Looking after my feet
Andrew McFarland Campbell When you have diabetes, it is important to look after your feet. This is because if you have high blood glucose levels your feet may loose sensation, making them more…
2024
Before diagnosis
What was I like before diagnosis? Did I have any warning signs? When my doctor measured my blood glucose, did I expect it to be high? In the months leading…
Lifestyle changes, phase 1
I have worked in software development long enough to know that when you have big changes to make, you don’t try to make them all at once. The cliche is…
Off sick today
Today, for the first time since getting out of hospital, I am off work because I’m not well. I hate taking sick days, but I am, by any objective measure,…
One day at a time
When I was in hospital, I was scared. I didn’t know how I would cope with it all. To distract myself, I scrolled through Instagram. I saw one reel from…
There’s a cat for that
Years ago, I had a cat called Rachael. She had diabetes. Unlike me, she needed insulin injections. She was a great cat, and lived a long and healthy life.
First hypo
On the Monday after diagnosis, I thought I had my first hypo (low blood sugar level). I was at my desk working when I started to feel odd. There were…
Peak diabetic tech writer
I was just having a look at the documentation for my blood glucose meter, and I was able to identify the software that was used to create it:DITA and the…
Body confidence
I’m about 5’8″ (172 cm). When I was in my early 20s, I was very skinny. For a while I was 7.5 stone (105 lbs or 48 kg). That’s a…
Day one
I woke up on Friday morning, in my own bed. The start of my life as a diabetic. The first thing I noticed was that I felt better than I…