Our heroes

Ashley

Year of birth:

1989

Location:

Melbourne, Australia

Job:

Lecturer

Hobbies:

Sports, trying new food places

Diabetes since:

February 2009

Previous form of therapy:

OHA'S MDI Animas Pump, YpsoPump as well as diet and exercise

Diabetes products:

mySugr, Accu-Check Guide Meter, YpsoPump

Her credo

Happy Tummy // Happy Mind // Happy Life

Channels

Instagram

Her Instagram account, hangrypancreas, gives you a glimpse of her life, as a proud melbournite, crazy cat lady and diabetes blogger.

Visit her on instagram

Blog

In her blog, Bittersweet Diagnosis, Ashley writes about her thoughts and opinions on life with diabetes, as a researcher and healthcare professional.

Visit her blog

Explore the YpsoPump

Newsfeed

The following blog posts by Ashley were commissioned by mylife Diabetes Care, as part of a patient education series on the YpsoPump. She began trialling the YpsoPump in April 2018. This blog series chronicles her initial and ongoing experiences with the YpsoPump.

Wrapping up my thoughts

My YpsoPump journey

Now that I have reached my final post for this series, I’ve been using YpsoPump for about 18 months. While I’m still waiting for the bi-directional update, many things have happened along the way that have made me love the pump – and mylife– even more.

Another step in my YpsoPump journey

Getting connected with the Unio Neva

A week ago I received my new Unio Neva meter in the mail (and by the way, I love the custom mylife Diabetescare washi tape!). Alongside the meter, there were some test strips, a bottle of control solution – which I have not seen in a long time – and a lifetime supply of lancets.

Dealing with the real-life challenges of diabetes

Diabetes in real life

In the past few months, I have experienced some of the frustrations that can happen when you live with diabetes. But they have been relatively easy to deal with, thanks to the features of the pump and the support from Ypsomed.

The start of my journey with YpsoPump

The beginning of something exciting

I have recently started using the YpsoPump to manage my diabetes. So far, I have been impressed with both the pump itself and the support provided by mylife.