Legends of Living with Type 1 Diabetes – Sandra

Legend of the Lighthouse Moon

In the next edition of Legends of Living with Type 1 Diabetes, I am sharing Sandra’s story. Every person’s experience of diagnosis and of the years that follow, is different. It’s fascinating to see how people grapple with the ups and downs, and find their way to living with diabetes. Sandra’s story is one of…

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Legends of Living with Type 1 Diabetes – Amy

National Diabetes Week 2024

As part of the lead-up to the release of Legend of the Lighthouse Moon, I am sharing stories of people who live with type 1 diabetes. Today, I am sharing Amy’s story. It also happens to be National Diabetes Week. The theme this year is centred around the fact that all people living with diabetes should be…

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Legends of Living with Type 1 Diabetes – Helen Mc.

Legend of the Lighthouse Moon by Helen Edwards coming 2nd October 2024

As part of the lead-up to the release of Legend of the Lighthouse Moon, I am sharing stories of people who live with type 1 diabetes – in particular, their diagnosis, how they felt, how they managed, how they coped, and what happened as they moved forwards, including what helped. I kicked off last week with…

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Legends of Living with Type 1 Diabetes -Annabelle

Legend of the Lighthouse Moon by Helen Edwards coming 2nd October 2024

As part of the lead-up to the release of Legend of the Lighthouse Moon, I am sharing stories of people who live with type 1 diabetes – in particular, their diagnosis, how they felt, how they managed, how they coped, and what happened as they moved forwards, including what helped. This is because my main…

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We’re All In This Together

Imagine this if you will – you are under the control of a dictator who oversees your every move. They tell you that you have to live within a tight range of numbers, measured in your blood. You will be tested on these numbers daily, often many times a day. You must not eat until…

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Parts Of The Whole

help for type 1 diabetes

I’ve been less present on social media and the blog lately, partly as a way of protecting myself, and, partly because I’ve been working hard across July on my YA novel, Sailing The Spaces In Between, which has been submitted to the Hardie Grant Ampersand Prize. Now, I await to see if I make the…

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