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Managing Diabetes in Spring

The speaker discusses their personal approach to managing Type 1 Diabetes with a focus on diet, exercise, and insulin regulation, especially during the transition to spring.

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

Dr Health-Shared Diabetes Official

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)?

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Should I have Hospital or Community treatment with my Diabetic Foot problems?

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Dr Mushtaqur Rahman, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist explains the different settings in which people are looked after with Diabetic Foot problems.

Should I have Hospital or Community treatment with my Diabetic Foot problems?

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Diabetes and Stroke

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Those diagnosed with diabetes are at greater risks of suffering from a stroke (also known as a cerebrovascular accident). The inability to control the blood sugar levels causes damage to

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GASTROPARESIS: DIET INFORMATION

Melissa Adams VanHouten

Dietary recommendations for gastroparesis are designed to minimize symptoms while keeping patients hydrated and nourished. The basic GP diet calls for small, frequent, low-fat, low-fiber, high-protein foods and liquids which are easier to digest. Many diet plans call for a 3-step process, beginning with a liquid-only diet and then progressing to soft-foods (low-residue, low-fat), and eventually, a maintenance diet (which adds just a bit more fat as well as some well-cooked, easy to chew foods).

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Weight management in Diabetes.

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Salma Mehar, Consultant Diabetes Dietician, talks about how important it is to manage your weight as a person with Diabetes. She presents a number of ways forward including groups and Apps. Salma signposts a number of programmes which may be relevant to you.