It all started by chance On Tuesday 17th September at the end of my first ever Diabetes UK Winchester Support Group meeting I was chatting with Lucy & Daisy from Diabetes UK and a lady came to sit down next to me to chat – I wondered what I’d said …
The Big Event The Big Event lived up to its name with people coming from all over the UK to listen to topics about diabetes for all types (1, 2, etc.) in a single location. It’s an awareness day very similar to the JDRF awareness days (1 and 2), the …
An HbA1c checking machine The waiting is (almost) over It’s time, time for Amy’s first proper clinic appointment since going on an insulin pump, the one where they’ll check her HbA1c. I blogged yesterday about being anxious about this test, even though we all know it’s a flawed test right? …
An HbA1c checking machine Anxiously waiting Amy got her insulin pump on the 20th June and the very next day we were back in the hospital for her quarterly clinic appointment, which included the standard glycated haemaglobin check, or HbA1c check to you and me. Tomorrow is her next clinic …
27 days after getting her insulin pump Amy went on her first European school trip, a two night stay in Koln, Germany. Too soon after getting the pump? When our DSN (Diabetes Specialist Nurse) called to let us know Amy would get her pump on the 20th June I was …
Day two at Alton Towers Our first day at Alton Towers was a great success, albeit slightly damp from the rain. Today was going to be different on many ways: it was sunny; it was the weekend, so queues would be longer; we were meeting other people from the #DOC. …
It’s teacher training day For the first time in years both my kids were in the same school this year and we’d promised that we’d take them to Alton Towers on the first summer-ish teacher training day. So way back in November I booked up a hotel nearby for a …
Did you know… …that someone with Type 1 Diabetes can avoid queueing for ages? Until recently I didn’t but some people in the Twitter #DOC (diabetes online community) made me aware of it and (after having just returned from two days at the theme park) I’m really glad they did. …
Amy’s new Camoflage Pink SPIbelt This pump is going to cost me a fortune It’s probably my fault that this pump is going to cost me a small fortune: when discussing pumps before even Amy had decided I’d shown her a web site that many of you know – FunkyPumpers.com …
BG readings graph from 21st June Testing…testing…one…two…twelve Amy would normally test her blood sugars a minimum of four times a day, often 6 and sometimes 10. For the first 24 hours of having a pump she did a minimum of 12, one every two hours. For those of you who …
the log book page for 23rd June Setting the pump up Going on a pump isn’t just a simple case of plug in and go, it involves a fair bit of work, but nothing insurmountable or problematic, just stuff which needs to be done. Initially your DSN (diabetes specialist nurse) …
Amy and her new insulin pump and her new DiabeTees iPump t-shirt A busy (sinful) 24 hours Since waking up yesterday morning, Jane, Amy and myself have had a great 24 hours, almost a day of celebration of the new pump, a day of treats and especially a day of …
Amy and her new insulin pump and her new DiabeTees iPump t-shirt Back at home and bouncing with joy We arrived back from the hospital with pretty good glucose levels. It was about the same time Amy’s friends were leaving school. She texted them “I’m home, come over and see …
Amy and her new insulin pump and her new DiabeTees iPump t-shirt Woohoo, we’re live and pumping What a long day it’s been, but a great one and one which has left us all still smiling. Welcome to our world… Dr Sheldon Cooper (Amy’s new pump name), or Sheldon for …
Animas Vibe insulin pumps The wait is over…almost Just a quick update for now… In three hours time we’ll be starting Amy’s appointment for fitting the pump. We’re all excited, Amy especially, she’s been counting down the injections one by one, there’s only one left which she’ll take at breakfast …