Category: My Health

Well its that day again, and I know with all that is going on that many will forget what today is for many of us who are living with Diabetes. I’m sad that several events that where going to happen today have been canceled because of what happened yesterday, I was really looking forwards to…

There is no known way to prevent Type 1 Diabetes – #PBNFacts #ProjectBlueNovember the quote is from Project Blue November

Glucagon raises the blood sugar when a person with type 1 diabetes is unable to swallow liquid or food. Glucagon, like insulin, must be injected with a syringe into the skin. It is a hormone that helps the liver release glucose in order to raise blood sugar levels. – #PBNFacts #ProjectBlueNovember the quote is from…

Kids do not outgrow diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the cells of the pancreas that produce insulin are destroyed. Once they’re destroyed, they will never make insulin again. Kids with type 1 diabetes will always need to take insulin (until a cure is found). – #PBNFacts #ProjectBlueNovember the quote is from Project Blue November

Type 1 diabetes is no one’s fault. It can happen to anyone and it is not caused by anything they or their patents did or did not do. – #PBNFacts #ProjectBlueNovember the quote is from Project Blue November

Hypoglycaemia unawareness occurs when there are frequent episodes of low blood sugar. The body becomes used to the low blood sugar levels and no longer reacts in a normal way. This condition can be dangerous because the early behaviour signs are absent, thus preventing the low blood sugar from being identified and treated before it…