Carenity

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus
Gestational diabetes
Maternally-inherited diabetes and deafness
Neonatal diabetes mellitus
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Diabetes : understanding the low glycaemic diet

13 Dec 2019 • 3 comments

Have you heard about the low-glycaemic diet? What links are there between diabetes and diet? How is the glycaemic index of each food calculated and which foods should be avoided? Read our article to...

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Cyber security and improved user experience… meet Jeremy, head of IT

12 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

Jeremy, our Head of IT, corrects errors and makes improvements to the site all while ensuring cybersecurity. Discover his job and his advice and his tips for avoiding risk while surfing the Internet!

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Multiple sclerosis

MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

11 Dec 2019 • 2 comments

Diagnosed with MS 50 years late, prickling sensations, hiking...Read our member interview and learn more about the symptoms and treatments of multiple sclerosis.

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Depression
Postpartum depression

Depression diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

5 Dec 2019 • 5 comments

Depression is an invisible disease whose sufferers sometimes fight for years to be taken seriously and diagnosed.

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Endometriosis
Meningioma

Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

4 Dec 2019

Emmanuelle was prescribed Androcrur to treat her endometriosis, but it ended up causing brain tumours. Now she wants to warn other patients about the risks linked to these treatments!

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What conditions and medications are incompatible with aspirin?

26 Nov 2019 • 10 comments

It’s one of the most widely marketed medications in the world, but there are some illnesses and medications that aspirin doesn’t get along with. Find out which ones.

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Bipolar disorder
Chronic anxiety - Stress
Depression
Generalized anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Understanding the condition and how to treat it

25 Nov 2019

Anxiety is a common emotion, but for some their anxiety seems to take over everything, making it impossible to live a normal life. But, what is Generalised Anxiety disorder? How is it diagnosed and...

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Cancer

Cancer Treatments: Biologic therapy and Immunotherapy

22 Nov 2019

Care for cancer patients is turning more and more towards personalised medicine and targeted therapies. Over the past 15 years, the use of biologic therapies has exploded in the oncology field and...

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Bipolar disorder
Depression

Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

20 Nov 2019

Dorothee’s difficult past is likely at the root of her bipolar disorder. Diagnosed after years of not knowing what was wrong, she recounts her journey and her...

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Rendu-Osler-Weber disease

Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: “The bleeding can be hard to live with, but I stay positive no matter what!”

14 Nov 2019 • 1 comment

Pierre lives with a very rare genetic illness. Learn more about his story, his symptoms and his treatments as well as his daily life and how he stays positive in spite of his...

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NHS - Get help with prescription costs

12 Nov 2019 • 54 comments

Prescription prepayment certificates (PPC) are available in England and they can save you money. NHS prescription costs The current prescription charge is £9.00 per item (as of April 2019). A three...

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Fibromyalgia

An eternal struggle: Between hope and depression, my battle with fibromyalgia

8 Nov 2019 • 3 comments

Rosaline recounts her fibromyalgia journey and how she fights to live a normal and active life with her husband at her...

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