Tag: Changes in Diabetes management
I Have Type 1 Diabetes. Here’s How I’ve Learned To Stay Positive
To some, it might seem like I have the perfect life. I teach yoga in exotic locations, have a stable, loving relationship, support my friends, keep in touch with my family and do my best to practice what I preach. But life does have its challenges: I have late onset adult Type 1 diabetes. And that’s the kind that can’t be cured. After years of … Read More I Have Type 1 Diabetes. Here’s How I’ve Learned To Stay Positive
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Stop, Drop and BREATHE
Breath. We can’t live without it. So why is it that we forget the most essential ingredient in keeping every single part of the body working properly? I think it’s the very fact that we take breath for granted that’s actually the problem. It’s only when we’re out of breath that we notice the breath. Like when you have a cold or an allergy … Read More Stop, Drop and BREATHE
Coming to terms with Diagnosis and Treatment
As part of the healing process I have made it my business to reach out to people like me who are passionate about yoga, and its ability to manage the emotions that surface when dealing with a chronic disease like diabetes. Last week I featured a post by Michelle Sorensen. I found her via a random facebook post which dealt with grief and diabetes. From … Read More Coming to terms with Diagnosis and Treatment
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Acceptance
A Guest Blog from Therapist, Yogi and Type 1 Diabetic, Michelle Sorensen I recently attended a conference on mindfulness meditation and how to incorporate it into cognitive behavioural therapy. The room was full of mental health professionals like myself, looking to integrate these skills into their practice. Many openly spoke of their desire to learn the skills for personal use as well. One health psychologist … Read More Acceptance
Change is Here to Stay
Todays topic for Diabetes Blog Week is all about change. The biggest personal change I have made and one that I hope really comes to the forefront in the management and care of diabetes is the merging of functional medicine with conventional approaches. I know it’s happening on a small scale. But I would love it, if on diagnosis, conventional doctors encouraged their patients to look … Read More Change is Here to Stay
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