Beth is project manager of Diabetes UK’s Clinical Champions programme which drives improvement in diabetes care across the NHS. How do you remain emotionally resilient working within the current demands of the NHS? At Diabetes UK, we’re always amazed by the healthcare professionals we work with. Overstretched, overtired and overworked, they somehow manage to also…
Tweet Thanks to all four of you for reading my blog. I’m honoured and I hope you take something from it, be that the witty jokes, a little education or a realisation that anything is possible. I am Dan. I am a Clinical Nurse Specialist in diabetes. I am the Head of Care at Diabetes…
Tweet Diabetes is all about control, but when you throw emotions into the mix it’s not that easy. You’ll notice from my photo that I’m with my cocker spaniel, Waffles, at a Walk for Diabetes event a couple of summers ago. Like many dog owners, I loved Waffles like she was my family. Every day…
Tweet Share So it’s just over eight months down the line now, and wow how time has flown! There’s been good times, well, as good as diabetes ever gets, and well bad times, which I have interacted with more than too often these past few weeks. Being at university, it sounds like the good life,…
Tweet Share I trained as an engineer and before that I was one of those rare kids who enjoyed maths at school. So when I was diagnosed with diabetes, I was always after a formula to work out how much insulin to take. At first, the nurse gave me simple instructions for dosages with examples:…