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The Wandering Pancreas, Adelaide (2026)

13/07/2026

If you are heading to Singapore before or after your cruise, be sure to check out Sentosa!

They have transformed parts of the island with huge pop up Disney areas.

If you want to see the Moana and Sea themed areas lit up at night you do need a ticket, which is $10 for an adult.

Well worth the visit! The adventure map can be picked up from guest services, but not all stamp locations are well marked out. You must complete the Avengers one to get the stickers at the end and we could not find this anywhere due to lack of signage. Found out later it’s upstairs in a building, which when we went at night time looked closed, so we sadly didn’t complete the map due to this.

Good fun for the whole family and well worth a visit!

05/07/2026

Okay… I know, I know. 😅

Apparently my inattentive ADHD decided that posting on Facebook wasn’t on this year’s to-do list. One minute it was March… the next thing I knew it was July. 🤦‍♀️

Life has been a little crazy lately, with so much happening behind the scenes, but one of the biggest highlights was spending almost 4 weeks in Japan during April and May! 🇯🇵✨

From feeding the adorable deer at Nara Deer Park to standing in awe of the stunning Golden Pavilion, every day was filled with incredible sights, amazing food, unforgettable experiences, and way too many photos! 📸🍜⛩️

These are just a few of my favourite moments from the trip, and I can’t wait to share more of our Japan adventures with you all. There’s still so much to post, so keep an eye out for another Japan photo dump coming soon! ❤️

Thanks for sticking around while my brain wandered off on another adventure….

Speaking of Adventure! Next week we are off to sail on the Disney Adventure from Singapore 🙂

I’m so excited and will be attempting to do my very first vlog!

Stick around and I’ll post as soon as I can.

14/11/2025

Been a while between posts (thanks inattentive ADHD!).

But today is World Diabetes Day. In Australia that was yesterday, but I’m currently on holiday in San Francisco, so it is now today - the 14th November.

Having had this for 41 years, and quit jobs because use of a lack of care and understanding needing to leave work early because of a diabetic machinen fault sending sugars sky high, or needing to Leave a work station yo treat a hypo so i dont pass out - to be told that will come off my lunch break because its not a break time.

There are treatment plans put in place for kids at school, but nothing in place for education or allowances in the work place.

Yes I suffer from depression, anxiety and diabetes burn out most days. In my teens I had a rough patch with suicidal thoughts.

More needs to be done for that transition for pediatric care to adulthood.

Credit to Medtronic Diabetes - Aus for the first pic and Dexcom for the other pics. Very meaningful so had to share.

Please wear blue today for

14/10/2025

Expectation vs reality!

While doctors expect diabetics to have perfect control like pic one most of the time, reality of life for a diabetic is more like pic 2.

These are my own readings. Perfect control overnight. Up and down through out the day as I eat, exercise, stress - many things can change the way our body reacts and this in thrn affects our sugars.

I could eat one thing one day with perfect control, eat the same thing the next day and it’s all over the place.

To my diabetic friends - have patience and take each day as it comes. Some days will be great, others not so great.

Perhaps I just need to sleep 24/7 for perfect control? 🤔🤣

23/09/2025

I’ve been Type 1 diabetic for 41 years.

Following giving birth to my 3 amazing children, I let my diabetes slide as I was “too busy” and kept forgetting to bolus my insulin etc (my ADHD also had to do with that!).

As a result my HBA1C had skyrocketed to 15.9.

This is a blood test which shows the average sugar range of your blood sugar over approx 3 months.

It has taken many years of trying to be more mindful and looking after myself - but on Monday I found out that my latest A1C is 6.7!!!

OMG - I could have fallen over. Only 3 months ago it was at 7.2 which I was already excited about.

Already seeing improvements since changing to Omnipod 5 and Dexcom.

Most drs like our A1C to be at around 6.5 so I’m almost there 🤣

*credit to Diabetic Life for this meme pic

14/09/2025

Let’s talk travel and tattoos today!

Currently on holiday in Bali.

A few things to do when travelling with Diabetes:

1. Always have a travel letter from your doctor stating what medication and equipment you are travelling with, this includes any needles, bsl machines and pump supplies.

2. If you travel with a pump ensure you carry the relevant travel documents about not using body scanners- the can be obtained by reaching out to your pump company.

3. Pack extra spares of everything, just incase!

I’m currently Sat getting a tattoo. I know many people are told not to get them because of risk of infection.

I have approx 23 tattoos, and only had issues with one from the apprentice going too hard and deep on the skin, which did cause a serious infection.

Best advice is to ensure your sugars are well controlled as this will ensure better healing. Always follow the aftercare routine provided by your tattooist.
Ensure you eat beforehand and monitor your sugars throughout if a long session.

Will post pics next week when healed better, still colour to add yet…..

10/09/2025

I always wondered why I struggled to complete tasks, remain focused, be organised with lists and tasks yet still be unable to complete them while hyper focussing on some.

I was prescribed Ritalin last month, and while on a low dose to understand how much I need (follow up appointment in a couple of weeks) I have found that it is helping me.

Some days I still feel a little unfocused, jumping between multiple tasks, but compared to what I used to be like I’m noticing a difference.

This was a few days ago, but sharing today for awareness. My daughter has also been diagnosed with AuDHD a few years ago. Yet to start medicine with her but seeing OT and Social Worker which is helping with some behaviours.

28/08/2025

🎉 Pump glow-up alert! 🎉

I’ve officially ditched the tubing spaghetti 🍝 and upgraded to the Omnipod 5 🚀—aka my new Wi-Fi–enabled pancreas.

No cords, no tangles, just me and my little pod living our best (semi-sweet) life. 😎✨

Here’s to fewer “rollercoaster rides,” more freedom, and maybe even some carefree snack attacks. 💃💉

26/08/2025

On this day, 41 years ago at the age of 3 I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.

I have seen soooo many changes and advancements in treatment over that time.

On diagnosis my dad was given and orange and some glass syringes and told to go home and practice giving injections for when I came home from hospital.

There have been the guilotine of finger prickers, machines that took minutes to deliver results, to machines becoming smaller and easier to carry, as well as getting faster with delivering the results to now having CGM that tests every 5 seconds with results sent to phone at the same time.

Glass needles, plastic needles, novopens, insulin pumps and this week I will transition to the Omnipod 5 which is a closed loop self adjusting pump (can’t wait to be cable free after 20 years of traditional pump use!)

Through all this time I’ve achieved things that I was told as a child that I’d never be able to do because I had type 1 diabetes.

I’ve travelled the world, and has 3 amazing children. I have a wonderful husband who supports me through all my lows and highs (diabetic and non-diabetic ones 😝).

It is a bright future for those recently diagnosed, with advances happening so quickly now.

And while a cure MAY be on the way (no doubt in 5-10 years as we’ve heard all our life 😝) it is exciting that these kids can lead a much more “normal” life now.

The future is bright.

Speciall thank you to my parents for always guiding me, supporting me and being there when i put you both through hell when i no longer cared and didn’t want to live with diabetes anymore.

I am who I am because of you ###

Diabetes Australia Medtronic Diabetes - Aus Dexcom
Omnipod

14/08/2025

New Chapter, Same Me — Just with a Few Extra Labels 💙🧠

Hi friends,
I’ve decided it’s time to open up about something that’s been part of me for most of my life — and something brand new.

I’ve been living with type 1 diabetes for 41 years. It’s shaped my routines, my resilience, and my ability to laugh at the unpredictable. Recently, I got another piece of the puzzle: a diagnosis of inattentive ADHD. Suddenly, so many quirks and challenges make a lot more sense!

From carb counting to chasing down my own wandering thoughts, life has been anything but boring. And now, I’m taking all of this — the highs, the lows (yes, both kinds) — on the road as I travel the world.

I’ll be sharing my stories, lessons learned, and probably a few travel mishaps along the way. My hope is to connect with others navigating chronic illness, neurodivergence, or just the adventure of being human.

Here’s to embracing it all — one blood sugar check, one to-do list (that I might lose), and one passport stamp at a time (even though they dont stamp anymore!)
💪🌏

The Wandering Pancreas

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