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Diabetes Week

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faygawith

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I am a Human nutrition graduate and I also have type 1 diabetes. My friend works in the pharmacy at our local Tesco. They are participating in Diabetes week from the 8th-14th of June.
I have been asked to participate in some activities during this week and I was just wondering if anyone has any ideas of what could be done to raise awareness of diabetes to the general public. I have some ideas but would love to hear any from other people. It could be demonstrations, activities or any thing that could raise awareness in some way.


Thankyou

Fay
 
The most common misconception from the public is that we can't eat sugar, not many are aware that it's actually carbs that are a huge problem too. Perhaps some posters/visual aids comparing carb content from common items that people associate with diabetes such as cakes/biscuits and compare them with uncommon foods such as rice/pasta etc.
 
Publicize the fact that not all type 2 diabetics are fat and lazy and have therefore brought their problem upon themselves.


From an elderly, untypical, fat and rather lazy type 2 diabetic...

Robbity
 
Maybe some people in fancy dress to help pack the shopping at the checkout.... That's always a winner..!

 
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Robbity said:
Publicize the fact that not all type 2 diabetics are fat and lazy and have therefore brought their problem upon themselves.


From an elderly, untypical, fat and rather lazy type 2 diabetic...

Robbity
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I am a type 1 I work and am by no means lazy people just don't understand u mention diabetes they automatically think over eats and over indulging not the case I hate eating and injecting but have no choice
 
I am not diabetic my husband is type 1 mother in law and father in law both type one sister in law type 2 brother type 1 I am very aware that carbs are evil lol my brother has been doing carb counting and has reduced his insulin so much that he has a pump and no longer injects well only to top up the pump so carb counting works really works I would like to see more information about this program available to the public as my husbands got a lot of damage from diabetes and has been made partially blind as a result so carb awareness is my input
 
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