The DOC (Diabetes Online Community) can be a valuable help and is becoming recognised by healthcare professionals and industry as an important resource.
Connect with other people with diabetes/parents
Children with Diabetes UK: www.childrenwithdiabetesuk.org – information and support for parents, plus a UK email support group
IP-UK: www.insulin-pumpers.org.uk – lots of information about insulin pumping, plus an email support group
DiabetesSupport.co.uk: www.diabetessupport.co.uk – UK online support forum for everything related to diabetes.
Diabetes UK: Peer Support Telephone and email support.
Circle D Rocks is for people with diabetes aged 18 – 30. They also have a Facebook group.
Diabetic Friend is an online community that helps you manage your diabetes and share stories”
#GBDOC: empower connect support educate (including a live weekly Tweet chat)
Hedgie Pricks Diabetes – for the days you want to hibernate. Getting better awareness of the psychological, emotional and social side of living with diabetes
The D Team – type 1 diabetes, peer-to-peer support in Swindon
There are lots of Facebook groups, including: INPUT, London Insulin Pump Users drinks, Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes in the UK, Insulin Pump Users, GB Diabetic Online Community, Type One Teens, Parents of Type 1 Teens and many more, so you can find the one/s where you fit in best!
Blogs
UK – Every Day Ups and Downs – “a collection of thoughts, observations, comments and questions from a family living with type 1 diabetes in the UK”
UK - InsulinIndependent – “making sense of diabetes”
UK - MyPump – information about pumps, blood glucose meters and more
UK - Shoot Up or Put Up – “Comatose and rotting toes – the lighter side of insulin dependency”
US - Diabetes Developments – a blog on the latest diabetes developments by David Mendosa
US - Diabetes Mine – “a gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes”
US - Six Until Me – “Diabetes doesn’t definie me, but it helps explain me”
UK - http://diabetespoetry.blogspot.com/ Diabetes Poetry
UK – Sugar and Spice…wish all things were nice - “I am a Consultant in Diabetes- trying to make a difference -if possible”
UK – The Grumpy Pumper – “It’s not about how hard you hit. Its about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward”
US – Typical Type 1 - “Is there anything new to say about living with Type 1 diabetes? Maybe not, but I’ll try anyway”
Interesting articles from the diabetes blogosphere
AADE Training: Why Patients Don’t Listen to Their Diabetes Educators
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