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Anna Sj\u00f6berg in her AnnaPS tank top with a Lovisa Burfitt design print.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/i><\/b>Anna Sj\u00f6berg was 30 years old when she got her type 1 diabetes diagnose. For quite some time she put on a brave face, not willing to show any diabetes related weakness. Today she has not only accepted her chronic illness for what it is – she is also the CEO and founder here at AnnaPS, striving towards making peoples every day life with diabetes a little easier. This is a part of Anna’s diabetes story.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n

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”The year was 1998. I couldn’t believe it when I first got my diagnose. I was living a good life, exercising a lot and eating healthy, how could I get sick? I took me some time to realize that I had to give my diabetes both time and energy, all my pretending of being constantly strong resulted in me breaking down in 2005. Ever since, I have accepted that I don’t always have to be strong.<\/i>”<\/div>\n
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This is the answer I got when asking my colleague and friend Anna Sj\u00f6berg about the beginning of her diabetes story. The non-acceptance of becoming a diabetic is unfortunately a rather common problem these days. But Anna lives a active life with her husband Per and their two children.<\/p>\n

”I’m a leader at a few of my kids’ activities such as cross-country skiing, scouting and swimming. It’s an active lifestyle and it can sometimes be hard to control the blood sugar. In 2009 I got my first insulin pump, and it has helped me a lot.<\/i>”<\/p>\n

When asking how she got the idea of starting AnnaPS, she replies: ”Me and my husband wanted to start a company as a hobby, and we focused on comfortable underwear with great fitting. But when I one day told my diabetes nurse about our company, she suddenly got all excited, telling me how I should try doing clothes with integrated pockets for diabetes devices. So I did! Since then I have improved and broadened the clothing line constantly, after requests from diabetics. It’s fantastic to have such close contact with the customers! Today I strive towards making the life for diabetics all over the world easier.<\/i>”<\/p>\n

Anna loves to travel and work out – but she prefers to stay within the Nordic countries. She has found the functions on the insulin pump being very helpful when working out: ”I lower my basals before working out which helps me to avoid the hypos. Also, I have gotten a CGM to borrow from the hospital, which helps me monitor my blood sugar levels way better than before.<\/i>”<\/p>\n

Do you have any advice for diabetics who’s afraid of working out or to go travel because of their diagnose?
”Firstly, I always bring my glucose meter and dextrose. And my phone, so I can send an alarm if I go really low. Try working out in small portions to begin with, and don’t forget to eat something every 30-ish minutes. What also has helped me, is to cut back on the fast carbs. When I go travel, I always bring double sets of everything. And I bring a packed meal, so I can eat whenever I want or need to, regardsless of the situation.<\/i>”<\/p>\n

I have put together a small video of Anna’s working out and travelling use of the AnnaPS products. Feel free to check it out below:<\/p>\n