A big milestone
Countdown to my 50 year diaversary
Living with type 1 diabetes for over 50 years has come with plenty of highs and lows! In anticipation of reaching my 50 year diaversary, I wrote a series of blogs every 4 weeks, looking at a very specific aspect of the condition, from both my perspective and that of family and friends.
A few days and counting: Research and the Future
On Saturday 5th March 2022 I will reach 50 years of living with type 1 diabetes. Spending this last year reflecting on the highs and lows caused by the condition has been surprisingly cathartic.
28 weeks and counting: Exercise and my Independence
With 28 weeks to go, I look at the difficulties of managing exercise with type 1, from the early years when monitoring was incapable of helping you understand the physical impact, to now, when so much more is known about the impact but due to the nature of the condition, management of blood glucose levels remains challenging.
36 weeks and counting: Monitoring
With 36 weeks to go, I look at the monitoring I have used to manage the condition from early urine testing, to blood glucose testing, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and more recent research studies trialling alternatives to existing CGM devices.
40 weeks and counting: Injections and Insulin Pumps
With 40 weeks to go, I look at how insulin has been administered and the specific issues I have had with managing injections and access to injection technology.