o the other week I was thinking about the relevance of the a1c, how it is applied in a clinical setting and how we as people with diabetes are often judged by our clinicians and also our peers. As technology gets more sophisticated such as pumps, cgms’s, software will have access to more data than [...]
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Death By Numbers
It occurred to me the other day that diabetes is such a numbers based condition requiring skills such as advanced math, a degree in statistics and a masters in advanced analytics. We are surrounded by numerical data 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When we test we have our blood sugar readings, with [...]
What to do when diabetes is not your priority?
Hey everyone, a happy yet belated New Year to you. It’s been really quiet the last few months regards to this blog and as we all know there are periods where we find that life moves along at such a rate that we fail to focus on what is important. So what happens when diabetes [...]
Medtronic Diabetes Internet Forum Recap
Well the day arrived. Having made the journey from Alicante in south eastern Spain to Geneva via Madrid in time for lunch I was fortunate enough to meet up with both Tim from everyone’s favourite British Diabetes blog and Yoan from everyone’s favourite Health Communication Specialist from Medtronic.
Diabetes A Parents Point of View
I would like to take this opportunity to say thanks to both my Mum and Dad. Although not a close journey in terms of Diabetes, we are still a very close family. Today is my 12 year anniversary of Type 1 Diabetes.. Here is a parents perspective on those very events 12 long years ago!
Happy d-Anniversary
Yay! Today is my Diabetes Anniversary.. No, it’s not just about a friends birthday (Happy Birthday Ian) nor is it all about St Georges Day.
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