Diabetes

The holidays are just around the corner, which means that many of us will be travelling to see family and friends. But how do you travel safely with diabetes? Bridget McNulty outlines a few essentials to keep in mind - and pack.

None of us should be eating junk food - we all know that. But if you’re living with diabetes, the stakes are a little higher. Bridget McNulty outlines a few ways to resist junk food as we head into the warmer months.

Because diabetes is often an ‘invisible’ chronic condition, you might not know how to support a friend or family member with diabetes. Bridget McNulty shares a few ideas.

For people living with diabetes, it’s not just the physical side of living with a chronic condition to consider, but the mental health aspect as well. Bridget McNulty explores the double burden of diabetes and mental health.

Hot sunny weather! Time off from work! Festive meals with family and friends! And diabetes. While living with a chronic condition is never fun, it’s particularly challenging during the festive season, when it seems as if treats lurk around every corner. Whether you’re looking at a silly season full of family meals or work functions, day trips or lazy days at home by the pool, it’s tempting to indulge in the kind of food you can usually avoid quite easily… That’s why we’ve compiled these helpful tips.

While it’s never comfortable to discuss awkward matters, it is sometimes necessary. One of these conversations should be about diabetes stigma, believes Bridget McNulty. Here are a few things to talk about…

Living with diabetes is challenging. Constantly having to watch what you eat, take your medication and be aware of the many different things that can impact your blood glucose is hard. Here, Bridget McNulty offers 10 small changes that can improve your diabetes management - more easily. 

Sometimes, diabetes can feel completely impossible to manage! Bridget McNulty tries to simplify things with a few Do’s and Don’ts.

“Diabetes…. Uugh.” That feeling pretty much sums up what diabetes burnout is all about: the feeling that it’s too exhausting / frustrating / unpredictable / impossible to manage your diabetes, so why even try?

Diabetes and stress are inextricably linked. Living with diabetes every day causes a lot of stress, and the stress of daily living raises blood glucose. Both are not only bad for us, but feel awful. So what can we do?