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Modz Angry Birds blood glucose meter review
Type 1 diabetes is not a cheerful subject. It’s even less fun when you’re a child; and certainly no fun at all when you’re a 10 year old who has to prick her finger before she can eat. Nor is it nice...
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Being a better mother
A letter to my children on being a better mother. Dear kids, I’ve been your mother for over ten years. I’ve been your mother in the sense that I became pregnant (eventually), gave birth (hastily), and...
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Being Brave: BritMums and Type 1 Diabetes
In June 2015 I attended the BritMums Live conference for parenting bloggers. I have been many times to the event, and have transitioned from nervous new blogger to being relaxed and excited to catch...
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Parenting: The truth about diabetes
Today is a difficult day. Today I have mixed emotions. On this day last year I took my nine-year-old daughter to the GP, expecting to come home with a prescription for antibiotics. Instead, we were...
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Dear Type 1 Diabetes
Dear Type 1 Diabetes, I’m just writing to let you know what I think of you. I haven’t ranted too much in the last year since you rudely set up camp in our lives, but the time has come. It might get...
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The Ghost of Christmas Past and my Perfect Christmas
We put our tree up this weekend. It’s always a big deal, never a chore. In the pursuit of family traditions, I’ve always made sure that Christmas tree weekend is special. So no, you can pass on...
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Why diabetes is like a toddler
What would you say is the worst thing about having a toddler? The obsession with the word no, and a refusal to comply with any request? The sleepless nights, as your child won’t sleep, or will sleep,...
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Judgement – a Life Lesson for those who are judged, and those who judge
A few weeks after my daughter was diagnosed with diabetes she attended a disco. Shell-shocked by the realisation that Type 1 diabetes was not at all what we had thought it was, I was terrified. I...
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Up All Night
Image courtesy of Shutterstock. You know when people joke about how, when you have a baby, you’re not going to get much sleep? You’ll be up all night, they say, and you laugh. Then your newborn...
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Diabetes: forget sugar and injections, it’s all about education. #DPC16
I’ve procrastinated with this post. Last week I was one of the official bloggers at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DPC). Professional. That means scientists, doctors, and researchers...
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Stable Diabetes: it’s Mission Impossible #DPC16
I don’t know who this photo belongs to, but if anyone does, I’ll gladly credit. The man is a genius. If you’re living with diabetes I know you’ll be nodding at this point; if you’re not, please...
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Free to Dream (Freestyle Libre review)
Hey, stop what you’re doing for a minute, will you? I just need you to do something for me. It will take about 2 minutes – if you’re lucky – then you can carry on with your work/play/nap/dancing...
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Rattling the Cages of Parliament for Type 1 Diabetes #Type1Catalyst
Rattling the cages of parliament for #Type1Catalyst Want to know what’ll get you inside the Houses of Parliament? I don’t mean queuing up to take the tour (which in itself is very cool), or going...
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Why Theresa May should be Prime Minister
Theresa May for Prime Minister Look, I know this is not going to be a popular post with a lot of my friends. She voted remain, we (allegedly) wanted to leave. You all seem to hate her, declaring her...
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Diabetes Anniversary: Not Drowning But Waving
Image by Tim Marshall Third Diabetes Anniversary A diabetes anniversary is always a time for reflection. If you’d asked me three years ago how I felt about diabetes, I would probably would have burst...
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Diabetes: It’s no joke
You know what I hate? Jokes about diabetes. You know what I hate even more? People who justify their jokes by saying that they were just joking. And more than that? People who pretend to be...
View ArticleLiving With Type 1 Diabetes: 5 Reasons to be Glad
At first, it feels like the end of the world. But here's the upside of a diabetes diagnosis The post Living With Type 1 Diabetes: 5 Reasons to be Glad appeared first on Actually Mummy.
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How not to offend a diabetic with misconceptions The post Why your diabetes jokes are rubbish unless you’re diabetic appeared first on Actually Mummy.
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How we moved from multiple daily injections to a tubeless insulin pump The post Managing type 1 diabetes with Omnipod (UK review) appeared first on Actually Mummy.
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Teenage Kicks: Being Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in Your Teens
Listen to the podcast here Becoming Disabled as a Teenager Has your teenager had to deal with something life-changing? Life can be tough, and when something big happens to change your child’s...
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