This health-shared community provides useful expert advice and real life experiences related to heart failure, why it happens and what treatments are available to manage it.

Heart Failure Community

The health-shared diabetes community is a great starting point for everything diabetes. 
Content from specialists and People who live with Diabetes.
Look out for relevant 'journeys' Subscribe to the community and share with friends and family!

HealthShared Diabetes Community.

This community includes information about what peripheral arterial disease is, how it can impact the body, complication that can arise if untreated, types of treatments available and how to prepare for treatment.

Peripheral Arterial Disease

This is a community for individuals wanting to learn about Type 2 diabetes and anything associated with it.
The information is a collective of professional insight and important lived experiences from the community.
Please join to offer your support, share experiences and tips to best look after yourself with this condition.

Diabetes Type 2

This is a community for individuals wanting to learn about Type 1 diabetes and anything associated with it.
The information is a collective of professional insight and important lived experiences from the community.
Please join to offer your support, share experiences and tips to best look after yourself with this condition.

Type 1 Diabetes

This community is set up to create a safe space for people wanting to know about weight management and the psychological aspects and treatment.
It is made up of clinical psychologists who specialise in weight management and have a variety of topics to discuss around stigma, wellbeing, body image and more.

Weight Management Psychology Group 

Gardamed provides competitive and innovative medical devices in the fields of phlebology, lymphoedema and wound care. We are very passionate about our products which encourage and promote patient self-care.

Gardamed®

This is a community for people with chronic pain and those who are part of the care network.
The community has been set up as a safe space for individuals to discuss their personal journeys, how their daily lives have been impacted, the variety of stigmas associated with chronic pain, and various strategies that have helped, or not helped.
The symptoms vary by individual and are experienced as a mixture of both physical and psychological presentations. It mustn't be forgotten that while it impacts the individual it can also impact the relationships those individuals are maintaining and developing.
It is essential to have a multitude of voices and clinicians will provide their perspectives around the management and treatment options that they provide.
A few topics coming are:  The Pain Scale, How to make visits to our doctor productive, General Chronic Pain information, Relationships, Brain Injury (TBI), Dystonia, RSD/CRPS, Spasticity, and the stress on your body/mind can also cause pain.  Controlling pain with a Pain Pump and the experience of a NeuroStimulator.   Alternative pain relief that might help and work our way to to the Pump.
Please be respectful when joining this community. 

Chronic Pain

The National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy® (NAWCO®) is a non-profit organization, governed by a voluntary board of directors. NAWCO® through its credentialing board offers the WCC®, DWC®, OMS and LLE℠ certifications.

National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy®(NAWCO®)

Our mission at the Vein & Lymphatic University is to create, organize, and deliver ground-breaking, high-quality educational content utilizing the talents of a diverse team of global vein experts and focusing on venous disease and treatment for the phlebology medical community and its patients.
Our goal is to make a positive impact on the global phlebology community by accelerating venous education through highly accessible webinars, lectures, videos, and other premium channels with the aim of empowering, inspiring, and advancing understanding of venous disease and treatment.

Vein & Lymphatic University (VLU)

This community focuses on musculoskeletal system inclusive of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and soft tissue.
The themes covered include conditions, injury, and treatments options with surgical and non-surgical techniques.


Musculoskeletal Community 

The British Lymphology Society is a dynamic and innovative body providing a strong professional voice and support for those involved in the care and treatment of people with lymphoedema and related lymphatic disorders, including lipoedema.

The Society seeks to achieve high standards of care and equitable access to treatment across the UK and promotes early detection and intervention and, where appropriate, screening and prevention. 
 
The Society was established in November of 1985, originally as the British Lymphology Interest Group (BLIG). 

The British Lymphology Society

This community is for individuals interested in learning about lymphoedema.
Themes include what lymphoedema is, how it can be treated, what type of professionals offer treatment, and how people have lived with it out in the community.

Lymphoedema

This community is for people interested in understanding, sharing experiences, and connecting with individuals who have or know somebody with Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's Disease

This is a community for sharing experiences and expertise about regional anaesthesia. Regional Anaesthesia allows surgery to be done without general anaesthesia. This is possibly by temporarily blocking nerves supplying regions of the body using local anaesthetic injection.

Regional anaesthesia community

Tricuspid valve disease is a condition in which the valve between the two right heart chambers (right ventricle and right atrium) doesn't function properly. Tricuspid valve disease often occurs with other heart valve problems.

Cardiology (from Greek καρδίᾱ kardiā, "heart" and -λογία -logia, "study") is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists, a specialty of internal medicine

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Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to correct congenital heart disease; or to treat valvular heart disease from various causes, including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, and atherosclerosis. It also includes heart transplantation

Bare-metal stent is a stent without a coating or covering (as used in covered stents drug-eluting stents). It is a mesh-like tube of thin wire. The first stents licensed for use in cardiac arteries were bare metal – often 316L stainless steel

Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart. It often begins as short periods of abnormal beating which become longer or continuous over time. It may also start as other forms of arrhythmia such as atrial flutter that then transform into AF

Chronic headache, or chronic daily headache (CDH), is classified as experiencing fifteen or more days with a headache per month. It is estimated that chronic headaches affect "4% to 5% of the general population". Chronic headaches consist of different sub-groups, primarily categorized as chronic tension-type headaches and chronic migraine headaches

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories: reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery includes craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, microsurgery, and the treatment of burns

An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident & emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own means or by that of an ambulance. The emergency department is usually found in a hospital or other primary care centre. Due to the unplanned nature of patient attendance, the department must provide initial treatment for a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and require immediate attention

Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives their environment to be unsafe with no easy way to escape. These situations can include open spaces, public transit, shopping centers, or simply being outside their home. Being in these situations may result in a panic attack

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA or triple A) is a localized enlargement of the abdominal aorta such that the diameter is greater than 3 cm or more than 50% larger than normal. They usually cause no symptoms, except during rupture. Occasionally, abdominal, back, or leg pain may occur

Carotid artery stenosis is a narrowing or constriction of any part of the carotid arteries, usually caused by atherosclerosis. The common carotid artery is the large artery whose pulse can be felt on both sides of the neck under the jaw. On the right side it starts from the brachiocephalic artery (a branch of the aorta), and on the left side the artery comes directly off the aortic arch

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an abnormal narrowing of arteries other than those that supply the heart or brain. When narrowing occurs in the heart, it is called coronary artery disease, and in the brain, it is called cerebrovascular disease. Peripheral artery disease most commonly affects the legs, but other arteries may also be involved - such as those of the arms, neck, or kidneys

Atherosclerosis is a disease in which the inside of an artery narrows due to the buildup of plaque. Initially, there are generally no symptoms. When severe, it can result in coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease, or kidney problems, depending on which arteries are affected

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a medical condition in which blood pools in the veins, straining the walls of the vein. The most common cause of CVI is superficial venous reflux which is a treatable condition. As functional venous valves are required to provide for efficient blood return from the lower extremities, this condition typically affects the legs

Venous ulcers are wounds that are thought to occur due to improper functioning of venous valves, usually of the legs (hence leg ulcers).:846 They are the major occurrence of chronic wounds, occurring in 70% to 90% of leg ulcer cases. Venous ulcers develop mostly along the medial distal leg, and can be painful with negative effects on quality of life. Exercise together with compression stocking increases healing

Intermittent claudication, also known as vascular claudication, is a symptom that describes muscle pain on mild exertion (ache, cramp, numbness or sense of fatigue), classically in the calf muscle, which occurs during exercise, such as walking, and is relieved by a short period of rest. It is classically associated with early-stage peripheral artery disease, and can progress to critical limb ischemia unless treated or risk factors are modified. Claudication derives from the Latin verb claudicare, "to limp"

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Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), is a type of endovascular surgery used to treat pathology of the aorta, most commonly an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). When used to treat thoracic aortic disease, the procedure is then specifically termed TEVAR for "thoracic endovascular aortic/aneurysm repair." The procedure involves the placement of an expandable stent graft within the aorta to treat aortic disease without operating directly on the aorta. In 2003, EVAR surpassed open aortic surgery as the most common technique for repair of AAA, and in 2010, EVAR accounted for 78% of all intact AAA repair in the United States

Open aortic surgery (OAS), also known as open aortic repair (OAR), describes a technique whereby an abdominal or retroperitoneal surgical incision is used to visualize and control the aorta for purposes of treatment. OAS is used to treat aneurysms of the abdominal and thoracic aorta, aortic dissection, acute aortic syndrome, and aortic ruptures. Aortobifemoral bypass is also used to treat atherosclerotic disease of the abdominal aorta below the level of the renal arteries

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a surgical procedure performed by vascular surgeons to reduce the risk of stroke by correcting stenosis (narrowing) in the internal carotid artery. Endarterectomy is the removal of material on the inside (end(o)-) of an artery. Atherosclerosis causes plaque to form within the carotid artery walls, usually at the fork where the common carotid artery divides into the internal and external carotid artery

Popliteal bypass surgery, more specifically known as femoral popliteal bypass surgery (FPB) or more generally as lower extremity bypass surgery, is a surgical procedure used to treat diseased leg arteries above or below the knee. It is used as a medical intervention to salvage limbs that are at risk of amputation and to improve walking ability in people with severe intermittent claudication (leg muscle pain) and ischemic rest pain. Popliteal bypass surgery is a common type of peripheral bypass surgery which carries blood from the femoral artery of the thigh to the end of the popliteal artery behind the knee

A vascular bypass is a surgical procedure performed to redirect blood flow from one area to another by reconnecting blood vessels. Often, this is done to bypass around a diseased artery, from an area of normal blood flow to another relatively normal area. It is commonly performed due to inadequate blood flow (ischemia) caused by atherosclerosis, as a part of organ transplantation, or for vascular access in hemodialysis

Endovenous laser varicose vein surgery is a procedure that uses heat from a laser to reduce varicose veins. Varicose veins are swollen, bulging veins that often happen on the thighs or calves. A laser is a device that sends a thin beam of radiation in the form of light.

Endovenous Laser Ablation Therapy (EVLT) is a procedure that closes varicose veins, restoring proper circulation and causing the twisted, bulging veins to disappear over the course of a few weeks.

Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries, veins and lymphatic circulation, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction. The specialty evolved from general and cardiac surgery as well as minimally invasive techniques pioneered by interventional radiology. The vascular surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting all parts of the vascular system excluding the coronaries and intracranial vasculature

Vascular disease is a class of diseases of the blood vessels – the arteries and veins of the circulatory system of the body. It is a subgroup of cardiovascular disease. Disorders in this vast network of blood vessels, can cause a range of health problems which can be severe or prove fatal

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus. Signs and symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, deep gasping breathing, increased urination, weakness, confusion and occasionally loss of consciousness. A person's breath may develop a specific "fruity" smell

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Medical imaging is the technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Medical imaging seeks to reveal internal structures hidden by the skin and bones, as well as to diagnose and treat disease. Medical imaging also establishes a database of normal anatomy and physiology to make it possible to identify abnormalities

Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Nuclear medicine imaging, in a sense, is "radiology done inside out" or "endoradiology" because it records radiation emitting from within the body rather than radiation that is generated by external sources like X-rays. In addition, nuclear medicine scans differ from radiology, as the emphasis is not on imaging anatomy, but on the function

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) (also known as Bridges–Good syndrome, chronic granulomatous disorder, and Quie syndrome) is a diverse group of hereditary diseases in which certain cells of the immune system have difficulty forming the reactive oxygen compounds (most importantly the superoxide radical due to defective phagocyte NADPH oxidase) used to kill certain ingested pathogens. This leads to the formation of granulomata in many organs. CGD affects about 1 in 200,000 people in the United States, with about 20 new cases diagnosed each year

FODMAP is an acronym for "Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides And Polyols". They are short chain carbohydrates that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine, and are prone to absorb water and ferment in the colon. They include short chain oligo-saccharide polymers of fructose (fructans) and galactooligosaccharides (GOS, stachyose, raffinose), disaccharides (lactose), monosaccharides (fructose), and sugar alcohols (polyols), such as sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, and maltitol

Adenomyosis is a gynecologic medical condition characterized by the abnormal presence of endometrial tissue (the inner lining of the uterus) within the myometrium (the thick, muscular layer of the uterus). When endometrial tissue is present abnormally entirely outside the uterus, it is considered to be a similar but distinct medical condition, endometriosis. The two conditions are found together in many cases, but often occur separately

Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure (ARF), is an abrupt loss of kidney function that develops within 7 days. Its causes are numerous. Generally it occurs because of damage to the kidney tissue caused by decreased kidney blood flow (kidney ischemia) from any cause (e.g., low blood pressure), exposure to substances harmful to the kidney, an inflammatory process in the kidney, or an obstruction of the urinary tract that impedes the flow of urine

Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynaecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgical field. Prenatal care is important in screening for various complications of pregnancy

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A wound is a type of injury which happens relatively quickly in which skin is torn, cut, or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound). In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the epidermis of the skin. According to level of contamination, a wound can be classified as: Open wounds can be classified according to the object that caused the wound: Closed wounds have fewer categories, but are just as dangerous as open wounds: An open wound (an avulsion) A laceration to the leg An infected puncture wound to the bottom of the forefoot

Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, are localized damage to the skin and/or underlying tissue that usually occur over a bony prominence as a result of usually long-term pressure, or pressure in combination with shear or friction. The most common sites are the skin overlying the sacrum, coccyx, heels, and hips, though other sites can be affected, such as the elbows, knees, ankles, back of shoulders, or the back of the cranium. Pressure ulcers occur due to pressure applied to soft tissue resulting in completely or partially obstructed blood flow to the soft tissue

A diabetic foot is any pathology that results directly from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and/or sensory neuropathy affecting the feet in diabetes mellitus; it is a long-term (or "chronic") complication of diabetes mellitus. Presence of several characteristic diabetic foot pathologies such as infection, diabetic foot ulcer and neuropathic osteoarthropathy is called diabetic foot syndrome. Due to advanced peripheral nerve dysfunction associated with diabetes (diabetic neuropathy), patients' feet have a reduced ability to feel pain

Diabetic foot ulcer is a major complication of diabetes mellitus, and probably the major component of the diabetic foot. Wound healing is an innate mechanism of action that works reliably most of the time. A key feature of wound healing is stepwise repair of lost extracellular matrix (ECM) that forms the largest component of the dermal skin layer

Important information from the PocketMedic team regarding Diabetes in Community Languages

Diabetes - Community languages

Important information from the PocketMedic team regarding Pre-Diabetes

Pre-Diabetes

Important information from the PocketMedic team regarding Pregnancy and Diabetes

Pregnancy and Diabetes

Important information from the PocketMedic team regarding Type 2 Diabetes.

Type 2 Diabetes

Important information from the PocketMedic team regarding Type 1 Diabetes

Here you can learn about the importance of physical exercise during and after surgery.

Surgical Journey & Physical Exercise

This journey will help you answer basic questions that may arise in your mind if you are thinking of having bariatric surgery at NHS in the UK e.g. tier-3 weight management, eligibility criteria for bariatric surgery in the UK and MDT approach before and after surergy. 

Access to weight loss surgery journey

This journey will help you guide through psychological preparation before weight loss surgeries. You can learn about its importance, and different techniques before and after weight loss surgery.

Psychological Optimisation journey for weight loss surgery

This journey will help you guide through nutritional optimization before weight loss surgery. Here you can learn about healthy diet plans, types of low calories diets, and dietary supplements needed for weight loss surgery. Moreover, you can learn about diet plans in rehab after weight loss surgery. 

Nutritional Optimisation journey for weight loss surgery  

This journey will help you guide about the different exercises that are important in prehab for weight loss journey. 

Physical Optimisation journey for weight loss surgery

This Journey will help you guide about the importance of medical optimization before you have a weight loss surgery. Here you can learn about changing lifestyle options like stopping smoking and consuming alcohol, controlling your blood pressure and blood sugar levels, and different treatment options available to do so. Moreover you can learn about why continuing such lifestyle changes is important in rehab period.  

Medical Optimisation journey for weight loss surgery

This Journey will help you guide about the importance, benefits, and time duration of liver shrinkage diet before a weight loss surgery. 

Why do weight loss before weight loss surgery?

This journey will help you guide about saftey, success, side effects of taking over the counter medicine for weight loss. 

Over the counter medicines for weight loss journey

The Treatment playlist builds on information in the Learning section from the PocketMedic team regarding Diabetes in Community Languages. The Treatment playlist contains useful information about treatments and therapies available.

Diabetes - Community languages -- Continuing care

Diabetes - Community languages -- Treatment

Important information from the PocketMedic team regarding Diabetes in Community Languages. The Learning playlist contains foundational information which might help you in your journey.

Diabetes - Community languages -- Learning

The Treatment playlist builds on information in the Learning section from the PocketMedic team regarding Pre-Diabetes. The Treatment playlist contains useful information about treatments and therapies available.

Pre-Diabetes -- Continuing care

Pre-Diabetes -- Treatment

Important information from the PocketMedic team regarding Pre-Diabetes. The Learning playlist contains foundational information which might help you in your journey.

Pre-Diabetes -- Learning

The Treatment playlist builds on information in the Learning section from the PocketMedic team regarding Pregnancy and Diabetes. The Treatment playlist contains useful information about treatments and therapies available.

Pregnancy and Diabetes -- Continuing care

Pregnancy and Diabetes -- Treatment

Important information from the PocketMedic team regarding Pregnancy and Diabetes. The Learning playlist contains foundational information which might help you in your journey.

Pregnancy and Diabetes -- Learning

The Treatment playlist builds on information in the Learning section from the PocketMedic team regarding Type 2 Diabetes. The Treatment playlist contains useful information about treatments and therapies available.

Type 2 Diabetes -- Continuing care

Type 2 Diabetes -- Treatment

Important information from the PocketMedic team regarding Type 2 Diabetes. The Learning playlist contains foundational information which might help you in your journey.

Type 2 Diabetes -- Learning

The Treatment playlist builds on information in the Learning section from the PocketMedic team regarding Type 1 Diabetes. The Treatment playlist contains useful information about treatments and therapies available.

Type 1 Diabetes -- Continuing care

Type 1 Diabetes -- Treatment

Important information from the PocketMedic team regarding Type 1 Diabetes. The Learning playlist contains foundational information which might help you in your journey.

Type 1 Diabetes -- Learning

Sometimes it happens, when different people have different sleep issues. But what can we do to stop Insomnia?

What can i do with insomnia?!

It is said that when people with diabetes are unwell for other reasons (e.g. Covid-19, fever, cold/flu, etc.), they may need to adjust their diabetes related medication/insulin during the period of illness, especially if they are not eating/drinking as normal. So, what precisely do they need to do in order to keep the blood-glucose levels normal?

What are 'Sick Day' rules for people with diabetes?

What is the EGFRM rating and how can I stop this deteriorating over time?

Diabetes 2 Kidney disease

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what are the natural causes of diabetes

what are the causes?

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what someone with diabetes mustn't eat

Why have I got it 
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What is type 2 diabetes?

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I need to know what treatment or medication can help with menieres disease

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Can a further aortic dissection be predicted in a patient? For eg: many type A patients go on to have a type B, aortic dissection. Can this be predicted when looking at CT and/or MRI imaging during on going follow-up surveillance. 
Thank You.

Predicting Aortic Dissections

Stories from Health Shared Community members related to health and wellness over the Winter season.

Those with diabetes will know and have been told that the disease places risks on many of the organs of the body.Where there is damage being done to the organs due to the diabetes, adding in other factors that can further worsen this process such as smoking, will lead to organ damage occurring faster with earlier complication. Smoking cessation is an important lifestyle modification for patients with diabetes.

Winter 2023 Content

This is a short montage video talking about the Winter '23 Diabetes Webinar on health-shared.com taking place on the 2nd of March at 6.30 GMT. Signup is free. Access to healthcare providers and expert patients sharing their expertise and their lived experiences. Signup, listen, ask questions of the panel!

Diabetes Winter 2023 Webinar Trailer

Winter is the season that you often either hate or love. What we do know is that it brings with it for our health-shared community reduced activity, more time indoors, certainly the cold weather and more community infections. It is the season of parties, overindulgence with food and alcohol but for many it causes seasonal affective disorder and low mood due to shorter and darker days. Health-shared wants to discuss all these topics in fortnightly sprints looking at Treatment options, having confidence in self-care and ownership of that care, when to turn to healthcare for treatment and addressing some of those lifestyle concerns such as smoking cessation and reducing alcohol intake.

Insights from members of the Health-Shared Diabetes community related to Winter.

Winter is full of ups, many festivals both religious and non-religious are during these months and we overindulge. We get invited to parties and our lives are often in flux. This affects us all differently and sets up challenges that we need to adjust to, which adds to the anxieties and concerns when you have a medical condition like diabetes, hear what some of these worries are for our health-shared community.

Whatever your worries, there is someone who has been there before and hearing their story can give you some peace of mind. Overindulgence is part of the human frailty and something we all have battles with, because it brings with it feelings of guilt, annoyance, and sometimes depression. Alcohol is sometimes one of those excesses at this time of year. It is important to understand how much it effects your diabetes and how to manage and treat yourself. The health-shared diabetes community shares with you their stories and you can join the conversation.


What qualities help you overcome the challenges you face (which ones are concerning to you at this time)?

Winter can bring with it a few more trials and tribulations when it comes to diabetes and many of our community often stop to think about these things as winter approaches. Having concerns is not a bad thing at all as it means you can start to find ways to improve the situation, and here our health-shared community share what their top most worries are.

Diabetes is one of those medical conditions that can effect so many of the body’s organs but there are other lifestyle changes that can help reduce the risks that you have just heard about. This fortnight health-shared in the diabetes community is going to concentrate on smoking cessation. We appreciate that stopping smoking is no easy task but understanding what the benefits will be and talking to others who have faced this challenge in our community is a support structure that increases the likelihood of success.

At this time of the year what's the one thing that concerns you most about your Diabetes?

Winter can bring with it a few more trials and tribulations when it comes to diabetes and many of our community often stop to think about these things as winter approaches. Having concerns is not a bad thing at all as it means you can start to find ways to improve the situation, and here our health-shared community share what their top most worries are.

Diabetes is one of those medical conditions that can effect so many of the body’s organs but there are other lifestyle changes that can help reduce the risks that you have just heard about. This fortnight health-shared in the diabetes community is going to concentrate on smoking cessation. We appreciate that stopping smoking is no easy task but understanding what the benefits will be and talking to others who have faced this challenge in our community is a support structure that increases the likelihood of success.


There are days when everything seems gloomy and grey but we still need to find a way to get moving and get on with our day. Sometimes, it is just taking that first step. It is so different on days when we feel fantastic because we have achieved a goal or something just makes us smile.
Being human, means we are never the same from one day to the next. It is alright not to be sure of yourself all of the time. Diabetes is a complex medical conditions and it can be a minefield to negotiate. There are times when your diabetes will give you those highs and lows that you have just heard about and it is okay to seek professional help. We at health-shared want to support your thoughts and decisions and help you feel safe in where you need to turn to next.


When you wake up in the morning and you don't feel great, what's the thing that gets you moving? On the days when you're feeling fantastic, what do you like to do, what really makes you smile?

Many of us struggle to stay motivated in the Winter months. It is hard when the days are short and dark, with miserable weather. It is often mentally and physically difficult to even get started on things you want to do. Our health-shared communities also shared how they face and overcome those challenges.

Having the knowledge is a goldmine of motivation to face your challenges. We all experience the lows both physically and emotionally, and the dark, cold winter weather doesn’t help. Our community members all have different ways to motivate themselves. Join the conversation at Health-shared community and interact with different members in the community. Having confidence in your to selfcare comes from understanding the challenge you face. 


How do you motivate yourself to face the challenges around Winter, living with Diabetes?

It can all be massively overwhelming when you are given a diagnosis that will affect so many aspects of you life. Everything becomes a challenge not only for the person with diabetes but also for our families and friends.

Finding goals and motivation is a big part of managing the challenges. The emotional and physical strength in you, through family and friends, and the diabetic community helps you take ownership of your diabetes journey. At Health-shared we empower you to understand diabetes, with the support of the community.


What challenges do people face in Winter, living with Diabetes?

Jeff uses insulin to manage his diabetes. For more information please visit:  www.diabetes.org.uk

Jeff's Story

It can be difficult to talk about obesity. We hear about someone with experience of obesity and diabetes.

Diabetes And Weight

Dr Jane Gilbert talks us through the concept of putting type 2 diabetes into “remission.”  If you have heard about it and wondered what it means and…

Introducing remission

Getting to grips with just how much carbohydrate there is in everything you eat will really help your blood glucose control. For further information please visit:…

Carb Counting

Having good diabetes control is really important - particularly if you are going into hospital for an operation. If it is out of control your operation is likely…

Diabetes And Operations

Introducing… X-PERT and why you should go!

Introducing X-PERT

Tony and Michelle both live with diabetes, one controls it with diet and one with insulin. For more information please visit:  www.diabetes.org.uk

Tony And Michelle

Exercise & Type 1 diabetes - yes, they can and should go together. So whether it's gardening or a full triathlon, here are some very important dos and don'ts…

Understanding Exercise

In this film we meet a group of people as they cross the finish line at the Hackney Diabetes Centre after a year of working hard to control their type 2 diabetes.…

Remission - The End Game

The process of putting type 2 diabetes is challenging enough.   Trying to do it whilst in lockdown seems to be even more of a challenge for some of our valiant contributors.…

Lockdown Update

Foot care is of the utmost importance whether you have Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes.  Step this way for some crucial advice

Care Of The High Risk Foot

Meet a group of people living with Type 1 diabetes who do sport at a really high level. Discover what’s going on “under the bonnet” when you exercise.…

High level exercise

4 people share their stories about living with type 2 diabetes

So... What Can I Do

Diabetes can damage to the back of your eyes and, left untreated, can cause blindness. It's absolutely crucial to attend eye screenings so that damage can be…

Retinal Screening

The key messages are "Everything in moderation" and "No foods are forbidden"

The Eatwell Guide



            What is diabetic neuropathy?
Diabetic neuropathy
is the damage to the nerves that occur because of diabetes. The nerves are
bundles of fibres in the body that are responsible for communi

Pain (aching, boring, prickling) – often worse during night 

As mentioned above, high blood glucose level leads to the build up of deposits inside the lumen of blood vessels, hence reducing the blood flow in the vessels. When the affected vessels are responsible for supplying sensory neurons (that carries sensory messages, such as temperature detected by the thermoreceptors on skin), the sensory neurons may be damaged due to lack of nutrients and oxygen supply. Therefore, the ability to sense heat and coldness from the skin can be reduced.

Sharing healthcare provider expert information and real life patient experiences.

Winter 2023 Content

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