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https://health-shared.com/stories/will-i-get-diabetes-after-i-had-gestational-diabetes-when-i-was-0543. This video clarifies the question whether a woman is likely to develop fully fledged diabetes after the birth if she had gestational diabetes. Assurance is given that HbA1C will be tested 3 months after the birth and and another one a year later. Advice is given to continue with the recommended diet for life. Informative and assuring video.
https://health-shared.com/stories/why-do-some-women-develop-gestational-diabetes-0229. Gestational diabetes and the reasons for it are explained in this video. Two main reasons mentioned by Dr Rahman are being overweight and placenta producing hormones during pregnancy that could lead to gestational diabetes. A distinction is drawn between gestational diabetes and women being diagnosed with diabetes otherwise. Very informative short video!
https://health-shared.com/stories/my-treatment-for-my-type-1-diabetes-0165. A great overview by Steve on insulin injections to CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring) device. Steve quite rightly emphasises the importance of staying in contact with the healthcare professionals for diabetes education and new additions to Type 1 monitoring.
https://health-shared.com/stories/my-relationship-with-my-type-1-diabetes-0669. Another excellent video by Steve where he talks about going through different stages of his life living with Type 1 diabetes. I think his main messages are to treat it as a part of your life and not to be too hard on yourself when the blood glucose levels are not ideal. He mentions that sometimes there is a valid explanation for too high a blood glucose level but not always. He suggests looking at diabetes in a wider sense of life rather than focusing on it 24/7. His message is 'accept it as a part of your life, do what you can to keep it under control but above all, get on with your life. A very informative video indeed!
https://health-shared.com/stories/medicines-to-prevent-kidney-damage-in-diabetes-0887. The first thing that is highlighted in this video is that ethnicity plays a big role in terms of diet, medication and lifestyle in controlling kidney damage in people with diabetes. Among many other benefits of SGLT-2s, they also support heart and kidneys and can delay the progression of someone having to go on dialysis.
https://health-shared.com/stories/is-type-1-diabetes-represented-accurately-in-society-0254. I guess with 90% of people with diabetes being Type 2, it is inevitable that most of the publicity and awareness would be focused on Type 2. Also, type 1 patients being solely dependent on insulin, tend to just get on with it. There are quite a few famous sports personalities with Type 1 that could perhaps try and highlight this condition a bit more.