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Welcome to Episode 44 of 'not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened'!

Catch us on our top streaming platforms, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts and now the LiSTN Audio App!

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 meet real people, discuss their real issues and stories, and together discover real answers to many vexing practical issues in diabetes and its care.

We start the show discussing our presence on a new premium South African Audio Aggregator App - LiSTN Audio App is free to download and use on iOS and Android, and no sign-up or sign-in is required. This means that anyone can access it anytime. Long-time and new listeners get an exceptional, personalised experience – check it out and support an App that supports diabetes care and education !

In our weekly SA Diabetes Advocacy message, Kirsten discusses the third of five important Diabetes Advocacy Projects they will focus on in 2024, their Counselling Social Worker Support Project.

Stan then reviews the current common problem of gout, especially in poorer communities, some less understood drivers and he cautions on some treatments for the condition.

Michael introduces the potential problems of ‘normalcy bias’, ‘optimism bias’ and denial in diabetes self-care, with reference to Col Jeff Cooper’s colour coded levels of awareness in avoiding dangerous situations. We learn that a state of relaxed awareness is the sweet spot for our health and safety.

Our studio guest for this week is Mark Savary (MSc Genetics, UKZN), and multi awarded marketing executive, diabetes advocate, patient support programme & product launch specialist. With 20 years of professional experience in diabetes, Mark shares:

• His early career in diabetes and why he developed his passion for the condition
• His realisation of the gap between diabetes care expectations and the self-care choices of people with diabetes
• Essential skills in reaching people with diabetes and the biggest barriers
• The biggest changes in the evolving pharma sector – people with diabetes are now central
• His own personal experience with diabetes since his diagnosis in 2015, and the painful but useful lessons learned
• The positive experience he had with his diabetes doctor once he returned from denial
• The power of continuous glucose monitoring in helping him to understand the interactions between his diabetes and his self-care.
• His advocacy journey and the fulfilment of his desire to ‘give back’ to the diabetes community
• His wise and well-informed ‘take-home’ messages

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 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://my.learna.ac.uk/l/diabetes-ambassador-cde