Saturday, August 3, 2019 - 11:03
It may seem trivial to someone whose body is clever enough to monitor and regulate its own glucose levels, but one of the many frustrating things I find about type 1 is the lack of control I have once the day is done and I shut down for as many trouble-free hours of sleep as I can manage
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - 10:15
The MM670G is like Will Ferrell’s mum in the movie “Wedding Crashers” (“I have no idea what she’s more forgiving If you make small human miscalculations. Diabetics today are so incredibly lucky that people have gone to so much effort to create this insulin pump...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 15:53
Having been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in the era of urine testing and insulins extracted from cows and pigs I love watching diabetes management evolve. Since deciding to take the plunge and start on an insulin pump back in 2004 I’ve not just watched treatments evolve, I’ve actively participated in many research trials involving new technology.
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Monday, April 15, 2019 - 16:42
After nearly 30 years of having everyone in the T1D community see and say a BGL of 5.5 is the perfect of course it is a hard sell to see why a pump that is brought to the market with a soft target of 6.7 is the best for all of us. What we don't link together though is the movement to move away from the average result that a A1C result gives us to a time in range percentage as a best practice.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 15:00
Today we’re thrilled to share an inspiring guest post from Joel, a successful writer, advertising expert and adventure-lover who has lived with type 1 diabetes for 39 years. His story of overcoming some fears – fears that are likely all too familiar for many of you – is one you won’t want to miss.
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Saturday, March 2, 2019 - 23:08
Hello, I am Dany, Wife to James and proud Mum to our beautiful daughter, Charlie. Before motherhood, I spent most of my time looking after the home and my health. I live with both Type 1 Diabetes and Cystic Fibrosis. I was diagnosed at birth with Cystic Fibrosis, but I only started daily insulin injections in 2013 at the age of 22.
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