Exercising with type 1 diabetes
The effort starts well before exercise begins and continues beyond each session into the night!
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Type 1 diabetes and older people: considerations for managing a complex disease in a changing environment
Older age is a vital life stage. Most older people are independent and self-caring but some depend on varying degrees of support, especially older...
Travelling with type 1 diabetes
Standing in line I suddenly feel this sense of dread, that feeling that my blood glucose level (BGL) is dropping and quickly. Is my BGL dropping? Is...
Disordered Eating in Diabetes: Issues for Clinical Practice
Disordered eating and eating disorders are serious co-occurring issues in individuals with both type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). This article...
Low Carbohydrate Eating for People with Diabetes
During the 2018 Australasian Diabetes Congress, Diabetes Australia released a
Case study: Regaining motivation and wellbeing through technology
Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia is the occurrence of neuroglycopaenia without any preceding warning signs from the autonomic nervous system....
Chronic Kidney Disease: The link with diabetes
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in the Australian population. People with CKD have a 2 to 3-fold...
Technology Use in the Management of Diabetes
The use of technology in the management of diabetes is becoming increasingly more common. No other medical condition lends itself to the use of...
The impact of oral health in diabetes management- Are you addressing oral health in your clinical practice?
Community health centres often have co-located services that include oral health programs, allied health and general medical practices. Yet these...
Behind closed doors – A brief review of research investigating health professional communication in diabetes care
Communication is the central act in diabetes care. Face to face conversations between people with diabetes and their health professionals (HPs) remain...