Monthly Archives: August 2009

What am I?

I start with a word that sounds like I’m about to stop living My middle is a wager I might make on a horse I end with a flea-like creature That’s right; I’m a Di-a-be-tic. Or am I? When I was a child I was a diabetic. Later the trend changed and I morphed into being… Read More »

Missed appointments

Last week, I missed my first ever diabetes-related appointment at my local hospital. Prior to this mishap I tutted angrily to myself when I read about people who were too lazy to bother turning up for appointments – wasting valuable medical staff’s time and costing the NHS. But now, sadly, I join the serried ranks… Read More »

Diabetes: The Musical

My fair city of Edinburgh is currently in the grip of the Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe. For those that don’t know, the city plays host to the world’s largest arts festival. Each August a bewildering number of plays, dance routines, comedy shows, musical extravaganzas, street performances are put on in a warren of tiny,… Read More »

Good diabetic? Bad diabetic?

When I meet other people with diabetes or even just people who think they know a bit about it, they often make a judgement about my diabetes. “Oh, you’re such a good diabetic” or “you’re such a bad diabetic because you’re eating that”. Whilst my overwhelming urge is to tell them it’s my diabetes and… Read More »