Last night’s SBS Insight feature on “Beating Diabetes” in lieu with the promotion of a new book on a diet for people with type 2 diabetes sparked a massive debate online. And as with any thing around diabetes in the media, the stigma and blame-game was overwhelming.
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Category: Dear Healthcare Professionals
Diabetes and Food – A Fine Balance
Some nights ago, I ate an entire hot jam donut at the movies without feeling guilty and I was proud of myself. Continue reading “Diabetes and Food – A Fine Balance”
Dear Healthcare Professionals – Listen Listen Listen
I’m really glad that there is a big push in mental health awareness now. Especially when it comes to chronic conditions like diabetes. Dealing with a relentless demands of mimicking a working pancreas every day is hard work. As healthcare professionals, we are trained to analyse numbers in a patient. Improvement in numbers equates to successful management. Patients are labeled as non-compliant if numbers don’t improve. As a healthcare professional, this disappoints me. As a person with diabetes, this infuriates me. Continue reading “Dear Healthcare Professionals – Listen Listen Listen”
