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Coping mechanisms to avoid diabetes burnout

Coping mechanisms to avoid diabetes burnout

This blog post was requested by one of my very close diabuddies! I regularly describe myself as on the edge of burnout, because ever since I came out of my...

Coping mechanisms to avoid diabetes burnout

This blog post was requested by one of my very close diabuddies! I regularly describe myself as on the edge of burnout, because ever since I came out of my...

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Looping with Android APS (AAPS)

Looping with Android APS (AAPS)

One of the most common questions I get about Looping is - "What is it" - and honestly I didn't know it even existed until I joined the Diabetes Online...

Looping with Android APS (AAPS)

One of the most common questions I get about Looping is - "What is it" - and honestly I didn't know it even existed until I joined the Diabetes Online...

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Losing the baby we never had (March 2021)

Losing the baby we never had (March 2021)

Trying to conceive isn’t simple when you are type 1 diabetic! There's a lot more preparation before you even start trying to conceive. Ideally your HbA1c should be below 6.5%...

Losing the baby we never had (March 2021)

Trying to conceive isn’t simple when you are type 1 diabetic! There's a lot more preparation before you even start trying to conceive. Ideally your HbA1c should be below 6.5%...

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Prestige Innovation & Excellence Award Winner 2022

Prestige Innovation & Excellence Award Winner 2022

Organsing Chaos was recognised for the Most Innovative in Medical Awareness Products by Prestige Innovation and Excellence Awards 2022 by Corporate LiveWire   It was a surprise when I was contacted by...

Prestige Innovation & Excellence Award Winner 2022

Organsing Chaos was recognised for the Most Innovative in Medical Awareness Products by Prestige Innovation and Excellence Awards 2022 by Corporate LiveWire   It was a surprise when I was contacted by...

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Diabetes at the airport

Diabetes at the airport

Do you get nervous travelling with type one diabetes? Because let me tell you even after having diabetes for over 25 years and travelling all over the world, I still...

Diabetes at the airport

Do you get nervous travelling with type one diabetes? Because let me tell you even after having diabetes for over 25 years and travelling all over the world, I still...

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Who is Organising Chaos?

Who is Organising Chaos?

 For those of you who are new around here, I am Claire and I reached diabetes level 25 this past June and I'm about to reach life level 32....

Who is Organising Chaos?

 For those of you who are new around here, I am Claire and I reached diabetes level 25 this past June and I'm about to reach life level 32....

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Valentine's is on the way!

Valentine's is on the way!

Diabetes is hard work and “love” isn't the first thing that comes to mind when talking/thinking about it! It's a job that requires attention 24/7 and it's exhausting. But that...

Valentine's is on the way!

Diabetes is hard work and “love” isn't the first thing that comes to mind when talking/thinking about it! It's a job that requires attention 24/7 and it's exhausting. But that...

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What I love about the Dana rs insulin pump

What I love about the Dana rs insulin pump

I never wanted a tubed pump but because I didn't have a great experience with the Omnipod (read here) I needed to find a pump that better suited me. After...

What I love about the Dana rs insulin pump

I never wanted a tubed pump but because I didn't have a great experience with the Omnipod (read here) I needed to find a pump that better suited me. After...

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The Omnipod is a great pump, just not great for me!

The Omnipod is a great pump, just not great for me!

If you follow me on Instagram, you may already know, growing up I was taught to believe that pumps were for bad diabetics. My doctor used to threaten he would put...

The Omnipod is a great pump, just not great for me!

If you follow me on Instagram, you may already know, growing up I was taught to believe that pumps were for bad diabetics. My doctor used to threaten he would put...

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"You May End Up Losing Your Sight!"

"You May End Up Losing Your Sight!"

I remember my scary diabetic consultant as a kid hammering the risk of diabetic complications so hard into my brain that I figured it was inevitable that I would lose...

"You May End Up Losing Your Sight!"

I remember my scary diabetic consultant as a kid hammering the risk of diabetic complications so hard into my brain that I figured it was inevitable that I would lose...

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