Weight management in Diabetes.

Salma Mehar, Consultant Diabetes Dietician, talks about how important it is to engage with Healthcare providers to learn how to manage your Diabetes and blood glucose. She also talks about the importance of weight management in preventing complications in people with Diabetes. She talks about various sources of information available from face to face to online.

Abdul Rais talks about specific cultural issues which may make living with Diabetes a challenge. He advocates education as a way to overcome these issues.

Chris talks about empowerment through knowledge as related to Diabetes. He shares how he was 'hypo unaware' for a few years. He also talks about working in a variety of settings, taking control of his Diabetes by using his knowledge and organisation skills. This included being Cabin Crew on aircraft at the age of 61!

Chris explains that for him, the key word is balance. This was the title of Diabetes UK's magazine! He talks about how it's all about balance between carbohydrates intake and insulin and exercise. He explains that you have to be regular with things with Diabetes. Chris talks about the DAFNE programme making things significantly better in terms of everyday life. Lastly he talks about eating and how he deals with food generally.

Salma Mehar, Consultant Diabetes Dietician, says that meal planning has to be practical. She also talks about how meal planning needs to be sensitive to cultural issues, religious beliefs and also cost. Salma talks about how diet can be challenging for some ethnic groups but that there are many meal plans available for people on online resources. She then talks about portion control especially when eating out and at festivals and controlling the amount of Carbohydrate you eat.

This is Donna Van Zyl, a Registered Dietitian at Nutritional Solutions, discussing sustainable weight loss for overall health.