About us

Welcome to our blog and firstly thank you for taking the time to read and support us all in our life long journey with type 1 diabetes. 

For those of you who don't know we are a family of 4 living in Oxfordshire. Mummy ( Suzie ) , Daddy ( Stuart), Big sister Grace age 7 and our little jelly tot himself - Oliver. 

Oliver was diagnosed at the age of 2 with type one diabetes. Oliver has now just turned 4 and has had over 2112 injections so far in 18 months.This will never end for him unless there is a miracle cure that we all pray for. This blog is our way of sharing our journey to family, friends and others who may or may not be experiencing the same highs and lows of this auto immune condition. Its also about giving you all a true understanding about T1 and ironing out some of the common misconceptions of diabetes. If by doing this it helps just one family out there feel like they are not alone then its a success. I am also hoping it will help me -mainly to vent out all the ups and downs we experience. 

Diabetes seems to have invaded our lives in every possible way, including ways some of you may not expect or even think of. It truly is a roller coaster of emotions and affects the whole family. 

Thank you for those of you who have approached me wanting to know more and have asked to become involved in Oliver's care. Hopefully after reading a few blogs and watching a few videos you can then make more of an informed decision about becoming more involved. Its fantastic to have your support whatever your decision or relationship to us is and we are thankful to you for helping us through our journey. 

We would also like to point out that we are not medically trained and this blog is just a parents perspective of living with type one. There are so many people out there battling through and every single one of them are true heroes - This is just our story. 



















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