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Just Keep Swimming
There are times where you feel you work your guts out but aren’t seeing any results. Not just with diabetes but with life in general. So it’s nice to have someone reaching out to say to you ‘hey you’re doing okay’. Read more
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Breaking Routine
Recently I went through a bit of a down time where I felt very unmotivated, disillusioned and felt lost. I was also quite stressed as I had set myself a few tight deadlines with my PhD. I felt like I was losing sight of things that mattered and the reasons to why I got involved Read more
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#IWishPeopleKnewThatDiabetes…
Although this is the longest hashtag I have probably ever used, it’s one of my favourites. #IWishPeopleKnewThatDiabetes was started last year by Kelly from Diabetesaliciousness and focuses on showing the public what living with diabetes is really like. You can read more about it here. Here’s a few things I wish people knew about diabetes. Read more
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Showing That You Care
Diabetes really does pop its head up in random places and situations. A friend of mine recently started seeing someone who happens to also have type 1 diabetes. While I was more excited over the new man situation, she was telling us about how he manages his diabetes. Read more
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Beating Diabetes
For World Health Day in 2016, the theme is “beat diabetes”. Predominantly the campaign is aimed at raising awareness at the increasing incidence of diabetes worldwide, coupled with a focus on prevention of type 2 diabetes. Prevention is good and all but we also can’t forget about those living with diabetes and how we are currently 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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