New member type1 for 23 year

[si1976]

Hi all just joined here, I’m Simon with diabetes type 1 had for 23 years

 

[si1976]

Really want to hear what people are doing regarding Coronavirus

 

[SB2015]

Welcome to the forum Simon

I am following the advice that is included in the updated advice from DUK

Coronavirus and diabetes updates

All the coronavirus information below applies to the whole of the UK, unless specified. We've noted where are some differences in guidance and diabetes services across the UK.

www.diabetes.org.uk

So I am socially distancing. All groups have been cancelled so we are keeping active by taking walks, keeping a sensible distance from others.

I am taking more care of myself, with time to ensure I am keeping hydrated, being sensible about food and doing as best I can with my levels. What we should be doing normally.

I am keeping in touch with people that I would normally get together with on the phone, and sharing images of the creative stuff I am doing with others via email.

I know I am fortunate to have a garden to get into so we now have a list of jobs that we are working on, both inside and out. We shall be left with nothing to do at the end of all this!!

I hope this helps

 

[Ditto]

Hello and welcome to the forum Simon. 🙂

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hello @si1976

Welcome to the forum

You might find these links useful:

Coronavirus information

Coronavirus / Covid19 Information

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock has launched an expanded public health awareness campaign on COVID-19 (Coronavirus). It urges people to wash their hands more often for 20 seconds. You can find their campaign on their social media channels below. Twitter:

forum.diabetes.org.uk

Supporting your mental health and tips for self isolation

Dr Rose Stewart - Coronavirus Toolkit

A selection of useful resources developed by clinical psychologist Dr Rose Stewart with the support of other healthcare professionals and Diabetes UK. Topics include reducing worry and anxiety, practical tips on self isolation, and improving sleep.

www.t1resources.uk

 

[si1976]

Welcome to the forum Simon

I am following the advice that is included in the updated advice from DUK

Coronavirus and diabetes updates

All the coronavirus information below applies to the whole of the UK, unless specified. We've noted where are some differences in guidance and diabetes services across the UK.

www.diabetes.org.uk

So I am socially distancing. All groups have been cancelled so we are keeping active by taking walks, keeping a sensible distance from others.

I am taking more care of myself, with time to ensure I am keeping hydrated, being sensible about food and doing as best I can with my levels. What we should be doing normally.

I am keeping in touch with people that I would normally get together with on the phone, and sharing images of the creative stuff I am doing with others via email.

I know I am fortunate to have a garden to get into so we now have a list of jobs that we are working on, both inside and out. We shall be left with nothing to do at the end of all this!!

I hope this helps

Hi thanks for this,
My situation is that I work for Lidl supermarket as a store manager, you can imagine the amount of people that come into the store, more so with this outbreak and people panicking.
I wanted to know if everyone with diabetes has just said to themselves they’re not risking it and gone off work.
There has been articles say that 5 million diabetes told to self isolate for three months. I can see what this is doing to people from the front line, they are stripping shelves my store is empty and can’t keep up with demand and it turns a lot of people into selfish horrible human beings.

 

[Schrodinger]

Hello Simon from another T1, couple more years than that under my belt 🙂

 

[stephknits]

I am lucky in that as of today I am working from home. I am a learning officer in a museum and most of my day to day work is no longer happening. I ran my last group yesterday and only a quarter of the people turned up.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I wanted to know if everyone with diabetes has just said to themselves they’re not risking it and gone off work.

I‘m fortunate in that I largely work from home, so all I am needing to do is switch face-to-face meetings to be video/tele-conferences.

There has been articles say that 5 million diabetes told to self isolate for three months.

I think the confusion around this is really regrettable. I certainly heard the live Boris Johnson / Chris Whitty press briefing on Monday where the ‘12 week isolation’ was repeatedly mentioned for anyone who gets a flu jab... but this isn’t what the actual guidance says. So somewhere or other they either changed their mind, or got themselves in a muddle. And the media reposts of it have just reinforced the confusion.

The official guidance reserves the ’isolation’ to folks with on chemo, with leukaemia, on dialysis, with CF, post transplant... and similarly significant challenges.

Isolation may be recommended more widely later, but that briefing has caused a lot of panic and upset in the diabetes community - unnecessarily so in my opinion.

Official guidance is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults

 

[grovesy]

The longer this has gone I have decided that Whitty is not good at communicating to the public.

 

[Docb]

The longer this has gone I have decided that Whitty is not good at communicating to the public.

Dunno about that - he seems to be the only one who is thoughtful and consistent. Mind you, you have to listen directly to what he actually says in its entirety and not rely on edited highlights and media interpretations.