There’s an app for that
Andrew McFarland Campbell Before I was discharged from hospital, I was given a Contour NEXT blood glucose monitor and associated kit (test strips, lancets for drawing blood, etc). When I went to my…
Other people with diabetes
Before I was diagnosed, I knew one person with diabetes – Belfast Friend. He was the first person I spoke to after my GP sent me up to hospital. Over…
Swimming
I have always wanted to be able to swim. A couple of years ago, one job ended a month before another job began. I took the opportunity to get swimming…
Routine changes
Before the pandemic, on weekdays I woke up at around 6AM, got dressed, and got on a train to go to work in Dublin to be at my desk for…
Good night and good results
I have been sleeping really well for the past few nights, and last night was the first time in a very long time that I didn’t need to get up…
Meet Gregory
Gregory is my diabetes support bear, counterpart to Liam, Michael’s dialysis support bear. I bought Liam for Michael when he started dialysis, and he bought Gregory for me when I…
Doing it for the first time
Diabetes means testing your blood sugar, which means using a pin prick device and a blood glucose monitor. I got my nurse to take a photo of me doing it…