These are the contributions to the Essay and Poem competition that was organised by www.drwillem.com in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Just click on the title to get the text of a chosen essay or poem. | |||||
314 | Alan | ? | 31/05 | E | Her Smile. |
313 | Aimee | 13 | 31/05 | E | Why me? |
312 | Brandon | 11 | 31/05 | E | My life with diabetes. |
311 | Joshua | 14 | 31/05 | E | MY LIFE WITH DIABETES |
310 | Poppy | 17 | 31/05 | E | Princess Poppy and the Nesquik-induced coma |
309 | Laura | 16 | 31/05 | E | A Diabetic Mystery. |
308 | Charlie | 13 | 31/05 | E | My feelings about Diabetes. |
307 | Johanna | 16 | 31/05 | E | Mind Over Matter or Hypo from the Inside. |
306 | Ophelia | 12 | 31/05 | E | 'Small People Meet Big Problems' A Diabetes Story. |
305 | Holly | 16 | 30/05 | E | 1 year, 10 months, 14 days. |
304 | Rachel | 12 | 30/05 | E | You can't let it Drag you Down!!! |
303 | Jessica | 11 | 30/05 | E | Can I eat Easter Eggs? |
302 | Aisha | 16 | 30/05 | E | Its My Life. |
301 | Oliver | 14 | 30/05 | E | Only I know. |
300 | Angus | 12 | 30/05 | E | A Decade of Diabetes. |
299 | Sarah | 6 | 30/05 | E | My feelings on my brother's diabetes. |
298 | Jessica | 14 | 30/05 | E | I'm not a 'diabetic' thank you...but I do have diabetes. |
297 | Lucy | 12 | 29/05 | E | Diabetes and Me. |
296 | Niamh | 9 | 29/05 | E | PUMP IT UP! |
295 | Corinne | 16 | 28/05 | E | A new type of living, a type 1 kind of living. |
294 | Gemma | 17 | 27/05 | E | Teenage Control. |
293 | Emma | 11 | 27/05 | E | My Brother and Diabetes. |
292 | Anieka | 13 | 27/05 | E | Poems. |
291 | Daniel | 11 | 27/05 | E | Life in Africa as a Diabetic child |
290 | Tom | 10 | 27/05 | E | Diabetes. |
289 | Hannah | 14 | 27/06 | E | Discovering my Diabetes!!! |
288 | Lucy | 13 | 26/05 | E | A Thank You To My Sister. |
287 | Katherine | 17 | 26/05 | E | Why is diabetes branded negatively? |
286 | Jamie | 14 | 25/05 | E | I Have Diabetes..... |
285 | Kate | 10 | 24/05 | E | Me and My Diabetes. |
284 | Laura | 13 | 24/05 | E | My worst nightmare come true or was it. |
283 | Olivia | 13 | 24/05 | E | What is diabetes? |
282 | Sean | 13 | 23/05 | E | My thoughts about diabetes. |
281 | Hannah | 18 | 23/05 | E | Diabetes and Me. |
280 | Emma | 11 | 21/05 | E | Why was it me? but life shall go on. |
279 | Rachel | 13 | 20/05 | E | My Unique Take On Life With An Incurable Condition. |
278 | Laura | 12 | 19/05 | E | My Diabetes Revealed. |
277 | Conor | 12 | 18/05 | E | A Day in The Life of a Diabetic. |
276 | Natasha | 16 | 17/05 | E | Living with regrets. |
275 | Sophie | 10 | 17/05 | E | Mission Possible. |
274 | Ruth | 12 | 15/05 | E | Tears and troubles.... |
273 | Joe | 15 | 12/05 | E | The REAL diabetes. |
272 | Joe | 15 | 12/05 | E | Some funny stories. |
271 | Anieka | 13 | 12/05 | E | It's a long life problem for me .. |
270 | Leanne | 19 | 12/05 | E | What doesn't kill you. |
269 | Laura | 16 | 11/05 | E | Never Let Diabetes Get You Down. |
268 | Rachel | 10 | 10/05 | E | The day my life changed forever. |
267 | Lauren | 13 | 09/05 | E | The Confessions of a Diabetic Drama Queen. |
266 | Suzanna | 19 | 08/05 | E | Me, My Life and Diabetes. |
265 | Frances | 10 | 07/05 | E | How diabetes affects my life. |
264 | Ruby | 11 | 07/05 | E | It ain't that bad!! |
263 | Abigail | 14 | 05/05 | E | Diabetes isn't just about chocolate... it's a life long problem. |
262 | Jessica | 12 | 04/05 | E | League winner!!! Nothing is gonna stop me now!!! |
261 | Louise | 14 | 04/05 | E | Life And My Views. |
260 | Sarah | 19 | 03/05 | E | Part of Me. |
259 | Sophie | 15 | 02/05 | E | NO ESCAPE. |
258 | Victoria | 13 | 30/04 | E | In search of the cure. |
257 | Victoria | 9 | 29/04 | E | Still busy! |
256 | Hannah | 12 | 29/04 | E | Diets-Dilemmas-Diabetes. |
255 | Philip | 14 | 28/04 | E | Living with Diabetes. |
254 | Ciara | 12 | 28/04 | E | My Life with Diabetes. |
253 | John | 13 | 27/04 | E | My diabetic Rollercoaster. |
252 | Cliohna | 10 | 26/04 | E | THE DAY I'LL NEVER FORGET. |
251 | Emma | 15 | 22/04 | E | My Experience. |
250 | Chana | 13 | 20/04 | E | My whole life according to diabetes. |
249 | Dineke | 14 | 19/04 | E | Diabetes and Me. |
248 | Charlotte | 13 | 19/04 | E | Being Diabetic - Why me? |
247 | RAchel | 14 | 19/04 | E | The worst day of my life! (so far). |
246 | Sofia | 12 | 18/04 | E | My friend Diabetes and Me. |
245 | Helena | 11 | 18/04 | E | Diabetes can't hold me back. |
244 | Bethaney | 14 | 16/04 | E | Life with diabetes can be hard. |
243 | Olivia | 13 | 16/04 | E | Your wordt nightmare? |
242 | Qureshi | 10 | 16/04 | E | Love can defeat. |
241 | William | 11 | 16/04 | E | I'm Lucky. |
240 | Leanne | ? | 15/04 | E | ? |
239 | Lisa | 14 | 15/04 | E | Me and diabetes. |
238 | Sophie | 10 | 15/04 | E | Diabetes Essay. |
237 | Alexandra | 11 | 15/04 | E | My thoughts and feelings about diabetes!! |
236 | Olivia | 13 | 14/04 | E | That night in hospital..... |
235 | Olivia | 13 | 14/04 | E | My changed life. |
234 | Luke | 13 | 14/04 | E | Living with diabetes. |
233 | Emily | 12 | 11/04 | E | This Is Me! |
232 | Kelly-Marie | 14 | 10/04 | E | Me being diabetic. |
231 | Kelly-Marie | 14 | 10/04 | E | My diabetes. |
230 | Emily | 7 | 10/04 | E | Diabetes in school. |
229 | Ally | 19 | 10/04 | E | The Resolutions of a Survivor. |
228 | Adrianne and Rory | 14/11 | 07/04 | E | We're Both In This Together. |
227 | Emma | 12 | 07/04 | E | Diabetes ups and downs. |
226 | Talia | 12 | 06/04 | E | Diabetic and Happy. |
225 | Linda | 14 | 06/04 | E | Us and Diabetes. |
224 | Alice | 10 | 06/04 | E | Life as a diabetic. |
223 | Claudia | 14 | 05/04 | E | My brother's diabetes. |
222 | Luci | 18 | 04/04 | E | How could something be so terrifying it scares ME? |
221 | Emma | 12 | 03/04 | E | Diabetic Dilemma. |
220 | Courtney | 13 | 03/04 | E | Me and My Diabetes. |
219 | Poppy | 12 | 03/04 | E | My life as a diabetic. |
218 | Lisa | 19 | 03/04 | E | Ok. |
217 | Nicola | 11 | 01/04 | E | Me and Diabetes. |
216 | Shelley | 17 | 31/03 | E | The biggest battle of my life. |
215 | Fiona | 13 | 31/01 | E | Having diabetes. |
214 | Anna | 13 | 31/03 | E | The Diabetic Way. |
213 | William | 9 | 31/03 | E | My Sister's Diabetes Through My Eyes. |
212 | Alice | 10 | 31/03 | E | Do I care? |
211 | Anna | 13 | 31/03 | E | Diabetes Through the Looking Glass. |
210 | Holly | 18 | 30/03 | E | One treat a week ... what??? |
209 | Luke | 12 | 29/03 | E | My Life With Diabetes. |
208 | Mahgul | 9 | 29/03 | E | Defeat diabetes with love! |
207 | Samantha | 18 | 29/03 | E | Parents. Parties! Problems? |
206 | Catherine | 9 | 29/03 | E | I love glucose tablets but not dessicated coconut cake, yuk!!! |
205 | Eden | 11 | 27/03 | E | Diabetic and Proud. |
204 | Laura | 21 | 27/03 | E | Living your dreams - with diabetes. |
203 | Alix | 16 | 26/03 | E | What I Think of Diabetes. |
202 | Peter | 10 | 25/03 | E | Diabetes - So What! |
201 | David | 10 | 25/03 | E | My diabetic friend. |
200 | Peter | 12 | 25/03 | E | Through The First Year With My Diabetic Brother. |
199 | Natasha | 17 | 21/03 | E | Rivers of emotion. |
198 | Jenny | 9 | 19/03 | E | Diabetes, insulin and me. |
197 | Amy | 14 | 18/03 | E | New with diabetes. |
196 | Chana | 13 | 18/03 | E | Blood sugar machine knows all. |
195 | Bonny | 17 | 16/03 | E | Sweet Dreams? I'm allowed some of those. |
194 | Nicole | 11 | 15/03 | E | Me and my diabetes!!!! |
193 | Jamie | 12 | 14/03 | E | My Life With Diabetes. |
192 | Ella | 13 | 14/03 | E | I'm just like them inside. |
191 | Kieren | 9 | 12/03 | E | Feelings. |
190 | Ben | 15 | 09/03 | E | MY STORY Diabetes. |
189 | Hannah | 13 | 08/03 | E | Been There. Done That. Got The T-Shirt. |
188 | Dina | 13 | 07/03 | E | My diabetes sofar. |
187 | Robyn | 13 | 07/03 | E | Me and my diabetes. |
186 | Amanda | 13 | 06/03 | E | Me, Myself and I. |
185 | Kelly Marie | 13 | 06/03 | E | My feelings and thoughts about Diabetes. |
184 | Scott | 12 | 04/03 | E | Diabetes and me! |
183 | Zanalee | 10 | 03/03 | E | What diabetes really feels like. |
182 | Alice | 16 | 01/03 | E | Diabetes is ..... a part of me. |
181 | Holly | 15 | 01/03 | E | My pocket pancreas. |
180 | Josh | 13 | 28/02 | E | That faitfull day. |
179 | Faiza | 18 | 27/02 | E | Do we know what it's really like to be suffering from diabetes? |
178 | Carys | 13 | 26/02 | E | What you feel. |
177 | Jacob | 13 | 25/02 | E | The worst tear. |
176 | Ryan | 14 | 22/02 | E | An inside look at diabetes. |
175 | Danielle | 9 | 22/02 | E | Things can only go better. |
174 | Matthew | 11 | 17/02 | E | The diabetic life of me. |
173 | Elinor | 16 | 17/02 | E | My Life in an Essay. |
172 | Chloe | 12 | 16/02 | E | Living with the Secret Condition. |
171 | Charlotte | 17 | 16/02 | E | Me and my diabetes. |
170 | Emily | 11 | 13/02 | E | Living with diabetes. |
169 | David | 12 | 30/07 | E | My life with diabetes. |
168 | Emma | ? | 29/07 | P | The thing to remember. |
167 | Rachael | 11 | 26/07 | P | My Journey. |
166 | Sophie | 10 | 23/07 | E | The days I'll never forget!!! |
165 | Rachael | 11 | 17/07 | P | Why me? |
164 | Jenny | 11 | 16/07 | P | Diabetes rap. |
163 | Jessica | 16 | 16/07 | E | My life as a teenage pincushion.... |
162 | Prabin | 14 | 12/07 | E | My Diabetes Experience. |
161 | Ophelia | 13 | 08/07 | P | I am Just a Pin Cushion. |
160 | Joanne | 13 | 30/6 | EP | "What?!"said Ruby. |
159 | Karina | 16 | 29/06 | E | Diabetes and lemonade. |
158 | Amin | 12 | 29/06 | P | Why why why? |
157 | Anna | 12 | 29/06 | P | My first injection. |
156 | Dan | 9 | 29/06 | E | Diabetic Dans story. |
155 | Ella | 10 | 26/06 | P | Me and diabetes. |
154 | Lily | 8 | 26/06 | P | Diabetes Doesn't..... |
153 | Benjamin | 10 | 24/06 | P | JDRF Type One Diabetes. |
152 | Yusuf | 11 | 22/06 | E | How did this happen. |
151 | Charlotte | 15 | 22/06 | E | Monkey Nuts!! Yummy! |
150 | Nicholas | 11 | 21/06 | E | A Christmas To Remember. |
149 | Alivia | 12 | 20/06 | E | A Day in the School Life of a Tweenage Diabetic. |
148 | Jenny | 11 | 19/06 | P | Me and my friend. |
147 | Grzegorz | 11 | 19/06 | P | The Silent Killer. |
146 | Freya | 10 | 19/06 | E | My Lovely Brother LUKE. |
145 | Beki | 10 | 18/06 | P | What Diabetes Stands For. |
144 | Laura | 16 | 17/06 | E | My Mask. |
143 | Luke | 9 | 16/06 | P | It Hurts. |
142 | Jenny | 11 | 16/06 | P | My world. |
141 | Henry | 14 | 15/06 | E | Diabetic Ketone Acetoacetic. |
140 | Beth | 11 | 15/06 | P | Hypo. |
139 | Lauren | 12 | 12/06 | P | Lauren's experience of Diabetes. |
138 | Lauren | 13 | 11/06 | P | You can't ... They will always fnd out. |
137 | Micheline | 13 | 11/06 | E | The Diabetic Nightmare. |
136 | Ceri | 8 | 02/06 | P | Ceri's Diabetic Poem. |
135 | Lauren | 15 | 02/06 | P | You and me. |
134 | Lucas | 10 | 02/06 | E | Being The Same. |
133 | Shenaya | 8 | 27/05 | P/E | Diabetes My story. |
132 | Laura | 16 | 26/05 | P | What a strange word. |
131 | Laura | 15 | 23/05 | E | Tested to the limit. |
130 | Jesse | 9 | 23/05 | P | My Diabetes. |
129 | Christopher | 11 | 22/05 | P | MY LIFE WITH DIABETES! |
128 | Taylor | 17 | 22/05 | E | I am not a disease. |
127 | Gemma | 14 | 19/05 | E | Just there. |
126 | David | 16 | 17/05 | E | My Diabetes Is A Killer. |
125 | Kirsty | 9 | 17/05 | P | I got diabetes when i was 7. |
124 | Stephanie | 12 | 16/05 | E | My Experience With Diabetes. |
123 | Amelia | 17 | 16/05 | P | The key to our success. |
122 | Yasmin | 9 | 16/05 | E | I am here. |
121 | Eden | 12 | 15/05 | P | The Same but Different. |
120 | Rebecca | 14 | 15/05 | P | A Price to Pay. |
119 | Rebecca | 14 | 15/05 | P | A PART OF MY LIFE. |
118 | Callum | 10 | 13/05 | P | I am not alone! |
117 | Adam | 9 | 13/05 | P | Type 1 Diabetes. |
116 | Giulio | 13 | 12/05 | P | TYPE ONE DIABETES. |
115 | Lauren | 9 | 11/05 | E | My five years of bravery. |
114 | Yasmin | 9 | 10/05 | P | Living with it. |
113 | Fiona | 16 | 10/05 | E | 'Cos I'm Just a Teenage Diabetic. |
112 | Jessica | 13 | 09/05 | P | Diagnosis. |
111 | George | 13 | 05/05 | E | I Have This Friend. |
110 | Lucy | 14 | 04/05 | E | The Appointment. |
109 | Laura | 15 | 03/04 | E | Tested to the limit. |
108 | Claudia | 9 | 03/05 | E | Me and diabetes. |
107 | Emily | 7 | 29/04 | E | My Diabetes Story. |
106 | Charlotte | 13 | 28/04 | P | Diabetic Fit. |
105 | Rachel | 9 | 28/04 | P | My brother Ryan. |
104 | Penny | 12 | 28/04 | P | Me and My Companion. |
103 | Isabel | 9 | 27/04 | P | D.I.A.B.E.T.E.S. |
102 | Zak | 11 | 27/04 | E | I'm a diabetic but I'm still me! |
101 | Gaby | 15 | 26/04 | E | Bittersweet Change. |
100 | Lydia | 12 | 25/04 | E | The Story Behind My Diabetes. |
99 | Zoe | 16 | 24/04 | P | Diabetes. |
98 | Lucy | 11 | 24/04 | P | Diabetes. |
97 | Alison | 9 | 23/04 | P | Doing Our Best. |
96 | Rachel | 12 | 20/04 | P | What Else Can I Do? |
95 | Ally | 20 | 18/04 | P | The sweetness of my Life. |
94 | Jodie | 9 | 17/04 | P | Diabetes is hard. |
93 | Jodie | 9 | 17/04 | E | My complicated life with Diabetes. |
92 | Jodie | 15 | 16/04 | P | I am a diabetic. |
91 | name | 15 | 13/04 | P | These Are a Few of My Favourite Things... |
90 | Stacey | 18 | 08/04 | E | Fighting Everyday To Survive. |
89 | Megan | 13 | 04/04 | E | Stay Positive. |
88 | Sophie | 7 | 04/04 | E | My Diabetes Story. |
87 | Penny | 12 | 01/04 | P | Me and My Companian. |
86 | Natalie | 12 | 01/04 | P | The girl. |
85 | Alice | 6 | 31/03 | P | Strips! |
84 | Olivia | 14 | 31/03 | P | She's just the same as them. |
83 | Olivia | 14 | 29/03 | P | How nice it must be... |
82 | Olivia | 14 | 29/03 | P | Why Does It Have To Be Me? |
81 | Emily | 11 | 28/03 | E | The day in a life of diabetes |
80 | Stacey | 17 | 27/03 | E | Fighting Everyday to Survive. |
79 | Francesca | 11 | 26/03 | E | My Essay for Diabetes!!! |
78 | Oscar | 12 | 25/03 | E | Beds By The Window. |
77 | Jessica | 13 | 24/03 | P | From Diagnosis Onward. |
76 | Jessica | 8 | 24/03 | E | Daisy the Diabetic Fairy. |
75 | Sarah | 13 | 22/03 | P | Diabetes Poem! |
74 | Sarah | 13 | 19/03 | E | Is it really that bad? |
73 | Phoebe | 10 | 18/03 | P | Diabetes at school. |
72 | Lucy | 14 | 18/03 | E | The Enemy Within. |
71 | Emily | ? | 17/03 | P | Poem. |
70 | Emily | 14 | 14/03 | P | Diabetes. |
69 | Aimee | 12 | 14/03 | E | WHY BE DIFFERENT? |
68 | Ryan | 16 | 10/03 | P | Diabetes. |
67 | Georgia | 12 | 09/03 | P | Diabetes and Me. |
66 | Ruth | 13 | 09/03 | E | It can be UP and DOWN! |
65 | John | 7 | 27/02 | P | Being Me. |
64 | Niamh | 10 | 25/02 | P | My diabetes. |
63 | Ruth | 13 | 23/02 | P | You CAN live an ordinary life! |
62 | Emma | 13 | 22/02 | E | It's Still My Life. |
61 | Leah | 8 | 21/02 | E | SNACK ATTACK. |
60 | Micheline | 10 | 17/02 | E | The Diabetic Nightmare. |
59 | Abbygayle | 12 | 14/02 | P | MY DIABETES. |
58 | Max | 14 | 12/02 | P | Don't Let Diabetes Beat You. |
57 | Ryan | 14 | 10/02 | E | My Life With Diabetes. |
56 | Jamie | 8 | 10/02 | P | ODE TO JUNE OUR RETIRED PDSN. |
55 | Katie | 11 | 30/06 | P | THE DIABEATORS. |
54 | William | 10 | 30/06 | P | A life without sweeties. |
53 | Marine | 9 | 29/06 | P | Diabetes and me. |
52 | Kirstie | 13 | 28/06 | P | The journey begins. |
51 | Jacob | 6 | 28/06 | P | Diabetes rules ok. |
50 | Darrien Star | 11 | 27/06 | P | LIVING WITH DIABETES,THROUGH MY EYES. |
49 | Samantha | 13 | 24/06 | E | Contemplations of it all. |
48 | Charlotte | 23 | 23/06 | P | I wonder.... |
47 | Davy | 10 | 18/06 | E | My Diabetic Journey. |
46 | Joiada | 13 | 17/06 | P | The secret life I have. |
45 | Alison | 23 | 14/06 | P | Don't Let Them See You Cry. |
44 | Yasmine | 7 | 11/06 | P | My Diabetes Poem. |
43 | Jade | 12 | 11/06 | P | I wont give up. |
42 | Emma | 11 | 08/06 | E | I am not alone. |
41 | Kelly | 15 | 08/06 | P | A race with diabetes. |
40 | Gemma | 17 | 05/06 | E | Insulin is not the enemy! |
39 | Adrianne | 16 | 29/05 | E | Don't let it stop you. |
38 | Tallulah | 9 | 28/05 | P | Diabetes diabetes. |
37 | Alastair | 9 | 24/05 | E | The Odd Holiday. |
36 | Ellie | 13 | 22/05 | P | Life's not much different. |
35 | Eden | 13 | 22/05 | P | Uniquely normal. |
34 | Roberto | 12 | 22/05 | P | The world cup. |
33 | Jade | 12 | 19/05 | E | d-i-a-b-e-t-e-s. |
32 | Hannah | 8 | 19/05 | E | My Life With Diabetes. |
31 | Abigail | 12 | 18/05 | E | ? |
30 | Angie | 13 | 13/05 | E | My life with diabetes. |
29 | Cody | 10 | 10/05 | E | Your Special In Your Own Way! |
28 | Catherine | 13 | 09/05 | E | Life saver. |
27 | Laura | 8 | 06/05 | P | My life with diabetes. |
26 | Emma | 11 | 01/05 | P | Diabetes. |
25 | Fahim | 11 | 01/05 | P | Diabetes. |
24 | Catherine | 11 | 01/05 | E | Miss. |
23 | Samantha | 13 | 30/04 | E | We will be friends. |
22 | Emma | 14 | 29/04 | E | Disasters. |
21 | Finlay | 12 | 28/04 | E | No big deal. |
20 | Natalia | 9 | 27/04 | E | Natalia And Her Life "The Pump". |
19 | Toby | 14 | 26/04 | P | A Life With Diabetes. |
18 | Idil | 12 | 24/04 | P | --- |
17 | Hannah | 12 | 24/04 | P | Diabetes and Me. |
16 | Cameron | 12 | 22/04 | P | -- |
15 | Idil | 12 | 16/04 | P | Diabetes a friend for life. |
14 | Idil | 12 | 16/04 | P | When I was diagnosed. |
13 | Jessica | 12 | 15/04 | E | Dealing with diabetes! |
12 | Beth | 11 | 14/04 | P | My life begins again. |
11 | Esra | 24 | 12/04 | P | Essay. |
10 | Ella | 11 | 12/04 | E | I am safe now.... But do i want to be? |
9 | Millie | 10 | 06/04 | E | My dream. |
8 | Tacy | 10 | 06/04 | P | Simple Win. |
7 | Leah | 9 | 31/03 | P | Pin Cushion. |
6 | Gabriela | ? | 30/03 | P | You are part of my life. |
5 | Davy | 11 | 29/03 | P | My Exposure To Diabetes. |
4 | Emma | 11 | 27/03 | P | How can this be. |
3 | Adiam | 11 | 26/03 | P | Mrs. |
2 | Jessica | 9 | 26/03 | E | THE HAPPY THINGS DIABETES BRINGS. |
1 | Jack | 10 | 22/03 | P | none. |