Diabetes and Maths
Please note that this website has not been sanctioned by either Diabetes UK or by NHS England. However, I do ask people from both organisations to check the entries I add to it, in case of obvious errors.
Also, from time to time you will see entries here which relate to my own experience of diabetes. It is not a suggestion to any other diabetic as to how they should deal with their own diabetes. Anyone who has issues with their diabetes should seek the help and advice of a healthcare professional.
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A bit about me
I'm Mark. I'm a Type 1 diabetic and I've had it a LONG time - it was diagnosed in March 1971. As you can imagine, the treatment and monitoring of diabetes during that time has changed out of all recognition.
Although I don't claim to be a saint, I have managed it quite well throughout all those years and as a result I am still healthy, despite now being in my sixties.
One of the problems I have been aware of for years is that many people do not like having to do maths and struggle with it. But, if you are on insulin, you simply cannot avoid having to do some maths. Even if you are not on insulin, your healthcare professional may have advised you to monitor your carbohydrate intake.
I am fortunate in that maths was the one subject I could do at school without trying - I did maths up to university level and in the past I've taught it. My aim here is to help other diabetics, or their carers, recognise the ways to make the maths simpler and hopefully improve the management of their diabetes.
By the way, my maths 'O' level was the only exam I've ever done with a hangover. Why? Because I spent the night before drinking champagne from the FA Cup with Billy Bremner - but that is an entirely different story...