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Tony Hill
Born in 1928.
Overview: Tony`s wife, June, developed diabetes in 1960. For over twenty years, he took little interest, because she remained well, he was busy, and `with any illness, people…tend to find it boring`. He became more interested after she went on tablets in 1983 and he discovered that members of his workforce had diabetes. After she began insulin injections in 1995, he read more about diabetes, accompanied his wife to local branch meetings of Diabetes UK and - `much to June`s disgust` – he monitored her blood sugar levels. Now, despite her eyesight problems, they play bowls, swim and `thoroughly enjoy life still`.
There is also an interview with Tony`s wife, June
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Here you can listen to 25 family members of people with diabetes, including parents, children, siblings and spouses. They range from those who have had an official full-time role, with a Carer�s Allowance, to those who feel that their involvement with diabetes has been marginal.
The idea of interviewing family members came from people with diabetes recorded for this website who said they �could not have survived� without the help of a relative. In some cases, they were referring to rescue from unconsciousness and in others to moral support with diet or exercise. In all these cases, they felt that the role of the family should form an important part of the history of diabetes care.
We have used the term �family member� rather than �carer�, partly because a few of the interviewees have not been much involved in practical care and partly because some of those who have been greatly involved did not wish to be regarded as the �carer� of someone they loved.
In addition to 22 interviews that are mainly about the experience of being a family member, we have included in this section 1 interview with a healthcare professional and 2 with people with diabetes who have also been involved in looking after members of their family. |
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