Why is blood sugar control so important in Diabetes?

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Why is blood sugar control so important in Diabetes?

Sister Parminder Rihal, Diabetes Specialist Nurse explains why blood sugar control control is so important. She explains that damage is being done to arteries and nerves and other tissues in your organs without you knowing. She talks about possible silent heart attacks, strokes, damage to the nerves of your feet and damage to the kidneys.

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Gestational Diabetes - Continuing Care

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My 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.

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How to plan healthy meals with Diabetes?

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.

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What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

Sister Parminder Rihal, Diabetes Specialist Nurse explains what Diabetic Ketoacidosis is. She explains it is not very common but can happen in people with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes. She describes situations where people might develop this when they're unwell. The condition can make you feel very sick and cause belly pain, cramps in legs and belly.

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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM)

What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), also known simply as type 1 diabetes, is life-long condition affecting the bodies’ ability to control the level of blood sugar.

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Why is blood sugar control so important in Diabetes?

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