# @jginorton on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CW1Lq1TLYN6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37832019-jginorton-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-11-28T19:17:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** James Norton (@jginorton) — https://gondola.cc/jginorton

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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 levels throughout the day and night. It’s known as CGM (Constant Glucose Monitoring), and Dexcom have been a pioneer in this type of technology.  Moving from the old fashioned finger prick blood test to CGM has been a complete game changer for me. Life is unpredictable as an actor making it hard to keep any routine, and so my levels used to be pretty erratic. Since using Dexcom, not only have my average glucose levels vastly improved, but I also spend far less time thinking and worrying about my diabetes. Most importantly, it helps my long term health. The better a diabetic can control their levels, the less likely they will face health complications in later life. 

With all this in mind, it’s imperative that we make this type of technology available to all type 1s. The reality is, many people with diabetes in the UK self-fund CGM and it’s not widely available on the NHS. This needs to change.  Please help us spread the word! 

#SeeDiabetes

 #DexcomUK #DexcomWarrior #WorldDiabetesDay #ad #wildswim

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