A short story by Michelle McKenna Preface “Diabetes you say. At least it’s manageable.” As a parent to a young child who has type 1 diabetes, I’ve heard the above sentence many times and I can confirm that it is manageable, but maybe not in a way you would think. To put the management intoContinueContinue reading “Managing diabetes in Lockdown – F1 style”
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An open letter to parents
April 2021 An open letter to parents who’s child has been newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes Dear ParentsIf your child has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the last twelve months, firstly I’d like to let you know you will be okay. It will feel incredibly overwhelming right now, but you will get there.I’mContinueContinue reading “An open letter to parents”
‘Tis the season to be jolly well thankful
Photo by Clint Patterson on Unsplash The year 2020 has been full of upheaval, but the sort of upheaval that has left many of us standing still – unable to move around like before. Whether that be for holidays, jobs or simply meeting friends. In our house, my partner took a career break in 2019 and began aContinueContinue reading “‘Tis the season to be jolly well thankful”
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