Health and Wellness PracticesCommunity Engagement and SupportKnowledge Sharing and EducationdiabetesIBSback painknee paindietitian
Embracing Health and Community
In this heartfelt interview, the speaker shares their passion for walking despite experiencing back and knee pain. They discuss the importance of socializing, exercising, and preparing for holidays. The speaker also touches on their struggle with IBS and how dietitians have been instrumental in their healthcare. They offer advice to others in their community on managing diabetes and IBS, emphasizing the control of sugary products, staying active, and the benefits of drinking hot water. The speaker also highlights the value of participating in social clubs, attending online educational meetings, and engaging in activities like photography and IT courses.
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Mainly, I think I always love to walk and although I got my back pain and knee pain, I got it, but I love to walk, that is the main thing and preparing for going on holidays or meeting people and started, I think, socialising and some other things and then also mainly exercises. Okay, and what are the sorts of challenges that are extra significant, oh sorry, I went spring. Are there resolutions you've made with your healthcare that have worked for you in the past? I am suffering from actually they call IBS something I got the and so health care I think it is dietitians are going to I think help me with that one they refer to dietitians. Okay and what would you say to others in your community with diabetes or other health issues like your IBS, to motivate them to take on new resolutions and challenges and how to make that a success? Control on their sugary products and then do activities and join the social clubs and then more exercises, walking is the main thing and drinking a lot of water, that's all I always drink hot water, so I encourage others also to drink hot water all the time. Okay, perfect. And if you take the piece of paper next to you, just have a quick read of the eight behaviours and twelve characteristics. Once you've looked at them, I just want you to choose one or two of them that particularly speaks to you. Which one and what are you doing about it? I am owning with my own health. Yes, so if you not with the paper in front of you, you can put the paper down now and just talk about that. Yeah, I own with my own health and then I keep myself occupied with doing exercises mainly and other activities, socializing and move with the crowds that I always, I mean we have this Harrow Carers, they have hubs on Thursdays. So I always love to take part in those as a member and so doing these things I keep myself occupied. Perfect and what do you feel a or an online community can contribute with during preparation for spring months. Yes online I attend most of the zoom meetings and other things and it's a very educational the BPINS meetings I mean giving diabetic and other instructions and taking part plus we can always resolve our problems, we can ask questions among ourselves, plus I mean other activities like we did the course of photography and IT and those are knowledgeable things.
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