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Inspiration
I draw my inspiration and motivation from many places. Mostly it’s from people around me and my experiences prompts some element of change, which reinvigorates me when I start to feel burned out with life in general (not just with diabetes management). Read more
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I Am Not A Diabetic Sufferer
Last week saw the launch of the Freestyle Libre in Australia. I was one of the few invited to speak to the media about my experience using the Libre (you can read my interview here). Despite contributing to magazine articles and blogs, doing interviews are something I get really nervous about. Especially seeing how diabetes have Read more
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Freestyle Libre – My Thoughts
It’s official! The Freestyle Libre is now available to purchase in Australia from their website: www.freestylelibre.com.au. Already I’ve seen a mass of comments from the Australian diabetes community. So far, it’s been mostly a mixture of ‘omfg this is so awesome, I need this in my life’ to ‘wtf, why is it so expensive and why Read more
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Ergh – finger pricks.
Recently I realised that I was starting to think quite negatively about my diabetes by asking ‘what’s next’. Particularly as I see the little countdown on my Freestyle Libre reader as to when my sensor will shut off. It’s similar to when my Dexcom starts giving me warnings to when my sensor will stop. Read more
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DX2 Sydney
Last week, I was incredibly lucky to be invited to Sydney for Abbott Diabetes Care’s first Diabetes Exchange event (DX2). The first DX2 event focussed on the launch of the Freestyle Libre direct from Abbott Diabetes Care to people with diabetes*. Read more
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No news is good news?
It’s hard to describe the anger, frustration and relief of my appointment with the genetics clinic this morning. But I guess no news is good news… Read more
Welcome to my Bittersweet Diagnosis Blog
When I started this blog in 2011, I never thought it would be going over 10 years later. Writing is my way of reflecting and processing the world around me. Over time, I didn’t realise my stories resonated with others or helped them to learn more about living with diabetes. And so it is the power of sharing stories that keeps me going with this blog.
Initially, I named my blog “Bittersweet Diagnosis” as that is exactly how I feel about my diabetes. Learning to live with a chronic condition as intensive as diabetes has been one of the toughest challenges I’m still navigating. Yet along the way, diabetes has made me grow and develop into a better person, physically and mentally.
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