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Living with diabetes can certainly be challenging, but it isn't all doom and gloom. Here you can discover other peoples experiences of living with diabetes and helpful diabetic-related info.
View Carb counting: How I stay one step ahead post.
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Carb counting: How I stay one step ahead

Discover how Louise manages her type 1 diabetes with carb counting. Read her top tips on how to count your carbs so you can choose the correct insulin... View Article

07th Jun 2018
View Diabetic Retinopathy: My recent diagnosis post.
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Diabetic Retinopathy: My recent diagnosis

After being diagnosed with background retinopathy, discover what lifestyle changes I will make to prevent the progression of this diabetic... View Article

12th May 2018
View My favourite low sugar and low carb treats post.
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My favourite low sugar and low carb treats

I am on a mission to find the tastiest low carb/low sugar sweet treats that do not spike my blood glucose levels. Here, you will discover some of my favourite products and an honest review of each... View Article

17th Mar 2018
View Diabetic diet: What food can diabetics eat? post.
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Diabetic diet: What food can diabetics eat?

What food can diabetics eat? In this post, you'll discover the various diets/lifestyles that are often advised for diabetics. Here we explore the benefits and disadvantages of each diet and explain... View Article

25th Jan 2018
View Complications of diabetes and how to avoid them post.
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Complications of diabetes and how to avoid them

Diabetes can cause problems with various body functions over time which can lead to a variety of short-term and long-term complications. In this post, you will find answers to the questions: what are... View Article

25th Jan 2018
View What is diabetes? How it is diagnosed and treated post.
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What is diabetes? How it is diagnosed and treated

You may have heard about or recently been diagnosed with diabetes (diabetes mellitus) and understand that diabetics should watch their carb/sugar intake, but what is diabetes? What does diabetes do... View Article

25th Jan 2018
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Depression: Addressing the elephant in the room

Living with a chronic illness such as diabetes makes you three times more likely to suffer from depression. In this post I discuss a recent experience with depression and what help was available. I... View Article

24th Jan 2018