Posts Tagged ‘people’

*+-Last weekend I was tired. I didn’t turn my computer on from Friday afternoon until Monday afternoon. I visited Mum in the Nursing Home on Friday afternoon, & had dinner with my sister on Friday night, & we made a YouTube video for ‘Dine In’. On Saturday I had Brunch with my 4 sisters, always…

*+-I’ve been thinking a lot about ‘Advocacy’ over the past few months. Part of this has been around some of the negative stereotyping & anger around the different ‘types’ of diabetes. Part of it has been around the health of my 91 year old mother, who is living with dementia, alongside a host of physical…

*+-  This week I was asked by a Medicare Local to explain for their newsletter what it is that makes me shine as a health professional. It made me consider some the benefits that diabetes has brought me and I thought you may like to add your own ideas. My first paragraph in my response to…

*+-Today is likely to be one of the hottest days on record in Adelaide. It is also going to be the hottest day of any city in the world today, according to the forecasters. How do people handle something like this? The answer lies largely in how people are situated, and what their outlook on…

*+-The thing about diabetes is that it is a hidden disease. Other people don’t know about it until you get out your blood machine and prick your finger. Or have an injection. Or they see your pump and ask if it is a pager. Or they happen across you all sweaty and wild eyed as…