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43rd Meeting of the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

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Emotional resilience and mindfulness for both health care professionals and CYP and families with diabetes

Manning Paul

Managing diabetes as a chronic health condition is never ending and many young people, especially teenagers, would like a ‘day off’. Managing diabetes alongside the normal rigours of adolescence means that the struggle with independence and acceptance of responsibility can have a knock-on impact upon how well patients engage in clinic appointments and their overall diabetes care. This in turn impacts upon parents; who may over- or under-compensate to address this, bu...

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Disordered eating

Hanson Frances

Disordered eating is more common amongst people with type 1 diabetes than their peers without this condition. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia, eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) and deliberate insulin omission are more common in type 1 diabetes. Binge eating disorder is more prevalent in type 2 diabetes. These disorders present difficulties and dilemmas in personal diabetes management on a daily basis, and significantly increase risk of diabetes complications, particula...

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