Tagged: management
We all know that science underpins diabetes don’t we? That billions of dollars are spent worldwide researching the causes, possible cures and treatment options for diabetes. That there are millions of scientists and health care professionals working hard in the diabetes field, far and wide, across the world. And that there is a precise science…
Read moreI got to thinking the other day about life. I know, deep…..but from time to time lately (must be getting into my 40′s surviving 30 years of type 1 diabetes plus having teenagers and a toddler) I have really started to ponder this. Living with a chronic disease or life threatening illness can really put…
Read moreWhat is a holiday? Does it have different meanings and bring up different images for different people? I think the answer is a resounding “yes” and “no”. We all have shared ideas and images about holidays. There are the traditional shared holidays and there are also shared ideas about the ultimate holiday. Maybe it is…
Read moreNow I was thinking when I was away on my Easter beach holiday, about the thin line we can walk when we live with diabetes. Depending on the type of diabetes, how long you have lived with it, how you choose to manage and your own personal preferences and personality, you may or may not…
Read moreHave you ever felt like you didn’t “measure up”, didn’t quite “cut the grade”? Perhaps you felt “not good enough” or inadequate or worthless? Maybe a sense you just didn’t have it “all together” as you would like, or you dropped the bundle? This is how Michael White, the founder of Narrative Therapy, once described…
Read moreWe speak to lots of people living with body image problems and eating disorders – both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Many people with type 2 diabetes struggle with binge eating and body image issues; people with type 1 diabetes have double the rates of eating disorders and find that the issues of weight…
Read moreHere is an excerpt from our current newsletter http://www.diabetescounselling.com.au/communicate/newsletter.html We get many people contacting us for personal counselling and support. Often people have similar concerns and stories. We will share some of these with you each edition. We welcome your feedback and comments which we will also publish in the newsletter. QUESTION “I have had…
Read moreImagine a 12 year old girl, on the edge of adolesence, growing up, waiting for boyfriends, dreams, plans and ideals. Imagine a 12 year old girl who loves babies, who really wants babies and a family, as part of those dreams. Enter type 1 diabetes. Idyllic childhood shattered. Imagine a 12 year old girl told…
Read more“But you don’t look like a diabetic” (and what exactly would a diabetic look LIKE??); “Can you eat that?” (well can YOU, or more to the point SHOULD you?); “Oh you must have the bad diabetes” (Is there a GOOD kind???); “oh you are being very naughty having that cake/biscuit/chocolate/treat” (what would YOU know?); “If…
Read moreWe have a diabetes story page on our website here http://www.diabetescounselling.com.au/communicate/your_stories/stories.html This is just one little story about my life with diabetes which I wrote a few years ago now. There are many things that I could write about as I have many experiences living with diabetes. This one is about learning how to love…
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