So it feels like diabetes is kicking my ass at the moment. My type one warrior is having more than her share of bad luck. Recent tests have shown that she is showing complications with her kidneys, it is complicated, it is more lifelong medicine, and it gives me a headache to think about and […]
Honestly, I just want to cuddle you and tell you it is going to be ok, don’t worry, we can fix it. But I can’t. This year I have read multiple stories of kids dying from Type 1 complications, I know, like many other parents, it isn’t always ok. To shield you from that in […]
Some days you just have to laugh. Because, if not, the alternative is fairly miserable. Today I am rocking the death by diabetes look. I crawled into bed early last night after rather exuberant birthday celebrations on the Sunday. I may have sobbed a little as I quickly tested my diabetic daughter and the metre […]
I was asked today if my daughter had the “serious kind” of diabetes. It is a question we have been asked before, and I always struggle to answer. Am sure all Type 2 diabetics take their diabetes seriously, and to be honest, I don’t know a huge amount about the life of a Type 2 […]
Just imagine with me for a moment if you will. Imagine your child in front of you, and a doctor at your side. The doctor tells you that your child’s lungs are starting to give up, and within a matter of weeks they won’t work anymore. They will merely be a defunct organ inside their […]
