Tag Archives: advice

Princess – by Helen May

Posted on January 21, 2013 by DiabetesUK

Tweet Share I recently stayed with some friends who are regularly visited by their two and a half year old grand daughter. Not surprisingly, there is a certain amount of mutual adoration in the air when she is around: Princess … Continue reading →

Posted in Helen May, Type 1 | Tagged advice, children, insulin, needles, parenting | 14 Comments

The Diabetes Support Forum

Posted on September 24, 2012 by DiabetesUK

Tweet Share With the recent launch of our new homepage, we’ve included a “Community” section where you can see the latest posts from Facebook, Twitter and this blog site – along with posts from our Diabetes Support forum. If you’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest blog, Type 1, Type 2 | Tagged advice, forum, internet, online, peer support | 5 Comments

Diabetes Week guest blog – by Everydayupsdwns

Posted on June 11, 2012 by DiabetesUK

Tweet Share I was delighted to be asked to write a guest post for the Diabetes UK blog as part of Diabetes Week 2012. Diabetes UK’s theme this year is ‘Make a Connection’ – here are two takes on that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest blog | Tagged advice, alone, connections, diabetes week, difficult, everydayupsanddowns, HbA1c, help, positive, support, Type 1 | 5 Comments

Number 8 – Eleven year old me – by Helen Whitehouse

Posted on April 24, 2012 by DiabetesUK

Tweet Share So, I’m continuing with this list. I don’t know why I wanted to do a list really, but I think its probably my obsessive compulsive characteristics coming through. Unfortunately, I am also rather flaky, so I begin to … Continue reading →