Type 1 basics4 min read
I Didn't Give Myself Diabetes. I Was Five.
Type 1 and Type 2 are not two strengths of the same thing. Here's why the mix-up matters.
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Real stories and plain facts from 40+ years of living with Type 1.
I am not a medical professional
I am not a doctor or a nurse. I am a person who has lived with Type 1 diabetes for many years — since I was five. What you read here is my own story and my own experience. It is not medical advice. Please seek proper advice from your own diabetes team before you change anything about your treatment.
10 articles
- Eyes4 min read
Seven Years of Skipped Eye Checks Cost Me My Sight
I'm asking you from the other side. Please go to your eye screening.
Read article - Living with sight loss4 min read
I Mourned My Driving Licence Like I'd Lost a Friend
Diabetes takes things from you. Grief is real. So is what you build after.
Read article - Hypos4 min read
I Woke Up in a Pool of My Own Blood
What happens when your body stops warning you you're low, and how I started feeling my hypos again.
Read article - DKA3 min read
Seven Ambulances: What DKA Taught Me About Thinking I Was Invincible
Diabetic ketoacidosis is the most dangerous short-term complication of Type 1. Here's everything I wish I'd known.
Read article - Alcohol4 min read
100 Days Without a Drink: Alcohol and Type 1, Honestly
I'm not telling you never to drink. I'm telling you what it really costs a Type 1 diabetic.
Read article - Exercise4 min read
CrossFit With Type 1: The Hardest and Best Thing I Did for My Blood Sugar
How I went from a 42-minute 5k to the CrossFit Open, and what I learned about training with Type 1 on the way.
Read article - Mental health4 min read
The Bit Nobody Sees: Diabetes and Your Mental Health
Mental health and Type 1 aren't two separate conversations. They're the same one.
Read article - Hypos4 min read
One Bad Night Shouldn't Cost You Two Days: Night Hypos
Why lows hit while you sleep, how I set up my nights, and what to keep by the bed.
Read article - My story4 min read
From "Why Me?" to "What Now?": The 100 Days That Changed My Life
Acceptance allows change. Change allows growth. It took me 35 years to get it.
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