Hi everyone…. here are a few events for you to put in your diary for the remainder of the year:

1. Celebrating Life Charity Fashion Show, 7pm, Thursday 4th November, Grand Cafe, Christchurch Casino.

Excellent and talented designers like TK Store, Pretty Things, Rugby girl, MisteR, Vargo and much more. All money raised goes to Diabetes Youth Canterbury. Full details here.

2. Diabetes Awareness Week – 16th to 22nd November.Nationwide.

This year’s theme is “Know Your BGL, keep well”

3. BeingDiabetic Christmas dinner, 6:30pm, Monday 6 December. Auckland – venue tbc.

Please contact me if you’re interested in being contacted a bit closer to the time about this.

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Hi everyone

Well, I’m not sure how I’ve managed to keep posts coming over the last two weeks with a broken and rather painful wrist! Apologies for the brevity of posts, and gaps between them.

I had planned a September Spring hiatus before the injury anyway as we are moving house and likely to be without internet for a week or two.

So, with that, my cast and I depart for the Spring hiatus… take care of yourselves, and I’ll see you again in the last week of September.

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