Why "Diabeatic"

Welcome to Dia-BEA-tic

Welcome to my blog about living with Diabetes 

I don't think the name of this blog needs a lot of explanation.  It is simple,  My name is Bea and have Diabetes.  The main goal of this blog is to write a kind of diary, so I don't forget all the things I experience or that I have experienced in the past.  The second goal is to share this information with my friends and other interested people, to show them what it is really like to live with this illness.  Another goal might be, in the future, to help other people who will be diagnosed with Diabetes and who might need some practical information.  

In no way this will be a medical blog.  It will be a blog to show that life certainly does not stop when you are diagnosed with Diabetes.  When I was diagnosed in 2011, I bought a  "Diabetic Living" Magazine.  One of the first posts I read was from someone who advised that being diagnosed with Diabetes was one of the best things that happened to her.  Well, meeting my husband and traveling around the world with him was certainly a better thing that happened to me, but since I have been diagnosed with Diabetes my life has certainly changed and in a lot of things indeed for the better. 

For one thing, and this might sound ridiculous, it made me a healthier person.  I lost a lot of weight and I started to exercise more.  I make healthier food choices and I enjoy little things more.  Of course, I have my moments and I can be really stressed about it all, but yes, after all, I am only human. 

There is a lot to tell, but before I start the first story, a bit of an insight of who I am:   

I consider myself a "woman of the world".  I am born in the Netherlands and I have moved to New Zealand.  I had a lot of different jobs, although I still consider myself an "airline girl".   I am recently retired which will give me even more time to enjoy life.  My main hobbies are baking, drinking coffee and travel.  In general I am a positive and optimistic person, although as I said before, I am only human and I can be also pretty emotional about things.  I am happily married and also pleased with a lot of good friends.  I consider myself as really fortunate.  

I hope you enjoy ready my stories. If you like to be informed about the new posts, please add your email address.  And remember: 

 "Happiness is a journey, not a destination"