Since a number of people have commented on my "Big Meltdown" post, I thought I should update you guys about what has been happening since then.
Firstly, I went to the graduate funding guy at my university to discuss the possibility of getting bursaries or scholarships. He was quite positive about my chances, and I filled in all the... Read more
On Sunday it was a beautiful and sunny 28 degrees (or 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit). I decided that I was going to take advantage of the weather and go for a walk/hike (I'm not really sure when a walk becomes a hike - does it have to do with how long it is??). I've been really slack about exercising lately, mainly because it's just been too... Read more
Breakfast is the worst meal of the day to me. I love sleeping, and being cuddly and warm in the morning makes it very difficult for me to get up in the morning. This inevitably leads to me running late, and breakfast being rushed (I used to skip it all the time, before I was diagnosed). Finding a quick and easy breakfast that... Read more
saw the doctor yesterday after a couple of months, and finally got some answers to some questions I have been worried about.
Firstly, he considers me a Type 1 diabetic. He said that the case could be made for me being a insulin-requiring Type 2, but that because I'm relatively young he chalked me up as Type 1. It's... Read more
Some more of my favourite South African diabetic things:
GIFSA
GIFSA is the GI Foundation of South Africa. They are the people responsible for testing the GI of South African products, and they have a series of logos that the company responsible can then put on their product. GIFSA produces a publication that lists the GI,... Read more
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