Dr Ashley Ng

Bittersweet Diagnosis blog

  • Getting My CGM On

    Lately I’ve been thinking about regularly using my CGM as I don’t want to waste my CGM transmitter and sensors as they only have a limited shelf life. Now seems as good a time as ever as I’ve been constantly testing and forgetting my BGL five minutes later.  Read more

  • Laughing Through Life

    2016 has brought out the inner drama in life. We’re only in February and I’m pretty sure I’m at my limit with surprises the year intends on throwing at me. Each time there’s gloom and doom, I’m sure to make some sort of stupid joke. Because even though things are hard, we must never forget to Read more

  • The Price Is Right (NOT)!

    My current gym membership is due to end in the next few months, so I thought it would be good to do a price check on other gyms around the area. Sadly, I made the big mistake of heading into the gym I had happily quit over a year ago. Read more

  • Spare A Rose, Save A Child

    Spare A Rose, Save A Child

    Thinking of buying roses this Valentine’s Day? How about buying one less rose and donating the cost of that one rose to save the life of a child with diabetes? Yep, you can Spare A Rose and Save A Child. Read more

  • Let Go. Have Fun.

    Let Go. Have Fun.

    There’s a guy at my gym I call Happy-Man. He typically comes to the gym in the mornings, so I ran into him quite often over the Christmas and New Year break. He walks around with his headphones on, happily grooving along to his tunes while working out and sometimes even singing along. Seeing him there, Read more

  • Ten Bloody Thousand Steps

    Ten Bloody Thousand Steps

    I’ve previously written about how trying to accomplish all the things we should do to minimise risk of complications from diabetes can end up feeling like a chore (see Ticking Boxes) and even lead to burnout. Try adding in a fitness tracker, where the default goal is usually set to 10,000 steps and a competitive nature… 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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