, roll up. The #Freestyle Libre postcode lottery has started. You gotta be in it to win it….
Earlier today, the first NHS England CCG response to the Libre appeared on Twitter, from the East of England Priorities Advisory Committee. Looking to the […]
@openAPS – more steps forward… Does it ever stand still? Not if #wearenotwaiting
When I wrote about using OpenAPS last time around, I had a list of features that I was having a few issues with. Since then […]
My response to the @APPG_Diabetes call for evidence on Variation in Diabetes Care #gbdoc
As many people will be aware, the All Parties Parliamentary Group for Diabetes has asked for written evidence submissions from diabetics of all ages and […]
#Diabetes Tech and #Download2016 – out the other side!
With this week being Diabetes Week 2016 (I know we are trying to raise awareness of Diabetes, but sometimes I think that Diabetes Week, Diabetes […]
Type 1 Diabetes and Me. The story of a Diabetic life – the teenageyears and University #gbdoc #DOC
In the second part of my life, we move into the teenage years and through university. It’s probably not as in depth as the early […]
Diabulimia – and the propensity for eating disorders with T1 diabetes
Following multiple discussions on Twitter and in the DCUK forum, and at last a welcome session on Diabulimia at the Diabetes Professional Conference (DPC) in […]
Keep on jabbing, keep on testing… * – The psychological effects of a diabetes diagnosis
I’ll start by apologising to the Spencer Davis Group for destroying their fine lyrics and turning them into the title of a blog post about […]
Whose Diabetes is it anyway?
Following a manic weekend of tweeting and a number of discussions brought on as a result of my clinic appointment on Friday, a couple of […]
Close encounters of the worst kind – an everyday encounter with @NHSDiabetes
Six monthly diabetes clinic appointment time and I was in high hopes. I had my agenda, knew what I wanted to say, and had prepared […]