Yesterday brought some sad news: ImmusanT decided to discontinue the RESET CeD clinical trial. This was the trial of the Nexvax2 vaccine for coeliac disease, which I have been participating in and previously wrote about. In fact I was also participating in several sub-studies involving gastroscopies along with extra blood draws to measure things like the …
One thing I forgot to take into account when signing up for the coeliac vaccine clinical trial was how much space it was going to need in my fridge! I’ve been visiting my local hospital since February, and today advanced to the stage where I give myself the injections at home. So I was sent home with …
As part of my participation in the Nexvax2 coeliac vaccine trial, last week I had to attend my local public hospital for a gastroscopy. Of course my AndroidAPS closed-loop insulin pump system went with me. This wasn’t the first time I’d been sedated in hospital while using the loop: you can read about my visit to (a …
Remember yesterday’s article with the hypothetical question about which I would get rid of if I could (diabetes or coeliac disease)? I’ve been getting a variety of feedback from readers, fairly evenly split between choosing one or the other. But what if it wasn’t just hypothetical? Research is being done in both arenas on finding …
I live with two auto-immune conditions: type 1 diabetes, and coeliac disease. The coeliac disease is due to my immune system over-reacting to gluten, and the diabetes is due to my immune system killing off the part of my pancreas which produces insulin. Obviously the coeliac disease doesn’t get much of a look-in on this …
As a working wildlife photographer, photography tutor and workshop leader, and also as a tourist, I’ve travelled a lot over the years. I’ve just tallied it up: in the over-35 years since I developed Type 1 diabetes (T1D) I have visited 34 countries, with my 35th due next month. There can be some variation in …