Blogger Helen Whitehouse, 15, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, is here to share her views on the world – that’s a world growing up with Type 1 diabetes. Let’s meet her and read her blogs....
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Number 8 – Eleven year old me
Posted on April 24 2012
So, I’m continuing with this list. I don’t know why I wanted to do a list really, but I think its probably my obsessive-compulsive characteristics coming through. Unfortunately, I am also rather flaky, so I begin to tire of the uniformity of a list. Anyway...!
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Number 9
Posted on March 12 2012
Last time, Helen told us she was going to count down a list of 10 things that if she could, she’d alter about her life as a young diabetic and see if others agreed. You can catch up with her "Number 10" below, and carry on reading, this time about going to clinic...
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Number 10
Posted on January 11 2012
Well, I think at the moment, I have literally never been busier. I got a job at my local branch of Primark, working Saturdays and some Sundays. I still work for my local newspaper, and I have full time college with exams that count towards 50% of my AS grade (any Philosophy students willing to help here?). Anyway...
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College life
Posted on 18 November 2011
Well, I am well and truly installed at college now, doing English Language, English Literature, Philosophy and Sociology. And I love it, even though it means getting up at 05.45, setting off at 06:55, progressing through two buses...
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Alcohol
Posted on 6 October 2011
I have to say, one of the questions that my mother has to ask every time she attends diabetic clinic with me is “ Is she allowed to drink…?” I add the ellipsis to this question as I …
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Adult clinic
Posted on 5 September 2011
So, last week I had my very first clinic in the adult outpatients section. I expected to really dislike it, it to be all scary and clinical with doctors and nurses I didn’t know, and therefore my blood …
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Moving on
Posted on 14 July 2011
First of all, I want to apologise for not blogging in ages- GCSEs among other things have bogged me down a bit, but now I have a 12 week holiday where I am free to do whatever...
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A frank account of Silver DoE
Posted on 28 May 2011
The general reason people actually continue Duke of Edinburgh goes like this. You do it, you go through immense amounts of pain, you decide you never ever want to see a tent, a sheep or a walking boot...
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How it is ok to be yourself
Posted on 3 May 2011
A few weeks ago I went to Cambridge University as part of a school trip, although it was in the easter holidays, for an English masterclass. It was a good experience, but a few elements of it definitely …
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Hiya, my name is Emelye, i am 13 and i have been diabetic for 7 years, i love this new website and cant wait to do all great things on it. Its great seeing other diabetic teens on this, because i use to think i was the only one when i was little because none of my friends was like me, i find it great! and i hope i make some new friends on here! Well done Diabetic Crew<3!
– Emelye