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Diabetes Blog Week – Day 3 – Memories
Day 3 – Share your most memorable diabetes day. I remember the initial panic of sitting in my endo’s office and being told that the tablets weren’t working. We needed to move onto injections. I was really upset because I had been working extremely hard while being on the tablets and being told that I… Read more
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Diabetes Blog Week – Day 2 – We, the undersigned.
Day 2 – If you could petition anyone, organisation or project, what change would you ask for? Funny enough, I am currently petitioning the National Diabetes Service Scheme (NDSS) for equal healthcare access for everyone living with diabetes. Now, just because I’m petitioning them doesn’t mean I am disgruntled with them. Without the NDSS in… Read more
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Diabetes Blog Week – Day 1 – Share or don’t share?
Welcome to the fourth annual Diabetes Blog Week 2013! First topic up for the week is to write as if my diabetes healthcare team is reading. My first thought is to freak out and not write anything at all! For fear of judgement if I’m not doing something right; fear of upsetting them if I… Read more
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Diabetes is not me.
Diabetes is a pretty serious condition. The complications are endless and does not spare any part of your body. There’s diabetic retinopathy, gastroparesis, diabetic neuropathy, kidney disease…the list goes on. Basically, you could put the word ‘diabetic’ in front of any condition and it would be legit. Otherwise it would be hidden within risk factors… Read more
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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Dr Ashley Ng 