type 2 diabetes

  The many complications of diabetes are something most of us know about. Often this information is given to you at a time where you are not ready to hear it, or at a time that causes high anxiety. Our post last week about the way the media talks about diabetes highlights the “fear factor”…

“Going blind. Getting your leg cut off. Kidneys packing up. Dying of a heart attack. The implications of being diagnosed with diabetes are shocking. Yet it seems many of us keep ignoring the alarm bells, with rates of diabetes soaring across the globe.” These were the headlines that the lovely Renza wrote about in her…

Do you ever get those “ho hum” days? The ones where you feel just a little bit out of kilter? You don’t really know what it is, can’t place a finger on it, but the shine is not there? Today is one of those days for me. I think it has to do with getting stabbed…

My name is Mikki, I am 48 years old and live in Ayr, Nth Qld. I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes about 4 years ago and have struggled with this the whole time. I also have Bipolar Disorder and suffer Anxiety attacks regularly. I have 2 wonderful children, a daughter, 21 who has given me…

Friday, April 13 2012 started like most of my days, with the sound of the alarm clock at 6.30 am, but somehow I felt different… I opened my eyes and my vision was somewhat blurry, being a typical bloke and given I was 49 years old, l figured it was time for an optometrist visit!…