Bittersweet Diagnosis blog

Diabetes Boogeyman

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are serious conditions. A person dies every 10 seconds from diabetes related causes. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are demanding conditions to live with. Some people with type 2 diabetes are able to go into remission with positive lifestyle changes. But for many of us (both type 1 Read more

March 21, 2014
One Kind Act

Nothing in the world works in isolation. I have always believed in being connected with everything. From a young age, I was acutely aware of how small we, as individuals, are amongst the planet we live in. Nevertheless, we should not underestimate the power of one and that every action has a ripple effect. We Read more

March 14, 2014
Team Novo Nordisk – Changing Diabetes

Team Novo Nordisk is a global sports team consisting of cyclists, triathletes and runners. Their mission is to inspire, educate and empower people living with diabetes. And who better to do so then a sporting team made up of athletes living with type 1 diabetes themselves? At the forefront of Team Novo Nordisk is the men’s Read more

March 6, 2014
Watch Your Language!

Language is a powerful tool. It’s a way of communication and expressing emotions. Certain words we hear have negative connotations associated with them such as disease or sufferer. Similarly, labelling a group of people can often generate negativity particularly if it’s used as a stereotype. Psychology suggests that we naturally group people together as it’s Read more

February 27, 2014
Dia-what-sary?

The 9th of February 2014 will mark five years of living with diabetes for me. I love the endearing term the Diabetes Online Community have for it – my Diaversary. It’s not something you would say ‘Happy Diaversary’ for. It’s not really a celebration. I mean, who celebrates living with a chronic medical condition for Read more

February 8, 2014
JDRF – Jump to Cure Diabetes

Not a week goes by without some news article about diabetes making it into the media. Generally, these pieces generally focusses on type 2 diabetes and plays on the stereotypical scenario of poor lifestyle choices. Millions of dollars are poured into prevention programs for type 2 diabetes every year by the government. With all the Read more

February 5, 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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