Episode 4 - Parenting a type 1 baby with Annie Astle

Mum of three Annie Astle is this week's guest. She recalls a dramatic start to her daughter Mimi's life with type 1 diabetes after a hospital admission for DKA at just seven months old turned her family's world upside down.

From wading terrified through the complete unknown, learning to micro-dose with syringes to being able to spot a hypo just by the pallor of Mimi's skin, Annie recounts with grace and poignancy both the harrowing and uplifting experiences that type 1 has brought to their lives as Mimi has grown from a very tiny, very unwell baby to a healthy, feisty, hilarious teenager.

Take a look at Annie’s blog.