A short story by Michelle McKenna Preface “Diabetes you say. At least it’s manageable.” As a parent to a type 1 diabetic, 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 into context, I would putContinue reading “Managing diabetes in Lockdown – F1 style”
Tag Archives: Type 1 diabetes
An open letter to parents
April 2021 An open letter to parents who’s child has been newly diagnosed as Type 1 diabetic Dear Parents If 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 getContinue reading “An open letter to parents”
100 years of insulin – what would a cure mean?
This is the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of insulin, which was co-discovered by Canadian, Fredrick Banting in 1921. His birthday was on the 14th November, and it’s remembered each year as World Diabetes Day. Without his discovery 100 years ago our type 1 diabetes story, along with many others across the world wouldContinue reading “100 years of insulin – what would a cure mean?”
‘Tis the season to be jolly well thankful
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 a new job lateContinue reading “‘Tis the season to be jolly well thankful”
What sugary hell is this?
The trick or treat edition for all parents Like many parents of a certain age in the UK I never went trick or treating in our neighbourhood when I was younger. That was just something that happened in American movie’s (I reference one of my all-time favourite’s E.T.). However, in more recent years it hasContinue reading “What sugary hell is this?”
Type 1 diabetes: needles vs pump
I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reaction to technologies: 1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. 2. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting andContinue reading “Type 1 diabetes: needles vs pump”
Is it a tantrum or a hypo?
It can be quite hard as a parent of a type 1 diabetic superhero, to know whether they are having a tantrum because they can’t get their own way, or whether they are hitting their brother because their sugar levels have gone through the floor. In my previous article, Appraisals, hidden disabilities and me, IContinue reading “Is it a tantrum or a hypo?”
Appraisals hidden disabilities and me
Only two years ago, work goals and objectives were being set; it was time to take my career to the next level after returning from a year’s maternity leave. It was a good opportunity to set goals around what I wanted to achieve at work for the next year. But you know what they sayContinue reading “Appraisals hidden disabilities and me”
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