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A normal lifestyle? Challenges facing children with diabetes and their families; chronic illness in children impacts on their physical, intellectual and emotional development, and affects the whole family, as Laura Dixon demonstrates.(Clinical)
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Paediatric Nursing
- Article date:
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October 1, 2003
- Author:
- Dixon, Laura
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KEY WORDS
Children Diabetes Family care
Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is the third most common chronic illness in children, with 20,000 children being affected with this disorder in the UK (Hodges 1997). Children with IDDM are healthcare consumers and will continue to be throughout their lives. Therefore it is important to see how medical intervention, governmental influences and environmental issues can either help or hinder their lives and those of their families. This article examines the implications of IDDM for children and families. A case study approach is taken, within a framework of micro and macro influences and challenges that impact on the ...