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Virtual event
Diabetes and Kidney Disease
The kidneys play a crucial role in health but can be negatively impacted by poorly controlled diabetes. Dr Joan St John is joined by Professor Ibi Erekosima who is a Consultant Renal Physician with a wealth of knowledge and experience in caring for people living with diabetes and kidney disease.
Diabetes in Children and Young People
In the second event of the season, we will be discussing how diabetes can affect children and young people, with a focus on those of Black, African, and African Caribbean heritage.
I am Black. With diabetes. How can I keep a healthy mind?
In this episode Dr Peter Phiri discusses the link between diabetes and mental health. He also covers things such diabetes distress vs depression, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and how we can form habits to stick to long term change.
Blood glucose monitoring
Are we doing it right? At the right time? With the right focus? What do the numbers mean? And how can we make it a more effective part of diabetes health?
Diabetes and eye care: prevention matters
When and how do the eyes become affected by diabetes? What are the symptoms, the treatments available and what can be done to prevent eye complications from diabetes?
Diabetes: why foot health matters
The five-year mortality and direct costs of care for people with diabetic foot complications are comparable to cancer. This statistic alone should make us stop and think about the way we look after our health, and the importance we place on foot care for people living with diabetes.
Diabetes and pregnancy
700,000 women give birth in England and Wales each year. Up to 5% of these women have a form of diabetes. In this episode of Diabetes Health Matters, Dr Joan St John and her guest discuss the reality behind these statistics and what it means for families that are planning to have or expecting a baby.
Season finale
The five-year mortality and direct costs of care for people with diabetic foot complications are comparable to cancer. This statistic alone should make us stop and think about the way we look after our health, and the importance we place on foot care for people living with diabetes.