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Continue reading →: Awesome, amazing, inspirational, etc.
Fabulous news story from Breakthrough T1D UK highlighting the wonderful running challenge type 1 diabetic, Guillermo Garcia has set himself. Garcia’s world breaking mission really is inspirational and should encourage us all to power on through when it comes to accepting our diabetes. No matter how big or small our…
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Continue reading →: Big dreams
You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for? I make no apology as my 3 wishes are going to be big… I would like a cure for all chronic illnesses, an end to hunger and poverty, and peace across the world. Plus, one more, please, for us…
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Continue reading →: It belongs to the world
What a beautiful sentiment from the man who discovered insulin during the 1920s, Frederick Banting. History tells us that instead of being interested in making his fortune from this discovery, Banting instead stated “Insulin does not belong to me. It belongs to the world”. Help to share Bantling’s story and…
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Continue reading →: Surviving
What are you most proud of in your life? Never thought that I would say this or have needed to say this, but I truly know what it means to survive. We all have our own trials and tribulations, some of which may seem insignificant to others. It doesn’t really…
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Continue reading →: Slowing down
What could you try for the first time? I would really love to try to slow down and go with the flow a bit more. Although my desire to rush around and just get things done has reduced over the past year, I still would like to simply swith off…
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Continue reading →: Film night… Broken
I stumbled across the 2012 film, Broken, on BBC iPlayer a few weeks ago – mainly due to its mention of Cillian Murphy. I don’t want to give too much away, but both the plot and the cast delivered both a touching and challenging story. Eloise Lawrence impresses as the…
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Continue reading →: Impactful research
If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to? Whether it be in the form of reading or experiment, the advancement of knowledge through research really is a powerful thing. If I was lucky enough to suddenly acquire a million dollars (or pounds), I…
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Continue reading →: Disabling world
What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? It isn’t that I have changed my mind about disability necessarily it’s just that I now understand what it means to be disabled a little better. Being diagnosed with type 1 diiabetes quite late in life was hard to…
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Continue reading →: Beautiful industry
What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? I’m not sure whether this is due to my cultural heritage or just me… but I do find myself drawn to traditional crafts and industrial landscapes. Coming from a working class background and born in the…
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Continue reading →: VX-880 offers hope for brighter future
Promising results from Vertex brings further hope of a potential cure for type 1 diabetes. This exciting research investigates how experimental stem therapy might restore insulin production within type 1 diabetics. Latest data using their VX-880 therapy show a significant improvement in participants A1C (time in range), along with a…
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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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