Your soaraway Shoot Up or Put Up’s charity of choice is the wonderful Pendsey Trust. The Pendsey Trust changes the lives of those living with type one diabetes in developing countries by providing access to education for those affected by diabetes in developing countries with the aim that this will enable these people to enter… Read More »
I’ve found that people ask me a lot if I’ve written my birth plan yet. And I’ve got a two part answer to that question. In terms of a tradition birth plan, I’ve decided not to bother. I’m happy with my hospital’s standard procedures around the things that are important to me – stuff like… Read More »
As you can probably guess from the four week gap between posts, this growing new life whilst playing at being a pancreas business is pretty exhausting, hence the radio silence. But no news is good news, all is well. Baby is measuring the right size and is kicking away. HbA1c remains at 5.1%. And I’m just… Read More »
We’ve just returned from the 28 week scan and the news is good. I’m delighted to say that our child is perfectly average. She’s hovering around the 50th percentile for size and weight, which is just what we wanted to hear. I feel a bit like she’s been on a WeightWatcher’s plan since conception there’s… Read More »
It seems to be the month for group therapy. Following my local Diabetes UK meeting a couple of weeks ago I spent a happy few hours last night in our local hospital. They run a coffee evening a couple of times a year for all those who’ve mastered the dark art of carb counting and insulin adjustment through… Read More »
I like food. It is generally a pleasure. But because of the pancreas situation, food is never really just food, it’s also a mental obstacle course. For me, some foods trigger several thoughts before I even consider how they taste: Pasta: so tasty, so comforting. My pasta thought process sadly often goes like this –… Read More »
While it pains me to post an article from my most hated newspaper, I thought some of you might enjoy the headline of this one. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2008884/Its-just-fat-people-The-slim-healthy-diabetes-too.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Readers of your soaraway Shoot Up will recall that m’colleague and I were invited this weekend (along with a bunch of other European bloggers) to Medtronic’s Swiss lair to discuss all things diabetes. Which was nice. The general consensus of received opinion is that giant medical companies are pure evil – crushing patients beneath the… Read More »