Mental Health
20 Things I Hate About Diabetes
Sometimes I get sick of telling people that their diabetes will be ok, and they will be ok, and everything will be ok. Not because I don’t believe that to be true, I do. I think everything WILL be ok. But damn it, diabetes is NOT always ok. I am exhausted at the moment- are…
Read MoreDiabetes & Discrimination: Workplace
Guest Post by David Mapletoft, Diabetes Educator Diabetes impacts all aspects of your life. Research has found a that diabetes impacts on the daily lives of individuals with diabetes and their family members. From the DAWN (Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs) these impacts were in the following areas: Decrease in physical strength – 62% Worried about…
Read MoreJuggling Wellness and Diabetes
Guest Post Sally Marchini, Dietitian I’m writing this personal kind of blog on a Saturday. I love Saturdays. They encompass lots of things I love to do which all contribute to my wellbeing. This morning I was out on my run and because it’s Saturday and lovely Spring weather lots of my neighbours were also…
Read MoreA letter from your diabetic daughter
There has been a lot of discussion in our parents group on Facebook in the last few days about how to make children with type 1 diabetes eat when they refuse to, and generally do what they need to manage their diabetes. Some of the comments have been heartwarming and show great understanding of the…
Read MoreWhile we’re busy making other plans..
A diagnosis of diabetes brings the ‘C’ word into everyday life: Control. We get bombarded with information, instructions, advice. We’re told to ‘test’, given pieces of paper to go to a clinic or hospital for a variety of even more ‘tests’. We’re monitored, measured, & judged. For some people, this becomes more important than anything…
Read MoreWhy I won’t accept diabetes
Today I am talking about dealing with diabetes and all that follows. There’s lots of words for it – acceptance and adjustment being two of the most common ones, but what we are talking about here is being able to deal with the fact you have diabetes, and get on with your life. It is…
Read MoreLife..’More than #diabetes’ Ups & Downs
How much does diabetes dominate your life? It is a health condition which, because it is related to food and exercise, can seem like the most difficult health condition you could possibly have, doesn’t it? And because the symptoms are not always obvious or noticeable, it can seem that if you ignore it, it will…
Read MoreNational Diabetes Week 2014, check your judgement
It’s National Diabetes Week 2014, which is a week really focused on encouraging people to recognise their risk of type 2 diabetes, and to prevent more and more people developing this rapidly exploding and potentially devastating condition. It is the same every year. This usually leads to lots of people saying “what about type 1?”…
Read MoreMy Journey, Member Stories: Julie
We are featuring our member’s stories on the blog – want to share yours? Drop us a line. Here is Julie’s story. My husband and I both have Type II diabetes. We have just come from our regular diabetic assessments and we’re celebrating the great news that we are both doing really well. But, it wasn’t always…
Read MoreTime is a Bitch & why Christina Perri made me cry
Time is a bitch isn’t she? So sneaky and underhanded, making you think there is so much of her and then changing tack half way and deciding that there isn’t enough of her to go around. When I was out jogging the other day I had one of those feeling memories, you know the ones?…
Read MoreThe significance of d-routine for wellness
Guest Post, Sally Marchini, Dietitian I had a friend visit last weekend. She, like me, is aged in her mid-40s, is a working Mum and has type 1 diabetes. She was telling me that she had started to suffer with anxiety or panic attacks and that her doctor had put her on medication for it.…
Read More#shortcuts or the #longwayround? Which is best? Making decisions & weighing up #choices
by Helen Wilde Yesterday I had an appointment at the Dentist. Groan. Yes, it was just a check up & clean, but I did end up with a new filling as well. My dental appointment had been delayed by about 6 weeks, due to a month long virus that had also resulted in the cancelling…
Read MoreFlourishing & Happiness, decorating your home with happy
I was feeling tired last night, a little virusey, but also incredibly happy as I munched on a carrot while simultaneously cooking dinner and balancing on a chair looking in the medicine cupboard for some cold and flu Echinacea and Horseradish tablets, basked in the late afternoon Autumn sun shining in through the window, when…
Read MoreAfter the #party’s over: #guilt #regret #acceptance
by Helen Wilde So, the Moveable Feast of Eostre, the goddess of spring fertility, is upon us once again. It’s Easter. We have a full moon, rabbits & chickens, chocolate & sweet fruit buns with a cross baked into the top. For some religions, there are other, more sombre & deeply significant symbols associated with…
Read MoreSometimes you need to skate backwards
Did you used to skate? I was a big roller skater for a time and an occasional ice skater when we would visit the “big smoke” from our little country town. I loved the feeling of freedom, just like flying, when skating down the road. Going backwards was one of the best parts and I…
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