Sunday 15 November 2015

T1D looks like me?

So yesterday was Diabetes day! JDRF have set out on a campaign ‘T1D look like me’ 

Type 1 diabetes does look like me… kind of... but again its just branding us under an umbrella again - that doesn't explain the person behind the diabetes. Theres so much more to me than my diabetes! It has to live with me - I’m not going to let it define me. So in this blog post Im going to show you that there is more behind me than my disease (I hate calling it that!)



T1D looks like…


The extremely ill 12 year old, hours away from death  (my last photo before my diagnosis - weighing in at diagnosis at just over 4 stone)


  
The cannula tan lines


















The teenager who just wants a break - but knowing the relentless toll of T1 is 24/7















The knotting anxiety of being to low/ high
















The 70's looking technology












The amazing support from others *Ahem* #GBDOC




BUT I AM...

The girl who doesn't take herself seriously

yes yes i did time the jump wrong HAHAHA























The pet lover









The expectation passer 

Duke of Edinburgh Silver
Duke of Edinburgh Gold award London



Work experience at Parliament London




A family girl

























The art lover














The adventurer










The charity ambassador


Children in Need charity day

Sixth form Charity night for JDRF
Raising awareness with Ed Miliband
















MP Andrew Gwynne



The type 1 diabetes care event volunteer


The rollercoaster hater!
The fear facer!



The friend


































The blogger/ social media enthusiast!









 The geography student














The hockey player




The quote lover






I AM ME NOT MY T1D




Overall although Type 1 Diabetes may influence my life, it does so 95% of the time in a positive way. It allows me to raise awareness, have amazing opportunities and meet fantastic people! Without my Type 1 Diabetes (as weird as this is going to sound!) I think I would be quite a boring person! It makes me more grateful for everyday life, it has enabled me to meet some of my best friends who without T1D i would never have known. I love JDRFs 'Type 1 D looks like me' but I don't want to be defined as my disease. First and foremost I am me.



Lots of love The Backpacker and the Pod xxx