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Insulinx – Light of My Life!
Rejoice, for the day has finally arrived! I got my hands on the new Freestyle Insulinx – the first ever touch screen meter with an inbuilt bolus calculator! I must highlight that I did not receive it from Abbott and neither have I been bribed with any incentives to write this review for them. Starting Read more
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Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge Day 13 – Acrostics
D is for danger, living life on the edge. I is me, the center of my life with my diabetes. A is for awe, at the inspirational people living with diabetes out there. B is for boring (or not), something my life will not have with diabetes around. E is for encountering new challenges and Read more
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Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge – Week 2.
Day 8: Animals If diabetes were an animal what would it be? Possibly one of the most random questions I have been required to answer! Perhaps diabetes would be a sly fox – smart and cunning. Diabetes has a way of reminding us of its presence when we least expect it. But there are times Read more
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Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge Day 7 – Sensationalise!
There’s a cure for diabetes! Not. But oftentimes we hear it in the media, in fad dieting books or websites. Some natural therapy companies claim they can cure diabetes by pay a whole lot of money and following their program. It’s even more concerning when they’re backed up by health professionals but whether or not Read more
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Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge Day 6 – A letter to my pancreas.
Dear Pancreas, You’re a fighter, I will give you that much. After all these years, you’re still managing to produce just enough insulin to keep me in the normal range. But seriously, can you make up your mind already? I’m so sick and tired of being in diabetic limbo. Give me some clear cut answers 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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