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Social Issues: Community Resources

My 13 year old daughter is losing weight rapidly. I know she is anorexic. I don’t want to send her to the hospital. Is there a place to send a person who has diabetes and an eating disorder?

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If I can’t afford to see a doctor, are there ways to get testing for diabetes through public assistance?

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I am a community paediatrician. I’m looking for a web-site that I can print out and give to a nine-year-old diabetic boy, explaining to him how to look after his type 1 diabetes.

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Our problem is that the doctor does not have anyone on call for her when she is away, as we found out over the weekend when my son went into severe DKA.

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How do I find a diabetes support group?

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I am writing on behalf of Darebin Community Health and we are in the throes of organising a Diabetes Forum for the Greek speaking community of Melbourne. Would you have or know where I might find any information resources in the Greek language?

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We found out that my 8 year old brother had diabetes about a year ago. Could you tell me if there is anywhere on the web that I could sign up for a newsletter that could be mailed to my mother so she can get more information on these disease?

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I am interested in starting a support group for my daughter. She is 10 years old and there is none available locally until she reaches 14. Can you suggest how I might get started?

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Every quarter I run an education/support group and I am looking for ideas and suggestions of topics. There are 4 groups ranging from age 3 to 17. I would appreciate any suggestions.

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Our son is 12 years old and has had diabetes since the age of six. Recently, our pediatric endocrinologist left the area and we are not comfortable with his replacement. We would like a listing of all pediatric endocrinologists in our area.

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