Good luck Gavin!

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Susan Moolman

In 30 minutes Timesulin ambassador Gavin Griffiths will start his epic run between Hastings Pier to Brighton Pier, with a hilly climb at Beach Head thrown in. A total of 40 miles to help raise awareness for JDRF UK.

What: Bexley-local ultra marathon runner Gavin Griffiths aims to run 40 miles – from Hastings Pier to Brighton Pier – in one day to raise awareness and funds for JDRF UK, one of the UK’s leading diabetes charities. Gavin was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2000 and will have to incorporate numerous pit stops to check his blood sugar and adjust his blood glucose levels by ingesting sugar or insulin along the hilly track.

You are invited to take photos, write and tweet about Gavin’s mission – and invite your friends to join in too!

Date: Saturday 14 April 2012

Times:

Departure from Hastings Pier at 9:30am
12pm 20-minute pit stop at Eastbourne Pier
1pm Beachy Head
2pm 20-minute pit stop at Seven Sisters (before Seaford)
4.30pm Anticipated arrival at Brighton Pier

Follow: Gavin will be live-tweeting (via @1GavinGriffiths) during his run using the hashtag #diathlete.

Happy Easter from Timesulin!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Susan Moolman

We’ve been hard at work on some super things to help us achieve our goal of making life for all people living with diabetes a little easier and we’ll be sharing these with you over the coming weeks.

We wanted to take a moment to wish all our friends across the world a wonderful Easter break. If you are traveling, we wish you a safe arrival and return. If you, like us, plan to indulge in some serious rest and relaxation, enjoy!

Skiing with Timesulin

Posted on March 28, 2012 by John Sjölund

I’m just back from a ski trip in France and it really was the first time since I’ve started using Timesulin where I felt that I put my unit through its paces – falling, freezing and flying through 20cms of fresh powder snow on my snowboard, with my insulin pen safely tucked in my pants pockets – Timesulin cap included, of course.

I’m happy to report that both my insulin pen and Timesulin unit survived it all! One particularly memorable day was spent skiing an enormous glacier, scaling an ice wall and snowboarding with full climbing gear equipped. When we stopped for lunch on an icy patch, I had this photo taken:

Where have you used your Timesulin ‘smart cap’? Send us a photo to share on the blog!

Timesulin on Pinterest

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Susan Moolman

I have long been a Pinterest fan (find me here) and just love the simplicity of the platform that allow me to find stuff anywhere on the internet and add it to my ‘mood boards’. It surely has allowed me to clear up much of the clutter on my desk as I can now virtually pin things as opposed to having to tear pictures out of magazines, having them lie around with the intentions of collecting it all somewhere and then, eventually get rid of these clippings, exasperated and a little frustrated with myself! Pinterest makes it so much easier – and instant.

We’ve gotten some great feedback about Timesulin on Pinterest too! It seems that people like the sleek design and the simplicity of Timesulin enough to add it to their own mood boards – and yes, I’ve added it to mine too!

If you are on Pinterest, join us and share your favourite Timesulin photo by repinning it to your moodboard. Because isn’t beautiful design more valued when it’s shared?

Are you active on Pinterest? Leave a link to your profile in the comments section so we can all follow you.

26 + 59 = 85 years with Diabetes!

Posted on March 7, 2012 by John Sjölund

Today, despite the tiredness of having been on my feet all day telling people about Timesulin at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference in Glasgow, I am inspired! There are many reasons for this inspiration, but my day ended on a really high note and I wanted to tell you why.

At 5pm the doors to the exhibition hall where Timesulin is sharing the news with DSN’s and Endocrinologists closed, and we were kindly requested to vacate the hall. Never ones to stop talking, Susan and I hung out just a little bit longer and, boy, am I happy we did. A lady with a sparkle in her eye and the hugest smile came wandering over and said, “I know I have to leave, but quick, tell me about this product!” We gave her a quick product overview and I’m not quite sure what sparked me into asking her if she herself was living with diabetes.

“Yes!” she said, “I’ve had it since I was eight.” When I asked her (very rude, I know!) how old she was now, she answered, “I’m 67!” This meant that she had been living with Type 1 diabetes for 59 years! She’s a veteran! (And here I was feeling good about my 26 years with diabetes…turns out I’ve got some competition!) “In fact,” she said, “Fifty-nine years TODAY! It’s my anniversary!”. Wow…

Carol Harston (that’s her name, by the way, because by now we were getting very chatty!) is a retired Diabetes Specialist Nurse and – amidst angry stares from the security guards who wanted us out of the exhibition hall – she asked me if I knew Axwell when I told her I was Swedish. “Axwell??” I figured he must be some Swedish doctor and had to admit that I sadly had no idea who he was. “No,” she giggled, “Axwell from Swedish House Mafia! I saw him when my mum and I were in Ibiza back in September!”

Susan and I pretty much collapsed in amazement! “How old is your mum?” I had to ask. Turns out Carol and her 92-year old mum had been to all the hot spots in Ibiza and gotten their photos taken with all the hot DJs. YouTube footage confirms this right at 0:52 seconds in and I just love the viewer comments about ‘granny’!

(Who ever thought we’d be able to show you Benny Benassi in Ibiza on the Timesulin blog?)

Our cutest fan…

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Susan Moolman

Meet Luka. He’s four and a half and lives in Croatia. We think he’s our most delicious fan.

Join Luka and our other Timesulin fans by sending us a photo of you and your smart cap!

Happy holidays!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Susan Moolman

From left: Marcel, John, Susan, Andreas and Patrick - with hats superimposed by a very amateurish Photoshopper - at the Timesulin booth in Dubai for the World Diabetes Congress

What a year we’ve had with Timesulin! We’ve worked hard and met some incredible people (that includes you!) along the way.

We continue at full speed over the holiday period, working around the clock to ensure that our brand new web shop will work perfectly when we open it early in the New Year and allow you to start purchasing your Timesulin smart caps.

Our Blog, Facebook and Twitter communities are growing at the speed of light and we love getting feedback from people who support our aim to make life for those living with diabetes a little easier. Your feedback every day makes us smile and work a little harder to ensure that as many people across the globe can get their hands on Timesulin as soon as possible.

We’ve just launched our new website:

New Look – Clear segments for people with diabetes, healthcare workers , distributors and the press.
Webshop – Ready to be switched on early in the new year, our new site includes a shopping cart that allows our friends to start purchasing Timesulin caps to match their pens. (At the moment we are letting potential customers register their interest and we’ll send out an email to alert everyone as soon as we’re ready to take orders. Not long now, we promise!)

We wish all our friends, fans and partners a restful holiday season, a merry Christmas and a 2012 that is filled with success, health and happiness!

Timesulin at the World Diabetes Conference – an overview.

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Susan Moolman

We’re having a really good response to the ease and simplicity that Timesulin offers from many people at the IDF’s World Diabetes Conference. And it’s been amazing meeting so many of the people – from all over the world – whom we’ve just had contact via Twitter, Facebook, Email and the phone. Here are some of our best snapshots taken over the past two days. Come back for more in the following days!

Diabetes 11.11.11

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Susan Moolman

A friend of ours has launched a great initiative to help raise awareness of diabetes this month called Diabetes 11.11.11. On November 11th, (11.11.11), documentary filmmakers, students, and other inspired citizens across the planet will record the human experience over a 24-hour period and contribute their voice to the second annual global day of media creation called One Day on Earth. Together, everyone will create a shared archive and a film.

Mike from Diabetes in Spain has invited everyone from the DOC – both online and offline – to take part in a diabetes-focused initiative. He’s inviting all to take a diabetes-related image/photograph to be released on 11.11.11 and submit it either via this Flickr group, via twitter with the #diabetes111111 hashtag or directly on the Diabetes in Spain site.

Please join and share! – diabetes111111.com. Imagine being able to capture the world on the same day, each giving their unique perspective on Diabetes around the globe!

You asked, Mike – here we go.

Our CEO, John, is a super active guy. He’s been Type 1 for over 25 years and it’s never kept him from doing anything he wanted.

What’s your contribution towards Diabetes 11.11.11?

Diabetes Awareness Month

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Susan Moolman

The Timesulin team is challenging all startups – an in fact, anyone – operating in the diabetes field to join us in wearing blue every Friday in November to help raise awareness about the condition. Looking good while doing good? Sign us up for this one!

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