You know how everything has a name nowadays.  Like stupid days we can buy cards for… So Singles Day or National Pizza day (it’s a thing.) Diabetes has a whole host of names for related conditions that are a spin off from the condition itself… (I know, like having Type 1 isn’t enough, turns out…

This morning was its usual blend of parenting chaos.  As I made three entirely different breakfasts, and I called out my usual mantra of instructions, hints, and orders. I reminded the kids to brush their teeth, grab their packed lunch, get a drink, and not to forget their coat. Out of the corner of my…

Dear Type 1, Hi….. How to start. You moved in with us six years ago, I’d like to note that you have not paid a single penny towards the mortgage or even the food bills.   In fact you have overall drastically reduced the household income, thanks to you I walked away from my career and…

I have written before about how living with a chronic condition in the family can be exhausting.  However, it is far easier to manage my daughters type one in 2018, than it would have been in 1998, and before that.  Advances in technology have made control of Type 1 diabetes in my home far simpler,…

I am not going to lie to you, taking our resident gremlin, Type 1 Diabetes on holiday can be a real pain.  It requires serious prep, numerous letters to be able to travel, lots of kit, more kit, spare kit, emergency kit, and food. When you rely on technology to keep your child alive, you…