sometimes sweet, always sour
Diabetes is a complex beast. There’s a whole heap of complicated things interacting with one another. It behaves differently if we’ve had a crappy night’s sleep, if the weather’s hot or cold, if we’re feeling under the weather, if we’re rushed off our feet, if we’re having a rest, and on and on and on. […]
Read More Working the FundamentalsAs most readers will know, I have both a personal and professional interest in Type 1 Diabetes. Alongside living with it, I’m also a medical student, so I have the privilege of seeing a lot of stuff on both sides of the discussion. None of this is medical advice – if you are worried about […]
Read More Solemates – Diabetes and your FeetThis is not a typical Diabetic Shambles post. This one’s quite carefully thought through about an important issue that should be really important to all of us PWD. Structured Education. These are programmes that take us away from our day to day life and give us the time and space to think about our diabetes […]
Read More Structured eDucation: Making the choice easierThis post is slightly unusual – it’s not about how we as people with diabetes might do things, it’s about how our health care professionals do things. I’ve written in a couple of previous posts about the feelings of guilt and shame that can often feature in people with diabetes – and this post is […]
Read More Diabetes and the C-Word
The Diabetic Shambles 