Every year on the 14 th November the world turns blue in support of the millions of diabetics worldwide. This year is no different. Right now millions of superheroes get ready to don their capes from carers, to parents, to diabetic teams to friends and family and most importantly diabetics themselves. This year the theme is the ‘Nurse and Diabetes’ which celebrates the truly wonderful work millions of nurses do in support of individuals with diabetes, but I ask you this ‘What defines the definition of a nurse?’. I ask you to look at the cover photo of this story and study it for a few moments. As you do ask yourself these questions, what do these ladies have in common? Is one more qualified than the others? Ready to move on… T o answer your question what these ladies all have in common is they all care for someone with Type One diabetes. First the Support worker who for the last two years has cared for me, a type 1 diabetic of 27 years. Every visit she reminds me to check
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