Understanding Type 1 Diabetes Through The Eyes Of A Family Living With Through It

Lucy Broadbent is the co-author, together with her son Tom Norland, of a forthcoming memoir INCURABLE about what it means to raise a child and grow up with type 1 Diabetes. Lucy says it skates past the rising numbers of children and babies, who through no fault of their own, are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes,…

ByLucy Broadbent12/07/20230Comments

Meet The Inspiring Rebecca Johnson, CEO Of A Diabetes Family Centre

With National Diabetes Awareness week on July 14th to 20th, we took this opportunity to highlight the incredible journey of Rebecca Johnson. Founder and CEO of the Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre and only Australian to be accepted into the global Facebook Community Leadership Program, receiving an award of $50,000 to fund her initiatives. Here, she shares her story with The Carousel.…

ByThe Carousel09/07/20200Comments

Inspiring Jacinta Amy Shares Her Journey With Hypoglycaemia

When I'm asked what living with type 1 diabetes is like, the first word that comes to my mind is always 'constant'. This disease isn't an occasional doctors visit or even a pill every morning. It's day in and day out, needing to be vigilant constantly. It's waking up, bleary-eyed and half asleep, looking down…

ByThe Carousel21/11/20180Comments