“People with Type 1 Diabetes need insulin to survive”
Since Hamish was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 4 years we have struggled with how much we should tell him about the gravity of his disease..a life-long,...
Superhero
We had a package arrive last week and Lyla, our middle daughter, wanted to know what it was for. Fletcher – the youngest, 2 years old – is in a...
We could have lost him
One night last week, we did the usual 11pm BGL test to check that Hamish’s levels were OK. 10.2 was the reading. Slightly on the high side and according to...
Tired or the Diabetes?
Last night we let Hamish stay up a bit so he could keep reading – he had just started Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone on the weekend and couldn’t...
242 needles in a jar
This was the number of needles we delivered to our local chemist today in our monthly ritual of ‘sharps disposal’. It probably was a similar amount last month and will...
The Colour Run!
Hamish ran the 'Colour Run' on Sunday and proved that even a hypo mid way wasn't going to stop him enjoying the happiest 5kms on the planet!! #diabeteswontstopme CGM & INSULIN...
Complications
Hamish’s grandfather (or as he calls him, ‘Bampy’) has had Diabetes for almost 30 years. He was originally diagnosed as having Type 2 Diabetes but we more recently found out...
Best HbA1c ever!
It's Thursday and we've had Hamish's best HbA1c result ever so we thought we'd celebrate with a video! Make sure you crank up the sound - Hamish loved the groovy...
