Our heroes

Tori

Year of birth:

1964

Location:

Brisbane, Australia

Job:

Currently I am a ‘lady of leisure’. Previously, I worked as a policy officer for both State and Federal Governments.

Hobbies:

Reading, travel, and spending time with my adult children

Diabetes since:

1969

Previous form of therapy:

1 insulin injection per day for 4 years (pork insulin), 2 injections per day for another 4 years (Ultralente insulin and Rapitard insulin), 4 injections per day for 1 year (Actrapid), 2 years of original pump (similar to Mill Hill Infuser, but custom-made by engineers), Graseby Syringe Pump for 17 years, MDI for 2 years, a variety of pumps (Medtronic, Deltec Cozmo, Animas, Accu-Chek), YpsoPump

Diabetes products:

YpsoPump, Abbott FreeStyle Libre

Her credo

Regarding diabetes: If in doubt, test, test, test! Regarding life: If it feels food and harms NO-ONE (including yourself), do it! and: Will it matter in 5 years? If the answer is no, forget it. Life’s too short to be worried constantly.

Explore the YpsoPump

Newsfeed

The following blog posts by Tori were commissioned by Ypsomed, as part of a patient education series on the YpsoPump. She began trialling the YpsoPump in March 2019. This blog series chronicles her initial and ongoing experiences with the YpsoPump.

The past and the present

My diabetes journey

Since being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of four in 1969, I’ve managed my diabetes with a variety of treatments – all of which have changed considerably over the years.