Bittersweet Diagnosis blog

What can we learn from Pete Evans?

Pete Evans certainly knows how to make a name for himself. From being a celebrity chef to an advocate of the Paleo diet, controversy follows him every step of the way. While the nutrition community moans and groans when another celebrity endorses a fad diet, there is something different with this situation. Many posts from his Facebook group have Read more

February 27, 2015
Feature in Nosh Magazine – Nutrition Blogs

I honestly would not have thought that my blog would be considered as a nutrition blog simply because I am a dietitian. Yet there I am among other star nutrition bloggers who are current students or recent graduates. Thank you to Nosh Magazine for the feature! Check out the latest issue for some fantastic articles Read more

February 17, 2015
Lessons from Living with a Chronic Illness

Living with a chronic illness definitely reminds you that you are alive. There are times when you feel the world is against you. Other times, you learn to appreciate life and the simplicity the world holds. Diabetes surrounds me in my life. I read about it, study it and live it. So much so that Read more

February 16, 2015
Patient Empowerment in Diabetes Self-Management

A while ago, I blogged about a patient led and patient authored series on BMJ called What Your Patient Is Thinking. I am so proud to read a piece published in this series by my good friend and past president of the International Diabetes Federation’s Young Leaders in Diabetes programme Alex Silverstein. His topic was on what Read more

February 12, 2015
Health Promotion Campaign or Marketing Grab?

Whilst taking a break from my literature review, I came across the FebFast fundraising campaign to tackle youth addiction. Initially, they focused on giving up alcohol for the month of February to raise funds. The highly successful campaign even won them a well-deserved Health Promotion Award in 2013. Sadly, in 2015, their ‘health promotion’ antics have Read more

February 2, 2015
Skin Checks – Not Even Diabetes Related!

According to Cancer Council Australia, the land down under has the highest number of skin cancer diagnoses around the world. With the probability that two out of three Aussies will develop skin cancer by the time they’re 70 years old, you know this is pretty serious stuff. What’s even more scary is that 95 to Read more

January 28, 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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