Booze and the ‘betes

Booze and the ‘betes

With the holidays arriving and the new year almost knocking on our doors, most of us will happily leave 2020 behind and forget all about it. But for some of us, 2020 has actually been the year of new opportunities. New babies coming into the world (either your own or...
Nurses make the difference

Nurses make the difference

The day before I started my new life as an adolescent in high school, I got diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. So I didn’t just start my high school career with a backpack full of books, but also an extra piece of baggage called diabetes. For years I tried to get rid of...
Thank you diabetes, for my diabuddies.

Thank you diabetes, for my diabuddies.

There’s nothing quite like a global pandemic to highlight what matters, or rather who matters most in your life. Amongst the reflections, the spotlight of unending gratitude inevitably falls on friendships. Very recently I have been reminded of how I came across the...
Language matters!

Language matters!

Being a ‘good diabetic’, striving for ‘optimal blood glucose management, being called ‘non-compliant’ or ‘poorly controlled’ by HCP’s. Just some words and sentences you might’ve heard as a person living with diabetes. All in a day’s work if you’re the manager to your...
Daddy’s got diabetes

Daddy’s got diabetes

Ever since I was young, I knew a generic 9-to-5 job wouldn’t cut it for me. I despise the idea of working on set times, and having coffee and lunch breaks on the clock. Many years later I still don’t understand how people can keep up with that. When I was 15 years...