Diabetes Inside Out Symposium

Diabetes is a condition that doesn’t tend to look obvious on the outside. Some aspects of diabetes treatment can be seen when they are happening – insulin pumps, insulin injections, blood glucose checking, food choices. There are many aspects of living with diabetes that for the person are kept on the inside and maybe even hidden away. The challenges of working with people who have diabetes incorporate all aspects of that individual, their family and their care. This means the feelings and worries on the inside, as well as the demonstrable tasks and actions on the outside. As diabetes health professionals we need to weave and twist our care approach to include all this and maybe even more. This symposium will include opportunities to explore both inside and outside diabetes care constructs, relevant to a variety of current diabetes practice contexts.