Bittersweet Diagnosis blog

Salted Caramel Donut Muffin Things

My Instagram account holds random snippets of my life. Yes, my life pretty much revolves around my cat, diabetes and food. A few weeks ago, I made salted caramel sauce and turned them into little donut-shaped muffins. Dad ate like four of them over the day, so the whole batch vanished quickly. Then I had Read more

August 24, 2015
Under Pressure

Being 25, many of my peers are busy with their own little families and many more are in the stage of planning for one. So it’s no surprise that I am receiving and feeling a bit of pressure in fulfilling my “adult goals” too. Questions around when I will be “settling down” and having my own Read more

August 18, 2015
Overnight Shenanigans

Amidst all the chaos that diabetes throws into my life, I hate strongly dislike overnight hypos the most. Read more

August 12, 2015
Checking Out to Check In

Life can get crazy busy. I mean friends on my Facebook feed are already doing their Christmas shopping and I’m still writing 2014 on my paperwork! For most part of my time, I have been immersed in my studies and fitting in work where I can. Recently I have been reminded that taking time out to check Read more

August 5, 2015
Happy Birthday #OzDOC!

“Do you have a twitter account?” “Um…yea but I don’t use it. I don’t really know how to use twitter.” “That’s not an excuse! Just jump on and follow #OzDOC on Tuesday at 8.30pm. You’ll learn. Tweet you then!” Read more

July 28, 2015
Diabetes Family Camp Photos!

As much as I could sit here and rattle on all day and night at how awesome diabetes family camp is for kids, it doesn’t mean much if you can’t see it. On our recent diabetes family camp, we had a lovely photographer with us to capture the moments words can’t. If you jump on Read more

July 23, 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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