This is something for future-you to worry about, right? Diabetic neuropathy is something that usually occurs later in life – so perhaps you don’t need to worry about it now. ... read more →
Call it what you like. Low blood sugar at night, night-time hypos, or nocturnal hypoglycemia (if you want to sound fancy). Regardless, it’s something that many will know well: Johns... read more →
Ah, a name that just rolls off the tongue. It’s a puzzling name for a puzzling condition. For those with diabetes, ketoacidosis is perhaps a scary thought – a notion... read more →
Living with diabetes is a lifestyle on its own, with ups and downs, trial and error. But most of all its learning more and more about how you can control... read more →
No, not a hippo; the other thing. No, not a hypocrite either. A hippogriff is something else, too. We’re talking about a hypos and low blood sugar. It’s not a... read more →
Our CEO, Peter, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 27. As he can tell you, having just been diagnosed with diabetes is a huge shock. Suddenly,... read more →
When Pandora opened her box, she released, amongst other things, Algos – Pain. An evil spirit, the Ancient Greeks believed that Algos was the cause of headaches. And certainly, having... read more →
It’s remarkable how positively the body responds to being treated well. In general, people are often told to eat healthy, exercise plenty, and sleep well. This is in order to... read more →
Developing diabetes will likely be a surprise: nobody plans to have diabetes. As such, it can be easy to dismiss the early signs of diabetes as something else. A person... read more →
In my personal and professional experience, I have witnessed plenty of incidents of blood glucose when it’s too high (hyperglycemia): I am trained as a nurse, and specialised in diabetes,... read more →
