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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone! My family never used to celebrate Christmas, but over the past few years, we’ve gotten swept away with the excitement of buying the presents and this year I’m proud to say we even got ourselves a little tree in the corner of our living area. As such we faced the unavoidable question 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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