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For as long as I can remember I've put my infusion set in my stomach. I could never bring myself to put it anywhere else. It's the m...
I'm slacking with my blog, and I always say that it's because I have nothing to write about yet I live with this disease 24/7...ther...
Happy birthday to you, mum! You are my absolute world. You are the strongest person that I know, you have a heart of gold and people can...
The sky on a sunny day is something I find great joy in looking at. I could watch it for hours, I love watching the clouds go by, spotting b...
Without sounding too negative, I can't help but think sometimes of how overwhelming a life with type one diabetes can be. It is constant...
On July 21st I was admitted to hospital for 2 weeks. I totally fell out of routine with my diabetes, I didn't test my blood sugar very m...
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June 21st 2014 was the very day 5 years ago that I was diagnosed with type one diabetes. I didn't get it from eating too much sugar, no...
These are just some photos which basically just sum up most of the "major" events that have happened in my life with type one diab...
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