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World Diabetes Day 2019: what Kaleido means to me.

World Diabetes Day 2019: what Kaleido means to me.

You're nine years old. The pediatrician tells you that you’ll spend the rest of your life dealing with a nasty, unfair disease called ‘Type 1 diabetes mellitus’. Great news – not. In hindsight, I should have just eaten the whole pack of biscuits there and then. Mainly because they didn't serve anything decent in the next week in hospital. Except for the...

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My journey from Dia-BAD to Diabadass!

My journey from Dia-BAD to Diabadass!

I was diagnosed with type one diabetes at the age of 6, way back in 1997. Most people make the assumption that because I was diagnosed so young that over the years I've become 'used' to living with diabetes but this couldn’t be any further from the truth. I've actually found it extremely difficult transitioning through the different stages of life with type one. And...

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Kaleido wedding special: body image and wedding dress shopping

Kaleido wedding special: body image and wedding dress shopping

So let’s talk about the dress in more detail shall we? Whoa, not that much detail, I still want to surprise Matt when I walk down the aisle. No, I want to talk about all of those body niggles and worries that every bride to be experiences. You know, the ones that lead to the majority of brides feeling like they have to go on a diet or extreme workout plan ahead of...

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Mental Health Day 2019: Dare to Share!

Mental Health Day 2019: Dare to Share!

Research shows that when you have diabetes, your risk of developing depression more than doubles. In fact, some studies show that people with diabetes could be up four times as likely to develop problems with their mental health. I was diagnosed with Type 1 in the early spring of 2013. Lucky for me, I was taken care of brilliantly by an amazing new doctor and team....

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What a welcome to Kaleido!

What a welcome to Kaleido!

I just returned from spending the past week in Barcelona at the EASD conference. And I can honestly say I couldn’t be working with a nicer group of people. Everyone here just seems to get it. We deal with diabetes all day every day, so why not make it positive, colourful and ultimately - happy? As a new company, we have the opportunity to define things from day...

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Kaleido wedding special: and so it begins….

Kaleido wedding special: and so it begins….

Leading up to Friday 6th September 2019, I felt such excitement and a smidgen of apprehension all at the same time. I’d developed such high expectations of what the Kaleido could do for me. Aside from the ability to control the pump remotely (a big win on the wedding dress front), I hoped this teeny tiny piece of colourful technology would help me overcome many of...

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