There is no such thing as a diabetes holiday or time off from diabetes, is there? When we go on holidays abroad, we deal with unfamiliar foods and their associated carbohydrate content, completely different routines with different activities, aka exercise, different sleep patterns, and hot climates. Taking diabetes on holiday can feel like anything but a holiday. My post this week is about dealing with diabetes when on holiday and how, for me, on my holiday last summer, it wa

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist the alliteration. Over that last number of years, I’ve put on weight!!! I’m not overweight… Yet! I don’t feel overweight but my clothes are tight and I feel frumpy. I’m frustrated because I’m eating less and less, still fairly active but I’m still gaining weight. I’ve cut down of a lot of my carbs. I’m not willing to go carb free. I exercise a bit – I know I could do more but there are things that I have to do during my day and there are things on