Archive for July, 2009

Kids in The House

July 16th, 2009

Matt and I were privileged to be invited to participate in Kids in the (NSW Parliament) House in November 2008.

Sometimes even we forget how deadly it is

July 12th, 2009

We’ve been living with type 1 diabetes in the family now for over 6 years. 

Our day-to-day management of Matt’s condition is mostly under control, although most days he’ll either have a hypo (dangerously low blood glucose levels), or his BGLs will be well above the recommneded levels. 

It is the variation in his BGLs that continues to concern us, and continues to require continual attention.

But, at times, we still slip into ’normal’ mode and forget how seriously dangerous this disease is, not just for the likley prospect of long-term complications that might come, but, as this story shows, the possible immediate outcome if the disease isn’t treated with the utmost respect.