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BITESIZE #117: Diabetic Dreams.

This is a bitesize episode of 'The insuleoin Podcast - Redefining Diabetes'. Each week we'll take a look back into the archive of episodes and get you to think and reflective once more about some of the things we've learned over the past few years. In this week's BITESIZE:


  • Diabetic dreams.
  • Blood sugar spiking in real life.
  • Connecting the dream world bloods to the real world bloods.


To hear the full episode check out episode #123: Diabetic Dreams.

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