Today (4th July) marks 6 years since my diabetes diagnosis and I thought I'd write a post about some of things I've learned along the way. I'm attempting to put a positive spin on my condition with this post, instead …

Regularly I'm asked how I know how many units of insulin to give myself. It's not as simple as just injecting. It requires a bit of mathematics, which is Not Good because I sucked at maths at school. Explaining how I wor…

In this lil series for National Diabetes Awareness Month I'm going to post weekly about an aspect of my condition, this one's about exercise! I love to run and for a regular person without diabetes they have to make …

November is National Diabetes Awareness month and so, I'm planning on writing a few themed posts for it. Raising awareness for my chronic illness (I've finally accepted that's what it is) is something I always want t…

This post is prematurely written but it's around this time every year for the past 5 that I feel very down. Inconsolably so. This time 5 years ago I was extremely unwell and unaware of an incoming diagnosis of type 1 diabete…

I wrote this article originally for The Olive Fox, but recently to my utter disappointment they have ceased publication. They provided me with an opportunity to publish some of my writing and welcomed me into a wonderful communi…

This blog can be an outlet for me to let out my frustrations and today's post is going to be just that.  Diabetes often feels to me like something that annoys the people around me, inconveniences them. I feel like a burden…

I was vegan for 2.5 years from Sept 2014 till April 2017. I made the transition from vegetarian to vegan because I didn't eat many products with dairy or milk anyway, so it seemed fitting to make the jump. Being vegan for me …

Something I struggle with is how I look to others. It shouldn't matter, really, but it does. I worry about my body, my shape, and fear how I see myself is not how others see me. My perception of myself is wildly different to…

Recovering from depression is like reaching the last monkey bar - it was hard to reach the end, it used all your strength but you did it and you'll do it again. Now you've reached the end of the Earth, felt the lowest of…

I am talking about weight. We live in a funny little world where more often than not women are obsessed with remaining small, thin, slim and men are found with Tupperware pots of rice, chicken and broccoli and a protein shake in …