Please click on this link to access my latest piece for The Diabetes Times; A letter to my parents 14 years after my diagnosis with Type 1 Diabetes.
Laura
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
Thursday, 9 June 2016
Seeing Beyond Diabetic Retinopathy
According to Time hop, five years ago today was a very important moment in my life, although at that time I couldn’t see past the fear and uncertainty I was facing. I had come to a dead end and I couldn’t see my future ahead of me...
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Laura/Ninjabetic x
Friday, 6 March 2015
Prescription Exemption Certificates... Are people with diabetes exempt or not?
“Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high” – NHS Choices.
Yes, diabetes is a lifelong condition, the NHS clearly states that message. Healthcare professionals break that jaw-dropping news to us and our families when we are diagnosed, we read about it in the papers, it stays in our minds with every injection, cannula change and finger-prick test we do, and we have no way of getting away from this incurable condition that we live with day in and day out.
Saturday, 10 January 2015
The Language of Diabetes
I’ve been thinking recently about
the way that I talk about diabetes and the way that others communicate with me
and also about me. Language is a very powerful tool used in discussions about
diabetes, and a person’s choice of words can greatly impact on a patient and
the way that they manage their condition.
During a recent consultation with a diabetes Professor,
he described my blood glucose levels using the words “bad behaviour”...
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Friday, 14 November 2014
Insulin For All
"November 14, as many of you know, marks World Diabetes Day. World Diabetes Day is celebrated throughout the world by people living with diabetes, their friends and families and their carers. It is a day when we raise awareness for the relentless and demanding condition that we live with 24/7, the seriousness of living with a long term illness that requires careful attention to detail, meticulous planning and a lifetime of dedication..."
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