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A Little Life Update (from your very tired, two-armed octopus)

A Little Life Update (from your very tired, two-armed octopus)

If things have felt a little quieter than usual around here, I just wanted to pop on and share a bit of a life update. Behind the scenes, it’s been…...

A Little Life Update (from your very tired, two-armed octopus)

If things have felt a little quieter than usual around here, I just wanted to pop on and share a bit of a life update. Behind the scenes, it’s been…...

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Do You Really Need to Keep Insulin Cold All the Time?

Do You Really Need to Keep Insulin Cold All the Time?

One of the most common things I hear (especially when travelling or even just out for the day) is this idea that insulin needs to be kept cold at all...

Do You Really Need to Keep Insulin Cold All the Time?

One of the most common things I hear (especially when travelling or even just out for the day) is this idea that insulin needs to be kept cold at all...

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Royal Mail Delays Across UK Postcodes: What This Means for Your Orders

Royal Mail Delays Across UK Postcodes: What This Means for Your Orders

You may have seen recent reports about delays affecting multiple areas across the UK. Recent updates suggest that around 30 postcode areas are currently experiencing disruption, with delays linked to...

Royal Mail Delays Across UK Postcodes: What This Means for Your Orders

You may have seen recent reports about delays affecting multiple areas across the UK. Recent updates suggest that around 30 postcode areas are currently experiencing disruption, with delays linked to...

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The End of an Era: Saying Goodbye to the OC x Style Hype Patch Collaboration

The End of an Era: Saying Goodbye to the OC x Style Hype Patch Collaboration

The End of an Era: Saying Goodbye to the OC x Style Hype Patch Collaboration At the end of last year, right before my fourth operation in just eighteen months,...

The End of an Era: Saying Goodbye to the OC x Style Hype Patch Collaboration

The End of an Era: Saying Goodbye to the OC x Style Hype Patch Collaboration At the end of last year, right before my fourth operation in just eighteen months,...

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Diabetic Content Comes at a Cost

Diabetic Content Comes at a Cost

Living with type one diabetes is already a full-time job, it doesn’t clock off or take holidays. It doesn’t pause for rest days, mental health breaks or moments where you’d...

Diabetic Content Comes at a Cost

Living with type one diabetes is already a full-time job, it doesn’t clock off or take holidays. It doesn’t pause for rest days, mental health breaks or moments where you’d...

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Why I hid my diabetic devices on holiday

Why I hid my diabetic devices on holiday

Usually, I wear my diabetic devices out loud and proud, especially on holiday.  My CGM (Dexcom) sensor sits on the front of my arm or high enough on my stomach...

Why I hid my diabetic devices on holiday

Usually, I wear my diabetic devices out loud and proud, especially on holiday.  My CGM (Dexcom) sensor sits on the front of my arm or high enough on my stomach...

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My Phone Isn’t Just My Phone. It’s a Medical Device.

My Phone Isn’t Just My Phone. It’s a Medical Device.

There was a time when managing type one diabetes meant finger pricks, handwritten logbooks and carrying around a separate device for everything. Your meter was one thing, your pump was...

My Phone Isn’t Just My Phone. It’s a Medical Device.

There was a time when managing type one diabetes meant finger pricks, handwritten logbooks and carrying around a separate device for everything. Your meter was one thing, your pump was...

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Diabetes Doesn't Take a Holiday

Diabetes Doesn't Take a Holiday

The photos from this day are some of my favourites from our trip. Blue skies. Sun on my skin. Smiling in the sea. A day that, from the outside, looks...

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Diabetes Doesn't Take a Holiday

The photos from this day are some of my favourites from our trip. Blue skies. Sun on my skin. Smiling in the sea. A day that, from the outside, looks...

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Stop Buying "Diabetic" Chocolate - Here's Why...

Stop Buying "Diabetic" Chocolate - Here's Why...

Have you ever found yourself reaching for a 'diabetic' chocolate bar, thinking it's a safer option for managing your blood sugar levels? Or perhaps you've stocked up on 'diabetic' snacks,...

Stop Buying "Diabetic" Chocolate - Here's Why...

Have you ever found yourself reaching for a 'diabetic' chocolate bar, thinking it's a safer option for managing your blood sugar levels? Or perhaps you've stocked up on 'diabetic' snacks,...

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Free Valentine’s Colouring Pages for Diabetics: A Love Letter to Yourself

Free Valentine’s Colouring Pages for Diabetics: A Love Letter to Yourself

This Love season, I wanted to create something a little different for the diabetes community, something slower, softer and rooted in self love rather than pressure. While I was recovering...

Free Valentine’s Colouring Pages for Diabetics: A Love Letter to Yourself

This Love season, I wanted to create something a little different for the diabetes community, something slower, softer and rooted in self love rather than pressure. While I was recovering...

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Save 15% Inside the OC Club Hub, while dispatch is paused!

Save 15% Inside the OC Club Hub, while dispatch is paused!

We’re currently taking a short break, with dispatch paused until 6th February. Orders can still be placed as normal and will be sent out once we’re back but I wanted...

Save 15% Inside the OC Club Hub, while dispatch is paused!

We’re currently taking a short break, with dispatch paused until 6th February. Orders can still be placed as normal and will be sent out once we’re back but I wanted...

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What Is the OC Club Hub? Backstage Access to Organising Chaos Explained

What Is the OC Club Hub? Backstage Access to Organising Chaos Explained

If you love Organising Chaos, enjoy being first to know what’s coming and never say no to a bit of free stuff… then the OC Club Hub is for you....

What Is the OC Club Hub? Backstage Access to Organising Chaos Explained

If you love Organising Chaos, enjoy being first to know what’s coming and never say no to a bit of free stuff… then the OC Club Hub is for you....

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