From Elly

I've been living with the cold from hell these last few days, so naturally my BGLs have been all over the place... And there isn't much motivation to stay on top of my diabetes when I'm plagued with headaches, burning eyes, and painful coughing. It's weeks like these I honestly feel like I deserve a medal!

If you're suffering from a head cold in this weather, try to stick to sugar-free cough syrups and throat lozenges! It's also good to keep in touch with your GP, as I know (at least personally) that glucose levels tend to be a little higher when fighting an infection or cold.

Stay warm, everyone!
- Elly

It's World Health Day

To celebrate World Health Day awareness we're sharing this blog post from a T1 guy called Frank who lives in Perth.

'Trying to raise diabetes awareness, while also providing an accurate representation of people with diabetes, is a fine balance.

Diabetes is serious business. 350 million people are living with diabetes worldwide, and evidence suggests that this number is only growing. In 2012, diabetes was the direct cause of 1.5 million deaths. 80% of these deaths occurred in low or middle income countries, where access to basic healthcare and insulin is not equal. Many cases of diabetes are preventable or manageable. So, yes, I realise that it’s important to help raise awareness. I am all for raising awareness.'

Read the rest of the article here: http://www.type1writes.com/2016/04/07/world-health-day/

A little rebrand

We've rebranded to Diabetes Meals Online. We've heard it's not politically correct to label people as diabetic and we certainly don't want to offend anybody.

So you can now find us at www.diabetesmealsonline.com.au

It's just a small name change - same delicious menu!

Another great blog to follow

We love this blog!

http://www.type1writes.com/about-me/

Type 1 Writes is one of the leading diabetes patient blogs in Australia, and is well known for the honest and often relatable voice of a young adult (that’s me!) dealing with day to day life with type 1 diabetes. This site is a personal diabetes blog, and includes a mix of experiences, advocacy, opinion pieces, news, and anything else in the diabetes world that grabs my interest.

Type 1 Writes is self funded. I run this site because I am passionate about diabetes, advocacy, awareness, and hopefully finding a cure someday!