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Misconceptions of diabetes #Diabetes Week 2016
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Guest Post: Appleton
INTRODUCING Appleton is an Artist and Photographer, who has been creating art images and sculptures for over 40 years. He attended Boston University, where he studied both art and photography. After...
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Diabetes won’t hold me back / Wordless Wednesday – Port Meirion
After a night of lows, the day started with a high BG of 14.8……. I wasn’t going to let it stop me from enjoying myself. BTW the sun kept making an appearance then disappearing hmmm! It got sunny for a...
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The iLet (Bionic Pancreas)
Throughout the years, we’ve seen many advances in Diabetes technology. From the Insulin pumps, to the Freestyle Libre and so many other amazing technologies. The most recent and major development is...
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It’s all Diabetes at the end of the day!
Feel free to add to the list. Just remember friend’s, stay determined, be positive and don’t let diabetes stop you from being able to do the things you want to do. Yes, it’s a challenge, but you are...
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Fighting Diabetes One Sugar at a Time
Hey! Friends! I’m so excited to share my new T-shirt collection with you. The “Fighting Diabetes One Sugar At A Time” T-shirt, was created to spread and raise awareness for Diabetes. It aims to include...
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My Diabetes……
How it all started At the age of 11, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. The symptoms were very subtle to start with. Sheer exhaustion was the first to hit me. My mother began to question ”why was I...
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Test your sugar girl!
Blood glucose levels = diabetes management A major aspect of being able to manage my diabetes is to regularly test my blood glucose levels. This involves inserting a test strip into a blood glucose...
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Hyper or Hypo!
As a Type 1 diabetic, I am all too familiar with high and low blood sugars. It’s a constant struggle to keep levels within a good range. When I think about it, diabetes and controlling BGL is quiet a...
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Don’t complicate it! Part 1
AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!!!!! This is what I think when I see, or hear “diabetic complications“. One of the reasons why I stress the importance of having good blood glucose levels and HbA1c control, is to...
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Avoid retinopathy
Let’s prevent retinopathy How can we avoid these complications? Here are some of the steps I try my best to take to avoid complications. 1. BLOOD SUGARS, BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS, BLOOD SUGARS. Get...
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Work your sites
By sites I mean, injection and insulin pump sites. The site, where a needle must pierce the skin to allow insulin to be delivered into the body. As a type 1 diabetic, this is something which can’t be...
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Get creative with Diabetes
Since, I didn’t get a chance to join in on the Diabetes blog week. I wanted to post this creative piece, which I had already prepared a while ago. The moment I realised, The Bond Where would I be,...
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The invisible Diabetes
When I first meet someone, I don’t introduce myself as, the type 1 diabetic, who has an insulin pump and pricks her fingers between six to eight times a day. To look at me, you’d just see Amina. The...
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Diabetic Mathematics! Mathebetics….
I really and truly hated maths when I was in school, it’s quiet ironic that now my life revolves around numbers, equations and ratio’s. Initially my understanding of diabetes and numbers was zero....
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Cyborg for a month or perhaps longer :/
As a lot of my readers may know I’m from the UK. As a type 1 diabetic living in the UK all my diabetes care and expenses are paid for by the NHS (National Health Service). This means that all my...
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Wordless Wednesday #3
Check your strips make sure they aren’t expired Amina xx Tagged: BGL, Diabetes mellitus type 1, Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Test strips
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MIA, Diabetes and life
Hi guys It’s been a while since I last wrote a post. I’ve totally been MIA lately due to a lot of different things happening in my life at the moment, some things are D related and others are just the...
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World Diabetes day!! 14th November 2013
Hi guys Today is World Diabetes day!!! I don’t know why but this day has always made me happy, proud and at times sad. On a daily basis I am reminded of my condition and the battle I go through, and I...
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Test your Diabetes knowledge!
Just a few questions to jog your memory with all things diabetes. See how many you can get! 1. When was insulin first discovered and extracted for the use in diabetic patients? 1880 1923 1946 1825 2....
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Answers to test your knowledge
1. 1923 2. Leonard Thompson 3. 2007 4. Type 1 diabetes 5. decrease in blood glucose level 6. A lack of insulin, fatty acids being burnt and the production of ketones 7. 347 million however i think...
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Get creative with diabetes #3 – This is to the mum’s
This is a shout out to us “the diabetic mums” The mum’s who live each day in constant turmoil with this ever so perplexing condition, The mum’s who carried you for nine months, Stressed about their...
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Let’s make it happen together!!!
1. Push for the best results for you 2. Stay strong 3. Be determined to reach and keep within that normal range 4. Do what you’re supposed to do, ie test sugars levels, eat well, take your insulin,...
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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly!
We all know that when it comes to managing our diabetes, how essential it is to have a good doctor or consultant. During my time living with this condition, I can honestly say I’ve had less than a...
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Insulin gone bad
How do you know if your insulin has gone off? Does it smell bad? Does it look bad? The question of insulin being off is indeed a preemptive one. Of course, there are certain ways to examine the...
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A BS kinda day!
*BS as in Blood Sugars* Unless you are a diabetic or a person who has a loved one who suffers from diabetes, you may have no idea what diabetes is all about. How constant it is and in actual fact,...
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Change is Inevitable
When you are first faced with a diagnosis of diabetes, it’s a very hard process to come to terms with. The realisation that this condition is now with you for the rest of your life, is indeed a very...
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Let them in!
How do you even begin to explain to your children, what diabetes is? It’s extremely important for them to know, but how much is enough? My eldest has always been curious about my diabetes and all the...
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Snow day tips!
Yesterday, I was discussing the seasons with my son and now that it’s March we’d soon be able to see flowers blooming. However, this morning, we woke up to this! I love a bit of snow but I always have...
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Guest post: The Fit Blog Part 1
I’d like to introduce husband and wife, fitness instructors, Christel (who has type 1 diabetes) and Tobias. Through their blog, TheFitBlog, they share their passion for a healthy and fit lifestyle,...
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Guest Post continued: The Fit Blog Part 2- Nutrition
How important is nutrition to you? What types of food do you consume on a typical day before and after a workout and also when maintaining your BG’s? The saying that you can’t outrun a bad diet is very...
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Guest Post: Angelica Chavez
I’d like to introduce Angelica, an entrepreneur, designer and blogger at Lyfebulb, who has type 1 diabetes. I’ve been drawing since I was 5 years old, intrigued with studying the human form. Art from...
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Testing your day time basal rate
Sometimes it becomes necessary for you to be able to tweak your basal rates. During times where you maybe more active, during periods of stress and for the girls during that time of the month, you may...
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Diabetes Blog Week 2016 – Tips and Tricks
Since today Is the final day of the #DBlogWeek, I wanted to share some of the tips and tricks I use to not only keep my diabetes in check but to keep going. Positivity Tips and Tricks Try, try, try...
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HIGH AND LOW BG’S WHICH DO YOU MANAGE BETTER?
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Insulin Pump Therapy Pros and Cons
Before I embarked on my journey, with an insulin pump, I had been on multiple daily injections (MDI) for almost 15 years. It wasn’t until I began to learn about insulin pump therapy that I truly...
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Wordless Wednesday #5
Save Tagged: #insulinpumptherapy #insulin #diabetes #diabetic #pwd #insulina # typeonediabetes #t1dlookslikeme #insulinpump #blood glucoselevels #multipledailyinjections #MDI #onsulindoses #basal...
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Non- diabetic but you’re affected by Hypoglycaemia!!
I deal with hypos on weekly basis. Hypoglycaemia and diabetes go hand in hand. These attacks occur when blood glucose levels are too low. For me, this usually happens when I’ve taken too much insulin,...
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Sick Days!
Having a cold can be awful, but a cold combined with diabetes is even worse. It messes with your sugar levels making them difficult to manage. Blood glucose levels can become extremely high. These high...
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Myabetic Giveaway 1st November -14th November 2016
Since today marks the beginning of Diabetes Awareness Month, what better way to kick-start the month and advocate for diabetes, than by collaborating with some of diabetes extremely influencial...
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Wordless Wednesday #6
Happy Diabetes Awareness Month Friends! My aim this month is to try and spread as much awareness for diabetes as I can. As someone who advocates for diabetes, I want to continue to share the correct...
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Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus
Neonatal diabetes mellitus is a form of diabetes that occurs in the first 6 months of life. NDM is a very rare condition and affects one in 100,000 to 500,000 live births. A result of having this...
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A few things you didn’t know about Frederick Banting
Today, November 14th marks one of the most important days in the diabetes calendar, World Diabetes Day. On this day, we remember one of the most prominent figures in diabetes, Sir Frederick Grant...
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The itch that won’t quit
From time to time, when I change my infusion site it itches like mad. We’ve all had that itch that just won’t stop. For me, its the site where my insert has been stuck to my body for 2 or 3 days or...
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Dr Faustman’s vaccine for Type 1 Diabetes
They say, that there is a vaccine that can not only halt type 1 diabetes in its tracks but also that it has the ability to reverse the condition. When I first read about this vaccine, it really did...
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