Category: Personal

Wagamama: It’s a yes from me!

Wagamama: It’s a yes from me! As a person with T1D super powers, I carefully count any carbs I consume so that I can calculate the appropriate dose of insulin to give myself. When I’m at home this is usually straightforward. My wonderful wife, Claire, enjoys cooking and prepares delicious meals from scratch. Claire tells …

How I manage my T1D: an overview

Over the coming weeks I intend to publish a number of posts focusing in detail on each aspect of my diabetes management, which I hope will be useful and of interest to others with Type 1 Diabetes, and also to those who support people with T1D. This post is an overview, intended as an introduction. …

D Day: My Diagnosis Story

D Day: My Diagnosis Story Introduction At the age of 41, I was blindsided by a diagnosis that would change everything. Type 1 Diabetes wasn’t a condition I had ever expected to confront, especially considering my generally healthy lifestyle. Yet, on an otherwise perfectly ordinary October day, I found myself grappling with the shock of …