catapillar
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
thanks again for your responses. sorry for not answering clearly. reading them ive realised i really dont know anything about my condition and how to manage it. its been managed by my carers for a long time because i was diagnosed at 5 (am 17 now) so i dont know what a practise manager is (havent heard of it) or a DSN.
There's a book called think like a pancreas which is a nice clear guide on what you need to know to manage type 1.
A practice manager is the manager of a GP practice. To be be honest I'm not really sure why you've been advised to speak to your practice manager. You don't seem to have any administrative concerns with managing your prescriptions and you clearly already have access to mental health services.
A DSN is a diabetic specialist nurse. Is your diabetes care under your GP or are you at a hospital clinic? If you're at a hospital clinic you should have access to a DSN to discuss things like any health concerns that you think might be related to diabetes or how to manage your diabetes - they may be able to make arrangements for you to attent structured diabetes education which should help in becoming independent in your diabetic management.