Description

Welcome to Episode 33 of 'not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened'!

We apologise for poor sound quality in some places

This Episode is brought to you in support of diabetes awareness and care 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 our journey, as we grow together in understanding, insight, and self-awareness to change lives for the better. Our deliberations are always 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 start the show by discussing common skin conditions that occur in the context of diabetes or ‘pre-diabetes’, which may warn of potential harms brewing below the skin – two examples include eruptive xanthomas and acanthosis nigricans. We also highlight a recent article which again reminds us about common misconceptions around when type 1 is usually diagnosed and who is most at risk of misdiagnosis. In the information reviewed, up to 62% of cases of type 1 diabetes were diagnosed after the age of twenty years and 37% after the age of 30 years.

Joining us in our virtual studio this week is Elné Visagie, a Counselling Psychologist, Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Pretoria.

Elné shares

• The reasons behind her professional passion for diabetes
• Insights into her current PhD research topic – cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to improve self-management in type 2 diabetes
• Insights driving CBT - the complex interactions between emotions, thoughts, and behaviours and how this triad can be further modified by values, attitudes and beliefs and past experiences
• News of the development of new CBT guidelines for type 2 diabetes from her research
• The gauging of ‘readiness to change’, and who generally will benefit from CBT and who may be an inappropriate candidate
• Practical examples of the CBT approach and process
• The importance of a client-centred collaborative approach and the development of trust and rapport
• The value of self-compassion and mindfulness in the facilitation of behaviour change
• Her thoughts on empowering non-psychologists with the core skills of CBT

In our next Community Advocacy Message, we remind listeners about the upcoming Diabetes Summit for 2023. Find our more and register here: https://lcp.live/registration-2023-diabetes-summit/

Please participate in our listener polls and questions below!

We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, suggestions, comments or contributions for future episodes, or if you'd like to advertise on this podcast, email us @ Podcast@CDEDiabetes.co.za

For health professionals working in diabetes

The CDE Postgraduate Forum in Diabetes Management is a state-of-the-art interactive weekend learning event for health professionals interested in the management of diabetes. Register for our 25th Annual Forum at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton (27-29 October 2023) @ https://www.cdediabetes.org/index.php/for-healthcare-professionals/annual-forum

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 @ ⁠https://www.diploma-msc.com/p/diploma-in-diabetes⁠