Diabetes: The Lifestyle Impact of Having a Child with Type One Diabetes
Type one diabetes (TD1) is a chronic metabolic illness that requires a lot of management, especially since TD1 is most common in childhood. With this metabolic disorder occurring mainly in childhood, parents, as well as the child, have to understand the disease and how to cope with it. This can be very stressful and worrisome for the parents. In a study done by the Journal of Clinical Nursing, one hundred-thirty four participants agreed to complete numerous questionnaires regarding school/daycare functioning of children with TD1 (Herbert et al., 2015). The questionnaires ranged from background information about the parent, a medical questionnaire about the child’s diagnosis,
Type one diabetes (TD1) is a chronic metabolic illness that requires a lot of management, especially since TD1 is most common in childhood. With this metabolic disorder occurring mainly in childhood, parents, as well as the child, have to understand the disease and how to cope with it. This can be very stressful and worrisome for the parents. In a study done by the Journal of Clinical Nursing, one hundred-thirty four participants agreed to complete numerous questionnaires regarding school/daycare functioning of children with TD1 (Herbert et al., 2015). The questionnaires ranged from background information about the parent, a medical questionnaire about the child’s diagnosis,