According to Douglas Adams, the cover of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is emblazoned with the words DON'T PANIC!! I think it's a motto most of us could live by, and it's certainly one I should have reminded myself of this week.
My blood sugar was running high. Initially I assumed that perhaps I was eating too much, so I... Read more
Next term, the Rhodes University Counselling Centre will be starting a diabetic support group. The group will run on Wednesdays, from 16:00 to 17:00, at the Counselling Centre. Although initially run by Rhodes, the group will be open to everyone. If you would like to be part of it, contact Delvene at the Counselling Centre with... Read more
Yesterday I woke up and I felt bad. Not unbearably bad, but not quite right. I felt a bit dizzy, and a bit disconnected with the world around me. My fasting BG was a little on the high side (6.3 or 113.4), but not high enough for me to be able to tie it to the way I was feeling. I thought I would feel better as the day... Read more
Yesterday I met the only other person I know who has diabetes. We are in quite different situations, but it was still good to talk to him and not feel as alone.He's had Type 2 for five years. He told me he didn't really know much about diabetes, and that he hadn't gone in to learning about it much at all. Pretty much the polar... Read more
Yesterday I got the news that I wasn't shortlisted for the Clinical Masters course at the University of South Africa. What a blow! I knew that my chances of getting in were slim (10 out of 500 students get in!), but I'm devastated nonetheless.
My pre-diagnosis mathod for dealing with this kind of situation would be to eat a... Read more
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