Dr Health-shared Officialin HealthShared Diabetes CommunityHow often should I have Foot Checks done if I have Diabetes?Dr Mushtaqur Rahman, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist talks about how often you should have foot checks done as a person with Diabetes. He stresses that having numbness or nerve damage in the feet is a very important to tell your healthcare providers. He explains that if you have any risk factors picked up by the yearly checks then you should be looked after by Podiatrists and potentially have more frequent foot checks done.
Dr Health-shared Officialin HealthShared Diabetes CommunityMy experiences of stigma around having Diabetes.Chris talks movingly about Stigma he has experienced around having Type 1 Diabtes as a young person and later. He tells a story from school where the schools arrangements for him to get his lunch first in the school hall led to painful comments from his class fellows. He also talks about more recent disapproving comments or impressions from people if he's seen to be drinking a can of Coke when his blood sugar is low. Chris explains that knowledge and awareness will improve these situations and draws parallels with his experiences of his parents moving from Wales into London and being 'other' to the norm.
Dr Health-shared Officialin HealthShared Diabetes CommunityTypes of diet available for Diabetes.Donna van Zyl, Specialist Diabetic Dietician talks about diets for people with Diabetes. She explains that you can chose your type of diet depending on your type of Diabetes as well as how long you've had Diabetes. If you are in the early stages of Type 2 Diabetes Donna talks about possibly trying to reverse Diabetes.
Dr Health-shared Officialin HealthShared Diabetes CommunityWhat is a Charcot foot?Dr Mushtaqur Rahman, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, talk about Charcot's foot in people with Diabetes. He describes the foot as a bridge which starts to break down due to a number of causes related to Diabetes.
Dr Health-shared Officialin HealthShared Diabetes CommunityCan I move up and down tiers if I've been to hospital Diabetic Foot MDT?Dr Mushtaqur Rahman, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist talks about the settings where people with Diabetic foot problems are cared for.
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