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What It’s Like Being a Type 1 Diabetic Mother (I guess this is not as much a story as it is a ‘thank you’. Thank you for shining some light on parents with diabetic children, and what its like being a type 1 diabetic mother.) Working full time, being at every event of your child’s, […]

I’m a D-Mom Battling Type 1 Diabetes Alongside My Hero a heart set on pilgrimage (Blog) | Instagram | Facebook I am a woman. I am a daughter. I am a sister, a cousin, a niece, a friend, a ballet teacher, a one-person business owner. I am a wife. And twelve years ago I voluntarily signed up for motherhood […]

  A Brave Girl Beating The Odds and Urging Others To Recognize Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms   June 2015, Father’s Day weekend. That’s when I first noticed something was seriously wrong. I watched my then 6 year old, chug bottle after bottle of water, pee 3 times an hour and beg for more to drink. […]

My fitness journey started around 6 years ago at the age of 18. I had recently started my degree at a university and decided to join the local gym as they were offering a great price for new students. It would be inside this very gym that my life would change forever. The first time […]

My Journey From Gestational Diabetes to Type 1 Diabetes Being a mother has truly given my life meaning, in more ways than one! On my journey through my first pregnancy, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, the one that goes away right? Well in many cases, I had believed this as so. When my daughter […]

Guest Post: How I Went From Denial To Acceptance Having An Autoimmune Disease: As a child, I was always self-aware and sensitive. The youngest of three I would say my childhood was very normal until I turned seven. At seven, I was diagnosed with juvenile onset diabetes also known as Type 1 diabetes, which is […]

Fighting Against “The Silent Killer” Every year WHO celebrates World Health Day on 7th of April. This year the theme is ” Beat Diabetes.” How does a person generally react when diagnosed with diabetes? What are the gamut of emotions we see them go through? Grief, Anger, Anxiety, Despair? But does it have to be […]