Doughnuts and burnouts: No days off for patients with diabetes

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Doughnuts and burnouts: No days off for patients with diabetes

Natalie Gauld

Natalie Gauld

Doughnut and tyre mark

Pharmacist and reclassification expert Natalie Gauld gives a first-hand account of how the relentless monitoring of type 1 diabetes can lead to burnout, and how health professionals can support their patients

“Tomorrow, I do not want to stab myself,” I told my sister recently. “Tomorrow, I want to eat what I like, when I like. I want to exercise when I like