Bittersweet Diagnosis blog

Keeping a positive mind

I’m not going to lie. The last few weeks has been tough. Not so much in a physical aspect but more emotionally and mentally. So what has happened in the last few weeks to bring this on? Read more

June 19, 2014
Say NO to Diabetes Stigma & Discrimination

At my last endocrinologist visit, I was asked if I thought I have type 1 diabetes. After thinking about it for a little while, I replied, ‘No, but I don’t think I have type 2 diabetes either’. With a laugh, he asked ‘Well then, what type do you think it is? That’s the million dollar Read more

June 5, 2014
My Time in the Sunshine

Once I thought I was just the average kid A low maintenance child any parent would want I walked the straight and narrow and never got into trouble Those were the good old days – my time in the sunshine Over time, the moon waxed and waned Nothing changed but the number of candles on my cake I Read more

May 23, 2014
Fighting Against Diabetes Stigma & Discrimination

Growing up, I was blissfully unaware about diabetes and what it involved. I knew that my grandfather had diabetes. He took tablets, watched everything he ate and exercised and is still healthy and active, even today. Type 1 diabetes was rarely talked about though, even during my health science degree at university. We may have had one Read more

May 7, 2014
Climbing out of a rut

The word ‘hectic’ is probably an adequate summary of my last few weeks. I’m at the tail end of my Masters degree, which means attending placement full-time amongst a pile of assignments while keeping an eye out on the job market. Not to mention all the other things outside of study! Maybe that’s why I wasn’t surprised Read more

April 25, 2014
4 Years in the Making

4 years ago, an endocrinologist told me about the insulin pump. I remember being wide eyed and amazed. I must have looked like I was being spoken to in a foreign language! The insulin pump was described to me as a little machine that continuously delivers insulin. When I wanted to eat, I just had to enter the amount Read more

April 10, 2014

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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