My Love Affair With Myabetic

Make up, beauty things, purse, keys, phone, portable charger; the list goes on for all the things I have to bring with me when leaving the house.. oh and then not forgetting my medical devices, equipment, medications, my "just in case" emergency kit, and anything else I feel like I might need to bring with me when I leave the house as someone who packs a handbag like I may never return home. But it's the medical stuff I cannot leave the house without that makes my handbag either super big and/or heavy. I was fed up of breaking bags, having to use a backpack instead of a stylish handbag and barely being able to put my bag on the back of my manual wheelchair because it made the overall weight I was pushing around so much harder.. then I discovered Myabetic!

Myabetic make extremely good looking bags, if I do say so myself. Handbags, purses, clutches and kit bags; with your diabetes in mind. Each of their products has a dedicated section for you to organise your diabetic supplies so they're all in one place ready for action and to stop your supplies from getting lost or even worse; falling out of your bag (this happened to me on a night out once, nightmare!). I'm in love with their chic, minimalist designs which is right up my street, most of their products are made with a fantastically well made vegan leather (yay!), they come in different colours to suit your aesthetic and honestly the best thing for me is that I don't have to carry a bulky kit bag with me so I can actually use an overall smaller bag and I don't need a big backpack for all my supplies! Furthermore it means I can bring all the rest of my lifestyle items I want/need without compromising my style; which I shouldn't have to just because I'm chronically ill!

I've never really come across a designer company that makes medical bags that are this, well there's no other way to describe it: good looking! I had my eye on the Brandy Diabetes Backpack in black for so long because the size was just perfect and I love gold hardware on a black bag; it was just so me! However it was a little out of my budget. I'm not going to pretend that they aren't more on the pricey side, but that's why they are described as a designer brand, not to mention bags are something you should invest in! I was pining for this bag but I was a little scared of ordering from them due to the shipping and the possibility of getting a import charge as Myabetic is based in California, USA. I was so unbelievably happy when I got an email from Diabetes UK (one of the biggest diabetes charities in the UK) saying that they had started stocking Myabetic on their shop website!

I was gifted the Brandy Backpack from my family after getting my custom manual chair as I desperately needed a bag to fit on the back of my wheelchair. And oh my goodness, it fits on the back of my chair p-e-r-f-e-c-t-l-y! Everything I need to bring with me in order to leave the house by myself fits in this bag so well and the quality is so worth the price, I really can't stress that enough!


So this is what I carry when using my Brandy Diabetes Backpack in black:


Front Pocket:

Main compartment:

Back Pouch:

I loved this bag so much I decided to ask for the Marie Diabetes Mini Crossbody clutch in black and the Myabetic Banting Diabetes Wallet in paradise blue for Christmas and I haven't been disappointed by either products, I love them so much! Before asking for the Marie Mini Crossbody I actually messaged Myabetic on instagram if my iPhone 7+ would fit in the phone section as it looked like it wouldn't and they replied straight away! I really wanted to mention this because at the time they were experiencing those awful Californian fires which were right on their doorstep so I was expecting to have to wait a good while for a reply! Honestly they're always so friendly and interactive with their customers on Instagram and I think that's fantastic.

Myabetic as a company are just a breath of fresh air, they're run effortlessly, with compassion and a real keen and very genuine desire to be involved with their community and customers (they wished my sister-in-law a happy graduation when I tagged them in a Insta-story of me checking my blood sugar with the bag!) and it just makes me even happier to spend my money with a company who are like that.

As a self confessed bag obsessive who used to love buying hand bags from all different places and companies I honestly can't see myself ever buying from anywhere else just because of the sheer innovative design of being able to pack my medical equipment without having to compromise my style!