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Free virtual tech event
Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF)
are hosting a free virtual event on
Tuesday 12 November from 19.00
- 20.30pm dedicated to discussing
how those with Type 1 diabetes can
advocate for themselves.
The virtual event will explore
different ways that those with
Type 1 diabetes can ensure their
voice is heard and their needs are
met, whether in the workplace,
when traveling, or while navigating
healthcare.
The event will include personal
stories from the T1D community,
expert advice, and detail practical
resources to help those with Type
1 diabetes confidently advocate for
their needs. There will also be a
variety of T1D technology companies
sharing information on the range of
devices and technologies available to
help manage T1D.
Suited for both the newly
diagnosed and those who have been
living with T1D for years, this virtual
event is designed to provide valuable
insights, support, and inspiration.
To find out more, and to register,
CLICK HERE.
GPs 'lifestyle medicine'
"Healthy doctors make healthy
patients", stated Dr Callum Leese
from Aberfeldy Medical Practice,
Aberfeldy - who is also a lecturer
at the University of Dundee for the
Scottish Clinical Research Excellence
Development Scheme (SCREDS)
- during a workshop at the Royal
College of General Practitioners
(RCGP) annual meeting, aimed to
encourage GPs to embed lifestyle
medicine into primary care through
collaborative action.
Dr Leese discussed the benefits
of lifestyle medicine services
in addressing lifestyle-related
diseases, reducing their contribution
towards the prevalence of chronic
conditions, and helping prevent
premature mortality.
Leese is leading a project to
make Aberfeldy the healthiest town
in Scotland by promoting physical
activities, and a recent food festival
to encourage healthy cooking and
eating. "There's loads of things
that can be done to try and inspire
change," he said. "The research is
fairly unequivocal in that healthy
doctors make healthy patients," Leese
asserted. "The most important thing
we can do is target our doctors and
our nurses and make them advocates
for what we want to see with our
patients."
Leese also stressed the importance
of short but effective discussions
between GPs and patients and gave
examples of online resources to
recommend to patients, such as
Moving Medicine, which aims to help
healthcare professionals integrate
physical activity into routine clinical
conversations, or the RCGP toolkit
(the Physical Activity Hub). "
Leese also cited the PCN Lifestyle
Clinics, originating from the
Leamington Primary Care Network
(PCN), as an example of successful
lifestyle medicine integration to
help address the needs of people
living with chronic conditions.
These weekly group-based sessions
are run by a GP, a health and
wellbeing coach, a dietitian, and a
psychiatrist. Together, they cover
four aspects of lifestyle and health
comprising individual challenges,
how community influences behaviour
and vice versa, food and nutrition,
and physical activity for health
and wellbeing.
Who cares if you're not Fred Astaire?
Keep your family healthy by moving
together, one step at a time.
Everybody
dance now.
Support your friends and family in keeping
active and help improve their symptoms.
Speak to a healthcare professional about how
increasing your movement can help with your symptoms.
Join the
moving
movement.
Even if you start slow, you're still
lapping everyone on the sofa.