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Ever noticed how diabetes conversations often center on numbers, but not the people behind them? Access, stigma, mental load—these shape outcomes too. It’s time we shift the dialogue. #DiabetesCare #BeyondTheNumbers – at Harare, Zimbabwe
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You shouldn’t have to dress up like a construction worker to ride a bike in a city.
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"To me, managing chronic disease well is founded on three basic principles: self- management, peer support, and access to trained professionals.
We do not spend enough time and effort on the first two"
Via @bmj_latest 2021
Link:
bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n989
And a reminder of work from @NHSDiabetesProg around #PeerSupport in #T1D @BT1DUK @DiabetesUK
england.nhs.uk/wp-content/up…
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Eli Lilly, the maker of my 30-year old insulin, is one of the most profitable companies in the world.
They sell insulin to diabetics like me who must buy or die in a country where prices of life-saving drugs aren’t regulated.
Nationalize @EliLillyandCo and make insulin free.
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The impact of #peersupport can never be overstated🫂🤝
Below is an image of mentimeter comments from people who are part of #poddingpeersupport
My favourite word has to be ‘normalising’
#diabeteschat #gbdoc
ALT Picture of mentimeter results which show key words and phrases from people who are part of Podding Peer Support.
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Our friends at @BT1DUK have launched a new film, 'What a Cure Feels Like'.
This film features real people affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D), shining a light on the relentless challenges of the condition and the hope for a cure.
#BreakthroughT1DUK #WhatACureFeelsLike #T1D
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✏️Are you newly diagnosed with #Type1Diabetes? Here's a special Poem written by Ashleigh and her daughter Cody-Ella✏️
At #DigiBete we are thrilled to share this inspiring poem by Ashleigh and her daughter Cody-Ella! They wrote this poem to help spread positivity and raise awareness about #Type1diabetes.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we did and if you’re seeking additional support, be sure to check out 🔗digibete.org.
Thank you to Ashleigh and Cody-Ella for sharing this with us 💙
#t1dlookslikeme #CommunityLed #ClinicallyApproved #dedoc #t1d
ALT The image is a note pad with colouring pencils drawn around the side and the writing is a poem called type 1 diabetes. The poem reads: "There's more to diabetes than what the eye can see. It's more than counting carbs in what you're having for tea. It's hard work every day. It's a life long illness it won't ever go away. Diabetes is my super power Diabetes won't make me cower. Diabetes has helped me become brave you should know the symptoms, so hopefully one of you I can save. If your exhausted weak and thirsty, go to the doctors so you can catch it early. If you need a wee more than usual, get a test done time is valuable. It's scary at first and I was sad. Then I realised it's not that bad. It's a little needle to help me stay safe. The nurses are amazing. They give me complete faith. I've been shown love by so many of you. I appreciate everything all of you do. My poem has now come to an end. I hope this is a positive message I can send." Written by Ashleigh and Cody-Ella
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Walking is one of the most underrated exercises there is. Walk to process emotions, before making a decision, and to lower anxiety.
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If you live or work in #Bridgwater and care about making the town safer for walking and cycling, @bwcyclecampaign would like to hear from you: somersetlive.co.uk/news/some… #LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #CelebrationMile #townsfund @BridgwaterTD
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About to join the #FuneralforNature with @MeganMcCubbin . Biodiversity collapse is accelerating worldwide , but there is an alternative . If the political will existed we could restore nature at landscape scale . We MUST #RestoreNatureNow
ALT Megan McCubbin and Chris Packham
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They started with smoking because most people don’t like smoking…
But now you’ve accepted more nanny state, how will you feel when it’s alcohol? Or driving? Or meat? Or sugar? Or casual sex? Or flying? Or gas central heating? Or anything you do like?
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"What gets tested gets taught"? Maybe, but it gets taught *badly* because the point is to raise scores rather than to promote thinking. And from a student's point of view, learning in order to do well on a test is a qualitatively different mindset from learning for its own sake.
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The inflection point in my career that transitioned me from traditional hospital medicine to lifestyle medicine occurred when I witnessed a patient, on the brink of death and nearing a liver transplant due to severe fatty liver causing liver failure, completely heal by simply eliminating carbohydrates and fasting. She took this path out of desperation after I suggested it to her.
After that point, I could no longer practice traditional medicine with good conscience, and within 2 years, I had left the system. Now, fixing chronic diseases is just an average day for me. When you eliminate the root of the problem, the disease eventually vanishes. Changing your food will change your life.
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If a child skipped schl or “engaged in the mental truancy of mind-wandering, & [developed a] revulsion agst the subject, he was held to be at fault. No question was raised as to whether the trouble might lie in the subject-matter or the way in which it was offered.”
- Dewey, 1938
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Proper consultation is vital. But let's not get hysterical - LTNs can and should play a role in reducing our reliance on motor vehicles. buff.ly/4ammjHB #activetravel #Space4Cycling #drivelesscyclemore #climatechange #LTNs #democracy
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This conference was the 1st time I’d EVER felt completely surrounded by people who are interested in making a difference in the lives of people with #T1D
Not by selling more drugs, but by advocating changes that are possible for everyone!
@lowcarbusa
#Hope #insulonoptimosation
“If you're the person with type 1 diabetes, & you're desperate, you will be willing to try anything. I honestly think that as a health care practitioner, it is not up to you to decide that this is too difficult. It's up to you to help someone do this safely.” —@suzeschneider