My blogs are mainly about type 1 diabetes, travel inspo, and sometime’s a mixture of both, and I’ve tried my best to organise everything in my menu at the top of each page, but here they all are in case you want to read the beautiful mess that is all of them!
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Life Updates 2026
It’s been a while! And, instead of preparing for a presentation or working on an experimental protocol, I have spent my Sunday morning diving back in to the world of blogging. I have just about managed to convince myself I don’t need a total website upheaval, I just need to start writing again. So, what’s…
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How I Accepted My Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis
Being diagnosed with a life changing chronic illness at the start of my 20’s was definitely not on my bingo card. Looking back on my diagnosis, I was only 21 and living my best life in America. My whole world was turned upside down when I was told I had Type 1 Diabetes, but thankfully,…
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Ultimate 3-Week Road Trip Guide: South Island, New Zealand
In January 2025, I went on the most incredible road trip of my life: 3 weeks around the South Island of New Zealand. In this blog post, you will find every single place we visited, the drive times, the campsites we stayed at (prices showed per person per night), and activities and hikes in the…
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Ultimate 4-Week East Coast Australia Itinerary
The East Coast of Australia is an iconic travel destination, popular with plenty of backpackers and tourists alike! This was high up on our bucket list of things to do after completing the work portion of our working holiday visa. With the incredible landscapes, beaches, and cities along the way, I found three weeks to…
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A Type 1 Diabetic’s Guide to Monitoring Blood Sugar Levels.
Type 1 Diabetes revolves around blood sugar monitoring. In T1D the pancreas no longer produces insulin – a hormone responsible for managing blood sugar levels. Without insulin, sugar builds up in the bloodstream, and can cause high blood sugar. This can make us feel tired, thirsty, irritable, and in severe, prolonged cases, can put us…
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