Bad news all round for young woman diagnosed with diabetes

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Bad news all round for young woman diagnosed with diabetes

Barbara Docherty

Barbara Docherty

Sad woman
Canadian shows young adults with chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes are more than three times as likely to try to kill themselves than their peers

Delivering news of a chronic health condition to a young person needs more than careful explanation and good graphics; consider the emotional impact

She is 19 years of age, has served me my coffee and sometimes breakfast at one of my favourite cafes for quite a while now.   Yesterday, she broke