#NurChat - Take time to listen to people with diabetes

[Northerner]

Very interesting article about a Nurse Chat on Twitter. You need to register to read the full article, but this is free:

How often do we take care of a person with diabetes in our working day? Well, for me in elderly long term care I often find myself caring for one or two people with diabetes on a shift - so, quite often.

But how often have we ever actually talked to a person with diabetes about their condition? Living with a long term condition can be very challenging; is this something that nurses truly understand?

This was a very unique #NurChat as not only did @Ninjabetic1 who has type 1 diabetes join the discussion but also numerous other people with diabetes (including nurses), in addition to the diabetes specialist dietician @northwnutrition and consultant endochrinolgist @parhtaskar. This allowed for an exciting discussion with a variety of viewpoints.

http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing...isten-to-people-with-diabetes/5047098.article

Upshot is that nurses need to listen to patients more and not assume they don't know how to treat themselves.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sorry I missed that. Thanks for highlighting the account of the conversation.