by Ruby McGill | Jun 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sharing my story – our story I was asked to share ‘my diabetes story’ at the New Zealand Ministry of Health’s Diabetes workshop last week. The workshop was for District Health Boards, Primary Health Organisations and clinicians to come...
by Ruby McGill | Jun 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
A letter to my future self… Adjusting to life with a new baby can be exhausting at the best of times however throw a type 1 diabetic, breast feeding mother into the mix and the game becomes even more gruelling. I’d spent nine months fine tuning my blood glucose...
by Ruby McGill | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
He’s here I felt the public health system had let me down when Miss six arrived into the world. It all seemed to go horribly wrong. Even though many events were out of anyone’s control, when my blood sugars dropped drastically during labour it was obvious the...
by Ruby McGill | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
CGMS – could this be the answer? The moment I found out we were having Baby No. 2 I knew I needed a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in my life, well at least for the delivery and the month following. In my mind getting my hands on a CGM meant we could predict...
by Ruby McGill | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s time to share and let go… Many new mums can recall their terrifying birth stories, I am no different. As the arrival of our new addition draws closer I realise the first time round had rattled me far more than I ever let on. Clinging to this...
by Ruby McGill | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Raising diabetes awareness – the cold hard truth Recently I was filmed for a Diabetes NZ campaign. The four short videos of diabetics sharing their story would be used to encourage others to take action and better manage their type 1 or type 2 diabetes or get...
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