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Guardian of the Glucose @Colonelblighty

Not a sugar daddy, parent of a now young man with T1 Diabetes.

Joined June 2011
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Guardian of the Glucose@Colonelblighty
31 Mar 2017
Cristal champagne £2 for 10ml Printer ink £20 for 10ml Insulin to live -£200 for 10ml Something's gone horribly wrong here #Insulin4all
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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary It was a friendly inviting place back then though.
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Another diabetes awareness month has ended but the diabetes hasn’t gone away for those that live with it.
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I’ve got the poison I’ve got the remedy
Crepes menu with sugar and cinnamon toppings

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Today is an Editors: Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors kind of day
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Guardian of the Glucose retweeted
Zack Polanski
@ZackPolanski
5 Sep 2025
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here… theguardian.com/politics/202…

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings

Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

theguardian.com
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I don’t always post on here but I guess old habits die hard when it comes to the diabetes community
A libre 3 plus cgm sensor box

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Amy Adams@amybetic
26 Jan 2025
🧵 A friend of a friend is completing their BSc Physiotherapy dissertation on Awareness of Diabetes Mellitus Related Muscoskeletal Problems. They are looking for people with #T1D or #T2D over the age of 18 to complete the questionnaire below. Please share in your networks!
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Casual racism, wealth and health inequality. Is this 1970 or 2025? #callthemidwife
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There’s always next time 😬
Poster of vote fascist from the tv series red dwarf

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Last year parents evening system: "click here to book available slots automatically within the time frame you selected" This year on the new and improved system: "Please select all of your own appointments individually"
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Buddha bar Krakow, lovely quiet spot for an early evening livener before our ghost story tour
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Absolutely harrowing to visit but many thanks to @AuschwitzMuseum for keeping this evil place to remind people of the horrors that men do
Auschwitz II-Birkenau

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I now know why Thomas was telling me to hold my hand out
Me holding my hand out

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It’s important to keep hydrated my personal nurse says* *I may have misheard
Zoe the nurse nursing two drinks

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Time to leave dear old Blighty to Krakow via a connection in Amsterdam
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Intrepid travellers

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Behold the “cure”
Cinnamon Coke Zero

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I see the classic BBC drama Threads was on last night. Glad I missed it given it’s the scariest thing I ever saw as a kid
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Party political broadcast by the racist grifter whose name rhymes with garage. What a load of shite
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Got to admit since switching to more freshly roasted coffee it’s not only better tasting but good supporting small businesses instead of major bland brands
A bag of roastery Iron & Fire colombian jazz coffee beans

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Not the usual view from here
A ship passing under tower bridge London

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