Havin’ a mare.

11 August 2009
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I just had something of a collection of diabetes incidents, all within about half an hour of each other.

-       In client meeting, at client premises…. My pump post-prandial alarm goes off to take a test. I open my pottle of strips and discover it empty – a-haaa, that’s why there’s a spare pottle in my bag though y’see! I get out the spare pottle which was in my bag and realise I’ve tricked myself…. It’s an empty one.

-       Then, about four minutes later my pump alarm goes off…. It had gone off that morning because I had less than 20u of insulin left so I’d got a vial out of the work fridge to get it to…

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By Nic on 11 August 2009 at 3.00 pm
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Guest blog: New kids on the block

25 July 2009
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Despite being an 80’s child, this post most definitely isn’t a reference to the band of the same name (pictured here) it’s about starting a new job and the adjustments that kind of a move takes.

It’ been a month since I had my first day now and I absolutely love my job. The people are awesome, the location is incredibly convenient and the work is great but all that aside, I’ve had some interesting things crop up as a diabetic person over the last 4 weeks which I reckon are worth blogging about.

When I left my last job I ended up having to take two weeks off for various reasons to get some things organised, visit family…

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By Aaron on 25 July 2009 at 10.46 am
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Guest Blog: New week, new start.

8 June 2009
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I know that Nic had a bit of a shocker with her pump over the weekend but I have to admit that I myself had a stunner (BGs notwithstanding) catching up with 5 nieces and nephews, inlaws and finally finding a replacement vacum cleaner bag which has eluded me for the last 8 months among much else. The weather was good, it wasn’t overly cold and I didn’t have to work – excellent.

That said, things are going to get a little different for me soon as resigned from my current job last week to take up another position in another company! Hooray! I’m not resistant to change by any means but it can be a little unsettling etc which…

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By Aaron on 8 June 2009 at 10.04 am
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Meeting melt-down.

15 March 2009
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In case you’ve not already picked it up from other things I’ve said on this blog: I am a very organised person. My friends used to joke that I must decide which shoelace I am going to tie up first before I bother bending over to do it. I’m not quite that bad, but the sentiment is right. I like to plan ahead. Funnily enough I think it helps me be more relaxed. If I’ve done my due diligence I spend less of my life having to stress over something I’ve forgotten to do (there are times when I slip up though, you’ll hear about a case like this on this blog pretty soon).

Anyway – part of being organised…

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By Nic on 15 March 2009 at 3.14 pm
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Soooo…. THAT happened.

13 December 2008
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I’ve had a big week. Have been working on a launch since late August, and working my booty off. Some days it’s been like mortal combat on the work front. Some days I’ve spent 75% of my day inside meeting rooms, only to come out to about 55 emails which need actioning, meaning I don’t get home til really late at night, absolutely exhausted, only to have to do it all over again the next day. Some days I’ve had all of this, and several big hypos to boot, just to make things extra tricky.

However – my big launch happened on Thursday. Hurrah!! We cracked open the first bottle of bubbly at 2pm. Then, conveniently it was my work…

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By Nic on 13 December 2008 at 1.11 pm
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