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Introducing the Sexy Diabetic

purple bud of a tuiip still tightly closed
about to bloom (photo by Charles Earl)
 

I was recently diagnosed with diabetes. I decided to do what I did when I was recuperating from my near-death health crisis and start a blog to put everything relating to this experience up in public so that others who have gone through or are going through a health experience of any kind, but particularly diabetes can see that they are not alone. As a writer I also need a place to share my thoughts in order to articulate them. I’ll also be including whatever resources I learn about.

Why the sexy diabetic? I think there’s a stigma attached to diabetes, perhaps many stigmas. In particular I’m talking about fat shaming and the point of view that those who have diabetes don’t do much physical activity and eat a bunch of junk food. So food shaming, fat shaming, ableist thinking (disability shaming) will not be part of this blog. You are a diabetic. You are sexy. And of course, I’m sexy as fuck.

 I’m going to keep these entries short (I hope).

 Thanks for joining me on this journey. Please feel free to comment or get in touch with me via e-mail at amanda at amandaearl dot com or chat with me on Twitter: @KikiFolle.


 

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