I notice him acting strangely, I’ll ask him to check his CGM to see if he needs a correction’ ‘If am a constant assistant to my wife. I help with site changes and BG checks on a daily basis. I ‘I help treat highs and lows and always keep a watchful eye over her’. partner is very independent and private with diabetes management, so aside from support ‘My and providing snacks to help with low blood sugar, I do not contribute significantly’. encouraging and patient’. ‘Be encourage, support and enable her ability to exercise and eat properly. I support her desire to ‘I explore and research new technology. I listen’. he is sick or tired, I take over. Sometimes I offer just to give him a break. I also get his ‘When kit anytime he is home and needs it just to take the burden off of him’ [parent] and coach’ [parent] ‘Guide order all supplies for her, I attached her CGM to the back of her arm If she is sick or had an ‘I …. unusual amount of exercise, I get up at night to check on her’ [parent] Encouraging. Reminding. Everything that a teenager considers nagging’ ‘Cheerleading. [parent] approaching her care as a team’ [parent] ‘By to achieve normal values without affecting their normal lifestyle to the extent possible’ ‘Trying [parent] to get some into him with severe hypoglycemia’ [partner] ‘Helping Discussion Unsurprisingly, was a high use of CGM in both groups - partners and parents/caregivers with a high number of male partners participating. This finding is consistent with reported CGM use within the Glu community, in which 64% of people who provided this information were current or former CGM users. was a considerable difference in perceived burden of diabetes management support for partners versus parents/caregivers. Again this is perhaps unsurprising considering that parents/caregivers take responsibility for a younger child’s diabetes management rather than simply providing support. There was a broad range of involvement in the partner’s diabetes care which may point to factors such as personality characteristics of the respondent and/or the partner living with T1D
‘If I notice him acting strangely, I’ll ask him to check his CGM to see if he needs a correction’ ‘I am a constant assistant to my wife. I help with site changes and BG checks on a daily basis. I help treat highs and lows and always keep a watchful eye over her’. ‘My partner is very independent and private with diabetes management, so aside from support and providing snacks to help with low blood sugar, I do not contribute significantly’. ‘Be encouraging and patient’. ‘I encourage, support and enable her ability to exercise and eat properly. I support her desire to explore and research new technology. I listen’. ‘When he is sick or tired, I take over. Sometimes I offer just to give him a break. I also get his kit anytime he is home and needs it just to take the burden off of him’ [parent] ‘Guide and coach’ [parent] ‘I order all supplies for her, I attached her CGM to the back of her arm …. If she is sick or had an unusual amount of exercise, I get up at night to check on her’ [parent] ‘Cheerleading. Encouraging. Reminding. Everything that a teenager considers nagging’ [parent] ‘By approaching her care as a team’ [parent] ‘Trying to achieve normal values without affecting their normal lifestyle to the extent possible’ [parent] ‘Helping to get some into him with severe hypoglycemia’ [partner] Discussion Unsurprisingly, was a high use of CGM in both groups - partners and parents/caregivers with a high number of male partners participating. This finding is consistent with reported CGM use within the Glu community, in which 64% of people who provided this information were current or former CGM users. was a considerable difference in perceived burden of diabetes management support for partners versus parents/caregivers. Again this is perhaps unsurprising considering that parents/caregivers take responsibility for a younger child’s diabetes management rather than simply providing support. There was a broad range of involvement in the partner’s diabetes care which may point to factors such as personality characteristics of the respondent and/or the partner living with T1D
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