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Continue reading →: Working girl
As my various health appointments can sometimes seem to come all at once, I find that I need the support and understanding of my employer more than ever. So, what are my rights when it comes to working and having Type 1 diabetes? JDRF offers a really useful overview of…
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Continue reading →: KiDS rule in school…
A wonderful partnership between Sanofi and the Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation sees the implementation of the Kids and Diabetes in School Kids (KiDS) programme in China. The programme aims to provide psychological support and health education to school-age children and their parents. With high numbers of both adults and children…
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Continue reading →: Amazing beta cell research
Check out this inspirational article from Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge which shares new research from world-leading experts on beta cells, Professor Shanta Persaud and Dr Aileen King. Their project focuses upon improving the successful transplantation of beta cells, which could ultimately help to restore insulin production in people with…
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Continue reading →: Not so phenomenal…
Does anyone else get up in the morning with their BG levels in range, only to see them rise by several numbers within around 20 minutes? I am sure that most of us stay in bed for as long as we possibly can, so we tend to have our breakfast…
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Continue reading →: Getting your artificial pancreas
It’s a bit of a postcode lottery at the moment with regards to anyone with Type 1 diabetes being able to obtain an artificial pancreas through the NHS, and access seems to be changing at a rapid pace. Following draft recommendations from NICE in January 2023 which recommended the use…
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Continue reading →: C-peptide testing
As someone who was originally diagnosed and treated as a Type 2 diabetic several years ago, I discovered when I later progressed on to needing insulin that there was something called a C-peptide test. It got me wondering whether having this test was the norm when first presenting with symptoms…
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Continue reading →: Sugar hack#2
Now I will admit that ice cream has always been an essential food group for me – bringing back wonderful memories of mint choc chip scoops in a cornet, on the beautiful beaches of Southwest Wales. I am absolutely certain that the flavour was only enhanced by the additional blast…
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Continue reading →: Brilliant badges
Stand proud and united by showing your support of the work that Diabetes UK do, by wearing one of their rather beautiful new pin badges. Not only are they affordable, they are discreet enough to wear anywhere and by any age – both diabetics themselves and people who support us!…
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Welcome to Crumbling Pavlova, where we hope to encourage an open and honest sharing of what it means to live with diabetes.
We aim to highlight issues which impact on the diabetic community, in the hope of supporting and giving encouragement to help you to believe that you can live a happy and full life.
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