Published
19 December 2024
Category
Diabetes / Personal & Domestic Support
client
Mrs Linda Sharp – Colchester
Mrs Linda Sharp
01. The Challenge & Solution
Type 1 diabetic with macular degeneration, Mrs Sharp struggled to manage insulin pens, shopping lists and housekeeping after her husband’s death. Bondage Valley initiated a Standard Home-Care plan: daily 60-minute visits covering personal care, carbohydrate-count guidance, shopping assistance and talking bathroom scales.
“They turned my chaotic cupboards into an organised life.”
— Mrs Sharp
02. Working Process
Libre sensor fitting – carers trained to scan and log readings.
Accessible kitchen – bold-print labels, tactile buttons on microwave.
Shopping support – carer accompanies fortnightly, reading labels aloud.
Weekly nurse review – insulin ratio adjustments emailed to diabetes clinic.
03. Perfect Result
HbA1c reduced from 81 to 62 mmol/mol in four months.
House-cleanliness audit improved to 94 % compliance with infection-control checklist.
Mrs Sharp joined a local blind-ramblers group introduced by her carer, enhancing social life.