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4 June 2009
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I was stuck on the motor-way today going to Penrose for work and taking full advantage of the BBC world service on my AM radio (see this post if you just joined us) and I heard what must be the the next teaser for that BBC diabetes documentary.

Turns out that the doco is being presented by a BBC journalist posted in the states called Justin Webber whose son is a type one. It’s focused almost entirely on T1 and how it affects family life for him and his son and siblings, Mum and so on and looks seriously at all the day to day stuff. Awesome! It does also look at the healthcare system in the states and then…

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By Aaron on 4 June 2009 at 8.22 pm
Posted in Science & Research
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Oh, how times change.

3 June 2009
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If I wound back the clock by say, four years, a definition of a naughty week diabetes wise would be only to do a couple of blood prick tests IN THAT WHOLE WEEK. This would leave me feeling slightly naughty, but on the whole I’d figure I’d not had any serious hypos, nor got sick or been hospitalised, and most importantly my social life hadn’t been slowed down, so everybody wins, right?

Fast-forward to the current time. I now take 10+ blood sugars A DAY, including in the middle of the night (can’t help getting up with a baby squashing my bladder). And now I feel bad for taking six days off writing down my blood sugars, which was my…

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By Nic on 3 June 2009 at 7.36 pm
Posted in Medical Services
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Kitchen scales half price on The Deal!

3 June 2009
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Hi guys, I just got my latest email through from the deal and if you’re a keen carb counter or are about to start, there are some half priced electronic kitchen scales on sale at The Deal ($50 is a pretty good price for these things, I might actually buy a second set for work – yes I know that’s pretty sad).

Check it out here:

http://www.thedeal.co.nz/product.aspx?pid=47699

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By Nic on 3 June 2009 at 11.23 am
Posted in Food
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