Living with a chronic illness such as diabetes is never-ending. It can be especially frustrating when your blood sugar levels are fluctuating.
Finding support
Children’s diabetes support groups
Children’s diabetes support groups can offer comfort, hope and encouragement to kids who have the disease, as well as their families. Read about children’s diabetes support groups in this article.
Diabetes support from friends and family
From the day an individual is diagnosed with diabetes – whether Type 1, Type 2 or Gestational Diabetes – the support from friends and family can be very powerful and can help with adjusting to the day-to-day management of diabetes.
Diabetes support for young adults
In a previous blog, I wrote about how a person with Type 1 diabetes may transition from a pediatrics diabetes program to an adult medical diabetes program. Once involved in an adult program, research has found that continuing and maintaining the medical diabetic care can be very challenging
Transitioning from pediatric to adult care
Transitioning from a pediatrics diabetes program to an adult diabetes program can be exciting and also an unknown, which can be scary for the 18 year old and their parents or caregiver.
What is a diabetes support group?
Support groups bring together a number of individuals who are facing similar challenges. These challenges may range from specific personal health issues like diabetes, to relationship or emotional health issues, or the more comprehensive range of challenges faced by people like caregivers.
