Today is #WorldDiabetesDay. It's an invisible but constant and terminal pain in the arse.

This kit has changed my life though (it's a medtronic 670g pump with a CGM - essentially my cyborg/transhuman pancreas).

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People with diabetes are 2 to 3 times more likely to have depression than people without diabetes. Only 25% to 50% of people with diabetes who have depression get diagnosed and treated.

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I read recently about the hundreds of extra 'life or death' decisions a person with #T1D has to make each day - a recipe for burnout. Take it easy on yourself. It doesn't have to stop you doing anything- it hasn't for me.

Go see @JDRFUK @_diabetes101 @DiabetesUK for help.

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