Investing in you as a parent of a child with Type 1 Diabetes
Have I told you about Darla yet? Darla is a 22 week old Golden retriever, she is quite possibly the most gorgeous thing in my life, whilst simultaneously being the …
Twin Girl and Type 1 Diabetes
To the exhausted parent of a child with Type 1 Diabetes
Hey you, I see you, with the coffee in hand, and the circles under your eyes. Mind in overdrive, calculating the next insulin dose, thinking constantly about the impact of …
Spiralling when parenting a child with Type 1 Diabetes
Spiralling… Put simply it is a bugger. When I was ill with anxiety anything could send me spiralling into the pits of despair. For me, it wasn’t Type 1 fears; …
From One Parent of a Child with Type 1 Diabetes to Another….
I have walked in your shoes. For over nine years now, but I still remember the anguish of putting on those shoes, how they felt too tight, how they blistered …
How my daughter getting Type1 Diabetes improved our life..
Improved? How can a chronic, incurable, condition that arrived unexpectedly one day at our door improve our lives? Am I mad? Or just blindly optimistic. Let me explain. I like …