Diabetes

Never tell us it can’t be done

We had Samuel’s second Diabetes clinic since diagnosis today. At his first one, his HbA1c result came back at 8.1. At the time, we thought it wasn’t bad but there was room for improvement. Having a target to work towards … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Samuel

Samuel is 11 today. Happy Birthday fella! His last year hasn’t been great, he was diagnosed Type 1 Diabetic, after all. Let’s hope the next 12 months is much better for him?!?

A Sunday afternoon walk from Hathersage

We took Grandma for a walk from Hathersage on Sunday. The autumn weather was perfect for walking. And a walk in the country deserves a nice cup of tea and a slice of cake after, which we got in style … Continue reading →

Fundraising at ASDA Doncaster

I spent nearly six hours on a turbo trainer yesterday. In support of the London to Paris Cycle Challenge, we spent the day collecting for Diabetes UK in the foyer of ASDA Doncaster, amusing (I hope) the good folk of … Continue reading →

Samuel is pumped

I think it’s an Americanism, and I stand to be corrected, but to be pumped is to be excited. Which he is. Very!!! I will post a more detailed account of our first meeting with Elaine from Roche, and the … Continue reading →

Do you stab your child 4 times a day?

Samuel’s pump arrives tomorrow morning! That’s like 12 hours away. Now I’m excited! Every injection Samuel has had for the last couple of days has been like a countdown. Yesterday, I said “Only one more day of these…”. Tonight, when … Continue reading →

Spamalot

All of a sudden this week, I have started seeing loads of spam comments appearing against different posts. They seem to be from the same source and there’s approximately 50 a day. Has anyone else got this problem with your … Continue reading →

Pump pending…

We had a visit this evening from Sam’s Diabetic Nurse. She has dropped off the prescription for all the bits and bob’s we will need once Samuel goes onto his pump. She will return on Friday morning with the representative … Continue reading →

We are on our way

As you can see, we have launched the new look for Curesam.com – I hope you like it? Over the next couple of days, the developers and I will try and smooth out all the creases, so if you see … Continue reading →

World Diabetes Day

I shall probably be adding some more posts on this subject over the next couple of weeks as November 14th is World Diabetes Day. In the mean time, here’s one to start with. Roche is the company who make the … Continue reading →