My Diabetes Inklings

#ADSADEA2015 – New Diabetes Technology

After a few days of sitting in back to back sessions on research updates, it was nice to have a day with a few gaps. I ended up spending most of the day wandering around the exhibition hall and speaking to many trade stands. Excitingly I also hung around to hear the launch of new… Continue reading #ADSADEA2015 – New Diabetes Technology

My Diabetes Inklings

Dealing with diabetes the nerdy way

In my early diabetes diagnosis days, I thought that the key to having perfect BGs came from restricting the amount of carbohydrate food I ate and exercising a lot. I kept logs of what I ate, what activity I did and plotted them against my BGs on an excel spreadsheet like a nerd. At the… Continue reading Dealing with diabetes the nerdy way

My Diabetes Inklings

Getting an insulin pump – what’s involved?

After four years in the making and one year on a loan pump, I can finally say that I have my own insulin pump! There are times where I am frustrated at the process involved with obtaining an insulin pump. Diabetes technology which improves not only diabetes management but also quality of life should be affordable… Continue reading Getting an insulin pump – what’s involved?