November is Diabetes Awareness Month, so this is a proud shoutout from a chilly beach in Kent, to all my fellow type 1 warriors out there. Being a type 1 diabetic is like having a really annoying friend - it requires constant care and attention as well as patience and fortitude, but occasionally can be a strange sort of support, and even a power. It helps you to be more empathetic. It encourages you to look after yourself and your health, as well as other people around you. And it means you’re part of a truly wonderful community of fellow type 1s (including my Mum and my sister), who will encourage and inspire you on a daily basis. One of the reasons to be grateful right now as a diabetic is the progress being made in diabetes care, as well as the steps being taken towards a potential cure. I am so lucky to have access to Dexcom G6, the device you can see attached to my arm. It bluetooths my glucose levels to my phone every few minutes, and so helps me to keep control of my sugar lev...