My blog break was completely unplanned, but once EASD was over and my family joined me in Lisbon, I knew that our next three weeks together would be completely dedicated to chasing the sun, relaxing, eating, wandering through art galleries, napping in the afternoons. And not writing.

I thought the best way to get my writing chops back would be to share some pictures. Because pictures tell a thousand words, which means I won’t have to write many!

So, here are some photos. With tenuous links to diabetes…

Fab event (as usual) by diaTribe at EASD. And this slide is just so damn on point and why I keep harping on about time in range rather than A1c:

We’ll title this photo ‘As if’. Or ‘Pffft”:

Wandering the streets of Lisbon, I found a shop that I wish was a real pharmacy:

Smart advice found in Lisbon. In my hands is the best chocolate cake I have ever eaten:

Also in Lisbon, this #LanguageMatters gem printed on the window of a water-side restaurant:

All day, every day. With thanks to Finn:

This is what happens when the sun is bright, all day is spent wandering around. And a Dexcom is firmly affixed to my upper arm….

It appears that Loop has broken my diabetes:

It’s important to visit family when visiting other countries. Thanks to CEO Chris Askew for the great catch up:

We visited Cheddar, went to an ice-creamery and discovered their ice cream has diabetes:

And finally: tribe.

DISCLOSURES

My flights and accommodation costs to attend EASD2017 have been covered by Roche Diabetes Care (Global). Yesterday I attended the Roche #DiabetesMeetup (more on that to come). Roche also provided me with press registration to attend ATTD. My agreement to attend their blogger day did not include any commitment from me, or expectation from them, to write about the day or their products.

Our holiday following EASD was funded by my family’s dwindling bank balance.