Everyone’s talking about speaking up about mental health now. And the Royal Family; The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, are spearheading the Heads Together campaign to end the stigma around mental health. Believe it or not, not a lot of people are aware that I suffer from mental health issues myself alongside…
Tweet Yesterday at lunch, I forgot my insulin. Ok, no biggy right? It happens.. Or so I thought. Until I tested in front of a non-diabetic and they heard my reading: 21.9 mmol. “Oh you forgot your insulin again?! Zoeeeee!! Tut tut.” This person is very close to me and knows my condition better than…
Tweet I’ve been a Type 1 diabetic for a year now and I’ve rarely had any problems with ketones, other than when I was diagnosed after going into DKA. However this weekend proved to be both challenging and exhausting to say the least. I had completely forgot to do my background Levemir insulin before I…
Tweet It came as a complete shock being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes after going into Diabetic Ketoacidosis. I felt like I was literally thrown into the deep end. It was in that split moment I felt like my whole world had been turned upside down. I didn’t really know a lot about Type 1…
Tweet Hello, my name is Zoe Morris. I am 31 years old and live in Essex. I’m a type 1 diabetic. Diagnosed after going into severe diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) on Sunday 12 April 2015. It was in that split moment I felt like my whole world had been turned upside down. I didn’t really know…