I can take or leave cycling.... Actually, if you take one look at me you can tell that I just about tick that box for exercise. ▖✓ I can take or leave cycling.... Actually, if you take one look at me you can tell that I just about tick that box for exercise. ▖✓ However, this video came up several times in my twitter and facebook feed and on the 3rd time seeing it I thought maybe there is something in that that I should see and hear. However, this video came up several times

As we celebrated St. Patrick's Day last week, I began to reflect of what it’s like to be a person with diabetes living in Ireland. As we celebrated St. Patrick's Day last week, I began to reflect of what it’s like to be a person with diabetes living in Ireland. The luck o’ the Irish is often referred to in movies, etc, but in actual fact, when it come to diabetes, I think we should called it lucky to be born in Ireland. The luck o’ the Irish is often referred to in movies, et

I wrote this post on Saturday 10th January because it was such a good day and worth recording. Don't worry though I will balance it with A Day of Diabetes - A Not-So-Good Day! And be assured that I do have many of those too:-D It's also written before I got hooked up to my continuous glucose monitoring system. The alarm went off at 8:28am, I feel well rested but still want another snooze. My husband's alarm went off at 8:30am and I was afraid that I would actually fall back t

Up to 5 Children and teenagers are diagnosed every week with type 1 diabetes in Ireland, according to Diabetes Ireland. In 2014, 1 in 6 children diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes were admitted to hospital with a potentially life-threatening condition called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) which can occur if a Type 1 diabetes diagnosis is delayed. The purpose of Diabetes Ireland's Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Campaign is two-fold. The first is to encourage GPs to consider Type 1 diabete

Before I state one of the benefits that an insulin pump provides me with, I would like to point out that I believe that they are not for everybody. Off the top of my head, I can name three people who have public profiles who do not use insulin pumps and still do brilliantly with their diabetes management. Good diabetes management is possible while using multiple daily injections. An insulin pump won't magically fix most of your problems with your diabetes - they are a lot of

I'm so, so tired! Yesterday afternoon we visited some friends. It was a family-style event where everyone brought something to feast on. The food was sooo good. The diabetic downside is that while the food is really good I had no idea what the carb count was and therefore, no idea what my blood sugar was going to do. I've been using a CGM since last November and this has been really beneficial with reigning in those blood glucose numbers. I could track my BG's while I was eat

The HSE approved funding for my Dexcom G4 continuous glucose system since November (love it!); I received my start up kit through funding from HSE’s community care budget. My Animas rep called me in January to tell me that my Dexcom G4 Platinum Sensors had been, finally, approved funding for them through Long Term Illness scheme. All I had to do was get my GP or consultant to update my long term illness book and bring it to my chemist. In the meantime, she rang my chemist to

I am a huge champion for peer support to help us live with type 1 diabetes. My type 1 diabetes friend in Clare and around the country have kept me positive and fighting for almost 10 years now. But, as it's Valentine’s Day and the month of his birthday, this post is a tribute to my home team. My husband has been my very biggest supporter and cheerleader for over 15 years.  From that very first day, when he asked me for books on type 1 diabetes so that he could learn something

You never know where one of our comrade in arms will pop out from. We are everywhere! You may not think it but we are. My neighbour across the road from me who I've know for at least 5 years, only told me at Christmas that he has type 1 diabetes!  And here's another one for you. I have no qualms about saying that as an Irish housewife I love going through the Aldi Supermarket weekly ad magazine. Always looking for a bargain, I am. Or a nice surprise. Just in case you are not

A combination of my personal blog about living with type 1 diabetes in Ireland and sharing information I collect along the way. I feel that living with type 1 diabetes is sometimes like being on a trampoline, except you can never get off. It doesn't take long for us to get tired of all that bouncing. It's not any fun. Here, we can bounce together, keep each other steady, and cheer each other on when we get tired and want to get off the trampoline.

Imagine living in a country where you could not afford to buy insulin for your child with type 1 diabetes?  I'm so lucky that I was born and live in Ireland. I can go to a chemist at any time and walk out with a month's supply of insulin, test strips and whatever else I need to live. Without paying a cent! If I was born elsewhere that would not be the case. I would not be able to afford my insulin and I would not be here today. Yesterday, I donated money that I had set aside

Some of you may have come across the Hashtag #IWishPeopleKnewThatDiabetes..... over the last year, which is the brainchild of Diabetesaliciouness blogger, Kelly Kunik. I met the superwoman herself last July at the MasterLab Diabetes Advocates conference . On that first morning, as I took a deep breath and joined a table of strangers. I know, I'm a very grown-up woman but I still have to force strongly encourage myself to do these things because I know I'll regret it if

The complications of diabetes are real and people are living with them. People are also living in fear of them. Myself included. I am actively trying to overcome this fear because if I do end up with complications I don't want to feel like it is the end of my life. Or that I failed to manage my diabetes well enough. And I certainly don't want to be made to feel that it's my fault. I don't believe just because I am doing everything in my power to manage my diabetes that I wi