Who owns your diabetes?
Diabetes Health Matters with Dr Joan St John
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Who owns your diabetes?
This session is designed to help you take control of your diabetes management and understand your role in improving your health outcomes.
Living with diabetes involves more than just managing symptoms; it’s about owning your journey. This event explores key questions like:
- What does it mean to take ownership of your diabetes?
- How can you actively participate in your care?
- How can healthcare professionals empower people living with diabetes to take ownership of their diabetes?
Dr Joan St John is joined by Tonye Oburoh, Diabetes Specialist Pharmacist and CEO and Founder of Diabetes Consults. Our expert speaker discusses practical strategies for staying informed, making decisions that align with your personal health goals, and navigating the healthcare system to ensure your needs are met.
Understanding and owning your diabetes means staying engaged, making healthy lifestyle choices, and utilising support systems that resonate with your cultural background and values.
Disclaimer: Eli Lilly and Company has provided sponsorship to Diabetes Africa to support the costs of running ‘Diabetes Health Matters’. Eli Lilly and Company has not had any input into the programme content for this event series or selection of speakers.
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Dr Joan St John
GPwER Diabetes, Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, UK
Dr Joan St John is a General Practitioner (GP) with special interest in diabetes, and is currently working as GP Clinical lead in Diabetes for an area of North-West London, UK. She also works as part of the multi-disciplinary award-winning Brent Integrated Diabetes Service. Summary
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With ‘Diabetes Health Matters’, Dr Joan St John shares her lifetime experience caring for people from many different backgrounds and origins to tackle the hottest topics encountered through her practice. Dr St John brings together people with lived experience, healthcare professionals and other experts for a series of meetings focused particularly on African and Caribbean health. But the information you will hear about is universal and can be used by anyone.
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