Category: Living with Diabetes
Here 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…
Read moreThe diagnosis of diabetes is often unexpected and unwelcome to say the least. It can be quite a shock for the person with diabetes and also for their family and friends. Along with the diagnosis of diabetes can come a range of feelings, such as anger, sadness, grief, denial, loss, relief (that you know what…
Read moreIt is very interesting to live life permanently attached to something and I am not talking about my husband! As a person with type 1 diabetes who has been a pumper for 9 years, I live attached. This has been at times interesting, freeing, scary, powerful, confusing and uncomfortable! I started pumping as I wanted…
Read moreWe are entering into the world of blogging as another way to reach out to the many thousands of people living with diabetes. As a web based counselling service we hear stories from people every day that reflect our own personal journeys. All of our counsellors have diabetes themselves and yes, we all have our…
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