From the peak of health and becoming a bikini competitor to being hospitalized with DKA and dealing with a life changing diagnosis.

This week I speak with Taylor from Ontario, Canada, and she shares a very honest account of dealing with her Type 1 diagnosis, learning to accept it’s a lifelong condition and getting to grips with managing blood sugar levels around exercise.  

Taylor was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes just 3 months before most of the world went into ‘lockdown’ and although it’s been tough she explains how the lockdown has given her the opportunity to slow down and learn more about managing the condition.

The older generation can probably remember when the only resource available for monitoring blood glucose levels was a basic finger prick test or maybe even just urine testing. 

Diabetes research and technology have come a very long way over the past few decades and there are now so many amazing, advanced ways to help manage this challenging condition. 

In this week's episode I share some 'Diabetes News' I came across this week which includes a new partnership between FitBit and Diabetes UK.

In this week's podcast episode I look at the different ways for people with Diabetes to monitor their blood glucose levels and the options available from finger prick testing to Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM’s).

I have personally started using the new Freestyle Libre2 Sensors in the past couple of months so I thought I would also share my honest opinion on those and what I feel the pro’s and con’s are.