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Diary of a diabetes nurse
My career as a nurse began 17 years ago. I like taking care of people and supporting them in difficult times. I trained in the Czech Republic and then spent a few years working in IC thoracic surgery. In 2008 I came to the Netherlands where I also ended up working in the thoracic surgery department, with the last few years in the role of senior nurse. Although I...
Diabetes and parenting
There is so much about being a parent that isn't revealed until you are in the throws of it. You know the sort of thing — as soon as you announce you are pregnant, the truth starts to tumble out from those already on the parenting side of the fence. And so the guilt starts. ALL the guilt! First there are the pregnancy horror stories — the tales of endless vomiting...
When your days are dominated by numbers
I was already overweight at a very young age, and part of my life has been dominated by numbers ever since. Mainly the numbers on the scales. When I was diagnosed with diabetes, I had another number to check: the number shown on my glucose meter. And then there were the numbers telling me the carbohydrate content of my food. The scales I use to weigh my food with...
Happy Mother’s day!
The 12th of May is Mother’s Day in most countries in the world. A day where we give our moms extra love, a present, flowers or breakfast in bed. Because being a mom is a big job, especially when diabetes is involved. Paloma, who is also known by the online handle of Glitter Glucose, writes about this: a special thank you for all the moms affected by Type 1 Diabetes....
Egg-cellent blood sugars for Easter
Christmas, New Year's Eve, Easter, and all the other national holidays throughout the year and around the world: pretty much everything that it is possible to coat with chocolate or sugar gets coated in it and served up as a treat. Dishes full of tempting goodies are proudly presented, making the blood sugar rollercoaster extra exciting: Easter eggs, Easter bunnies,...
Diabeloop + ViCentra = Exciting things to come!
We have something very exciting to share! ViCentra, the company behind us here at Kaleido HQ, have teamed up with Diabeloop. Together we will distribute an all-new, totally comprehensive and extremely personalised system for T1Ds. Clinical studies went really well and Diabeloop received CE marking for the DBLGI System late last year. So here’s the breakdown. The...
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