Stories
- Article
Abandoning daydreams of a life without diabetes
After years of longing for a cure for her type 1 diabetes, Daisy Watson Shaw, partly due to medical advances in managing the condition, has reached a state of acceptance. Her wishes now are for greater understanding.
- Article
When depression is worse than physical illness
Chronic physical illnesses can be accompanied by troubling depressive symptoms. Elly Aylwin-Foster urges doctors to treat every aspect of her condition with the same care.
- Photo story
Beautiful bedding and how to die well
When you are unwell, your bed can be both a refuge and a prison. Discover how artist Poppy Nash created a bed-centred artwork inspired by her own chronic illness and depictions of ill health from history.
- Article
Six personal health zines that might change your life
Personal zines put health conditions back in the hands of the people who experience them. Here are six that Wellcome Collection staff love.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Diabetics Investigation
Date: 1950sReference: PP/GWP/C/6/19Part of: Pickering, Sir George White- Books
Diabetics : a manual for persons suffering from diabetes mellitus / by John Knowles Lund.
Lund, John Knowles.Date: 1929- Books
Diabetic's dictionary : terms used in the care and treatment of diabetes / British Diabetic Association.
Date: 1973- Books
Food values list for diabetics / British Diabetic Association.
Date: 1983- Books
Healthy eating for diabetics / Boots Foodcentre.
Date: [1992?]