We all come into contact with diabetes through different routes. Some as patients during childhood, some as patients in older life. Some of us are parents of children with diabetes and for others it is our parents who develop the disease. For friends and workmates we are often faced with learning that someone we know and care for has been diagnosed with diabetes.
As patients and healthcare professionals we are all aware off the myths associated with diabetes.
What sould we do when someone we know is diagnosed? If we are a patient what should we tell our friends?
The sad and unexpected death as a result of diabetes related complications has inspired one of our members to take on the challenge of learning about the disease and set about training to enter a marathon ironman competition to raise funds for diabetes research.
The folowing item gives some pointers that may help explaining diabetes to friends and family members and sits alongside the recent video that discusses the bullying of children who have been diagnosed.
Tips for helping a person who has diabetes.
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