#dedoc° blog
Learn about what really matters to people living with diabetes around the world.
The #dedoc° blog features articles and opinion pieces written by our international network of diabetes advocates: the #dedoc° voices. From scientific conferences to the latest diabetes research and technology, from challenges faced by those living with diabetes to global disparities in healthcare — our #dedoc° voices cover it all.
Diabetes advocates wishing to contribute to the #dedoc° blog are welcome to submit a guest post using the link below. Don’t hesitate to get in touch — we love to hear from you, and so do thousands of others!
All opinions are those of the authors.
Contact: blog@dedoc.org
Navigating hyperglycaemia avoidance and emotional wellbeing in type 1 diabetes
“I’ve always felt incredibly passionate about the mental and emotional aspects of our condition, having been through several — no scratch that — MANY periods of burnout and the associated bouts of depression,” writes Tony Fox, who attended DUKPC this year as a #dedoc° voice.
“This is something I feel we don’t talk about enough (even more in T1D men): mental health in general, and particularly health related aspects of our emotional wellbeing.“
After attending a session on hyperglycaemia avoidance, Tony had a lightbulb moment in relation to his own diabetes management and emotional wellbeing. Find out what Tony learned and how he’s adapted his diabetes management since in this personal and impactful read.
Diabetes in school: a fundamental human right
“When a child lives with diabetes, there are many aspects of life that change,” writes #dedoc° voice Alyssa Faulkner, “and that includes ensuring that their caretakers are equipped with the knowledge to adequately manage their diabetes. When you add in schooling, and the child’s right to an education, things start to get a lot more complex.”
“At ISPAD, Peter Goss shared a couple of cases where children have been let down so much by their schools in terms of care for their type 1 diabetes that they lost their lives. Two devastating case studies, two very preventable deaths in two very different parts of the world.”
#dedocº voices at ISPAD 2023: Crystal’s vlog
Diabetes advocate Crystal Diaz had the opportunity to attend ISPAD 2023 in-person as a #dedoc° voice — and made sure to vlog every moment of it!
“It was so amazing to meet and learn from other patient advocates from all around the world who are pioneering such innovative and impactful frameworks and organisations for people living with diabetes,” writes Crystal.
Read — and watch! — her experience here.
ISPAD 2022: what we know about type 1 diabetes may be upside down
Diabetes advocate Leon Tribe attended ISPAD 2022 as a #dedoc° voice. A talk challenging our current understanding of the causes of type 1 diabetes — and how this may inform the future of diabetes management in the future — sparked Leon’s curiosity. Are environmental factors as important as we think? Can current cancer treatments inform the future of diabetes management?