Bittersweet Diagnosis blog

My Exposed Pancreas

Having had my CGMs on my arm when it’s t-shirt weather has been interesting. It seemed to capture people’s attention more than chopping off most of my hair (RIP beloved ponytail). I guess having a chunky thing sticking out from your arm is pretty hard to ignore. Read more

October 13, 2015
Getting Stuck Into Dexcom (thanks DOC)

Today is day 17 with my second Dexcom CGM sensor I got from a promo. Considering my first sensor fell out before the full seven days was up, I’m super impressed with 17 days and counting. The major difference this time is that I’ve got the sensor on my arm and I’ve got good sticky Read more

October 6, 2015
The Morning After (when zombies cry)

I’ve written before about how overnight hypos are my schoolyard bullies in the diabetes world (see Overnight Shenanigans and Hypos, Dementors and Nutella). Right now, I’m working my hardest to try and get my overnight BGs sorted. I am so sick and over either having random lows in the middle of the night or waking Read more

September 29, 2015
Dear Healthcare Professionals – Listen Listen Listen

I’m really glad that there is a big push in mental health awareness now. Especially when it comes to chronic conditions like diabetes. Dealing with a relentless demands of mimicking a working pancreas every day is hard work. As healthcare professionals, we are trained to analyse numbers in a patient. Improvement in numbers equates to Read more

September 23, 2015
Chasing Perfection

In diabetes management, numbers seem to rule our lives. Doctors judge our diabetes “control” from our three-month blood glucose average (HbA1c). They look at the numbers to see if our cholesterol and lipids are within acceptable range. Our weight gets pulled into consideration, especially if we are insulin resistant. Finally, they look at our blood glucose levels Read more

September 15, 2015
Reality Check

Happy Friday! I should be excited because the weekend is almost here. The sun is shining and spring is in the air. Instead I’m nursing a very bad headache and a cocktail of emotions including anxiety, anger and sadness that has grappled my heart. Read more

September 11, 2015

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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