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Location, Location, Location Choosing the right location is the first important step to ensure you get the most out of using continuous glucose monitoring.  It is a good idea to place the sensor on the other side of your body to your infusion set.  The sensor needs to be sited in a position where it…

A new survey by the CSIRO of nearly 146,000 Australians has found that we’re still falling well short of the recommended intake. In fact, the survey found that only one in five of us are meeting the guidelines of two portions of fruit and five portions of vegetables a day. Hopefully the guide below will…

I am currently spending half my life on a plane, travelling up and down the Eastern seaboard giving talks at various conferences. You would think that I would have the security check thing down pat but I am always setting off the alarm or leaving something behind. Imagine if I had diabetes and I misplaced…

I really don’t like the word ‘diet’.  It implies we follow something for a short period to lose weight and then we go back to ‘normal’ eating and the weight just piles back on.  What we eat isn’t just about weight loss.  It is about feeling good now, as well as staying well in the…

Guardian Connect Patient brochure

Frustrated by high blood glucose levels after meals?  Want to get your glucose levels under better control?  Read on… It is normal for the level of glucose to rise after you have something to eat, even in people who don’t have diabetes, but the rise tends to be small.  If you are reading this I…

Straight to the Point JDRF Book  

You would think with all the cycling I have been doing I would be fading away, but the truth is that weight loss is 80 to 90% about the food you eat. There are countless diet approaches out there, some are nutritionally sound while others are not.  The trick is to find the right (nutritionally…

Just because you feel okay with a blood sugar level of 2mmol/L does not make it safe.  In the last week I have seen a number of people with type 1 diabetes who have been striving to keep their blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible to try to reduce their risk of…

It is only day two of the New Year and I have already broken my New Year’s Resolution. Chances are I am not alone; only 8% of us are able to successfully stick with our pledge. Integrative Health Coaching has been shown to significantly increase our chance of success. That’s why we are delighted that…