Welcome to Episode 22 of 'not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened'!
Now with listeners in 19 countries, this Episode is brought to you by the CDE Online Pharmacy (https://cdeonline.co.za/), the online store of choice for people living with diabetes.
If you're living with diabetes or a health professional that facilitates diabetes care, you're in the right place!
Join us on our journey, as we grow together in understanding, insight, and self-awareness to change lives for the better. Our deliberations will always be honest, challenging and thought provoking. Nothing is off the table as we discuss real people, their real issues and stories, and together discover real answers to many vexing practical issues in diabetes and its care.
Stan and Michael reflect on an analogy between rare ‘snow’ days in Johannesburg and preparing for a ‘season’ of diabetes self-care, rather than ‘outlier’ events, which in the CDE care context, are best handled with a 24-hour ‘Hotline’ service provided by their diabetes care team. Also, on loneliness as a risk factor for worse health outcomes, and how this can possibly be ameliorated by one of the 25 Cs of diabetes care, ‘Continuity’ – where health professionals make a ‘connection’ with their clients.
Biokineticist Megan Grobler joins us as our studio guest this week. We chat about:
Megan’s diagnosis with type 1 diabetes
Her profession of biokinetics, a uniquely South African approach to final phase rehabilitation using physical activity and exercise as a prescribed therapy, and the role of this profession within the wider diabetes team
Megan’s personal and professional journey and experience with pregnancy – the roles of early preparation, continuous glucose monitoring, team care and mental health in pregnancy with diabetes
Feeling ‘uplifted’ after specialist diabetes team care consultations, and ‘shifting’ to another practitioner if not
Motivational techniques in encouraging physical activity in people with diabetes
Guidance for ‘nourishing’ physical activity before and during pregnancy
Megan’s experience of diabetes since her diagnosis and lessons learned – “don’t be so hard on yourself”, “I can handle this”, “lean into others for support”
The inspiring resilience that people with diabetes manage to find in addition to managing the cycles of life.
In our next Community Advocacy Message, Kirsten de Klerk from SA Diabetes Advocacy reminds listeners of their free 4-week online Advocacy Training Course. We recommend it!
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For health professionals working in diabetes
The CDE Academy Foundation Course in Diabetes Care for Health Professionals is a real-world-applicable online learning experience at one’s own pace. Access it 24/7/365 & earn 30 CPD points: https://academy.cdeonline.co.za/
Learna/University of South Wales offer a one-year, online, part-time, distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes Care. Sign up for a second year to earn an MSc in Diabetes. Gain a competitive edge and enhance your client care! Register for the annual September intake: https://www.diploma-msc.com/p/diploma-in-diabetes
