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Diabetes impacts all aspects of a person life. Research has found a that diabetes impacts on the daily lives of individuals with diabetes and their family members. From the DAWN (Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs) these impacts were in the following areas: Decrease in physical strength – 62% Worried about hypoglycaemic events – 55% Emotional…

There has been a lot of discussion in our parents group on Facebook in the last few days about how to make children with type 1 diabetes eat when they refuse to, and generally do what they need to manage their diabetes. Some of the comments have been heartwarming and show great understanding of the…

  A recent post on one of the Facebook groups…… “i have appointment with consultant and they are always really negative with me and sometimes reduce me to tears so dont even want to go to them” Do you sometimes feel like this? Where is the health care professionals negativity coming from? Is it coming…

Research update “The diagnosis of a chronic disease such as diabetes generally evokes strong emotions and often brings with it the need to make changes in lifestyle behaviours, such as diet, exercise, medication management and monitoring” This article from the Oxford Journal describes what diabetes care entails and how self-management education from professionals is an…

So, the Moveable Feast of Eostre, the goddess of spring fertility, is upon us once again. It’s Easter. We have a full moon, rabbits & chickens, chocolate & sweet fruit buns with a cross baked into the top. For some religions, there are other, more sombre & deeply significant symbols associated with this part of…