why I write

As Type 1 diabetics, we are often told exactly how to live our lives in order to stay perfectly in range. What types of food we should or shouldn’t be eating. The exercise we should be doing, and exactly how much. The drinks we should absolutely be avoiding.

So, we abide. We try our absolute best to stay within the prescribed range—every second, of every hour, of every day, of every week, of every year.

But the reality is, we are human.

This disease is far more complicated than the numbers on our charts—the charts our doctors and nurses pay such close attention to. What isn’t always seen from the outside are the intricacies of living with Type 1 diabetes, day in and day out.

There are so many factors that can affect our blood sugar. Our environment—altitude, heat, cold, changing weather, travel. Our bodies—different types of physical activity, lack of physical activity, hormones, illness, sleep, stress... the list goes on.

I know how exhausting it can be. The calculations. The decisions. The corrections. And the constant chase for perfection.

I wanted to create this website to share my honest, real experiences of living with Type 1 diabetes—the good days, the difficult days, the mistakes, the lessons, and everything in between. But I also want to show that it is entirely possible to do the things you dream of while living with this disease.

From one diabetic to another: it may not be perfect, but it is possible.

Your diabuddy,
Camille