carers

Hi I'm the daughter of a 90 year old diabetic. I currently manage her blood sugar, she has one injection a day of a mixed insulin plus extra Novorapid if it looks like going above 20. She does the injections herself and has always managed her diabetes very well. We have Libre 2 so I can follow...

Are you a family member, partner or friend of someone living with diabetes and a kidney condition? Participate in this online survey! https://exetercles.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_725d9rMSoarmOr4 Your responses will be used to design a new support programme for family members...

Hi all, I am currently carrying out an online survey to collect data for my Masters dissertation and would appreciate if you could help. My research is investigating the impact of caregiver burden on the quality of life in caregivers whose patients have one of several chronic illnesses. This...

Hi everyone We are two trainee clinical psychologists from the University of Sheffield, doing some research into the experiences of parents/carers who have children with either type 1 diabetes, epilepsy or asthma. We would like to invite these parents to take part in our study. Please see below...

Disabled people who employ their own care workers have begun to receive claims for back pay as the crisis over wages for sleep-in shifts forces intervention by the prime minister’s right-hand man. Damian Green, first secretary of state, has stepped into the wages row and ordered an urgent...

Hi Partners and carers EDIT - By advice I mean supportive advice, not medical advice. What one piece of advice would you give? (or more) What do you wish you had known in the early days? (day one to first year?)