It’s one of those mornings. I’m staring into my messy wardrobe and I don’t know what on Earth to wear. I’m not just being picky; I’m genuinely stuck. A few weeks ago I was fitted with an insulin pump to help manage my Type 1 diabetes, diagnosed two years ago. The pump is an amazing…
9 April. A swimming pool: Taunton In March we held the first induction session for new volunteers, and hearing their stories of the challenges they face with constant glucose monitoring, injections and the threat of night time hypos brings home the reality of why we are swimming 22 miles as a team and they inspire…
The Marathon des Sables is a magical experience generally, the race stripping away all modern trappings, with no phones, emails, social media as well as no bed, no shower and no solid food! To have shared this experience with my 16 year old daughter was truly amazing. It was hard with a capital H, but…
We’re now half way in to the Swim 22 challenge and I’m definitely improving. I’ve had a couple of swimming lessons from my friend Amanda who has been very patient and encouraging. She’s worked her magic and I can now swim breast stroke with my head under water! I couldn’t do it without my goggles…
I’m new to diabetes, I’m also new to cycling but I wanted to take a data focused approach to try to understand and improve my ability to cycle. How much is diabetes impacting me and how can I control it? I wanted to use my time with a Continous Glucose Monitor (CGM) to understand and learn…
You might have seen my blog about the highlights for Type 1 diabetes research presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference. But there’s a lot going on with Type 2 as well. There can be lots of different treatment options for people with Type 2 diabetes, so the idea of personalising medicine to give the…