ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU An Overview

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ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOUAn Overview

• Kris Perkins and Gail Terzi

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FACT
There is no current cure for diabetes and none
envisaged for the foreseeable future Treatment
for the condition is currently limited to dealing
with the symptoms.
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FACT
This condition places demands on staffing
throughout a broad range of hospital, specialist
units and general practitioners due to the
complexities of the problems diabetes can
generate within an individual diabetic.
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FACT
Current government projections signify a
substantial rise in the number of people with
both type one and type two diabetes. An
increase is also being shown in what are termed
pre-diabetes symptom individuals.
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FACT

• Our children are at risk too. Juvenile diabetes
  is on the increase.
• More children are now being diagnosed with
  diabetes which, in most cases, is linked to
  overweight, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, lack
  of exercise, or a combination of all of these.

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FACT
The National Health Service is under an
increasing strain upon its overstretched
resources, Diabetes costs the NHS 10 of its
annual resources. The costs of diabetic
treatment are set to more than double during the
next decade.
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Our Aims

• To raise peoples awareness of the increase in
  Diabetes type 1 and 2
• To educate people on pre-diabetes symptoms for
  type 2 diabetes
• To give advice on how to reduce the risks
• To give Client support
• Lengthen life expectancy, lessen complications
• Give diet and nutrition advice

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Our Strengths

• We offer the following
• Personal experience of diabetes
• Personal experience of diabetic complications
  i.e. loss of eyesight, diabetic neuropathy, etc
• Personal experience of how diabetes can effect
  family, friends and social circles
• Diabetes Awareness Counselling

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Our Strengths

• Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy
• Life Coaching
• NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)
• Mind Mapping
• Nutrition, Advanced Nutrition and Diet Management
• Weight Loss Programming and Psychology

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Clients Expectations
ADVICE
SUPPORT

• Advice
• Support
• Coping strategies
• Easy access to a counsellor

Customer Satisfaction
COPING STRATEGIES
EASY ACCESS TO A COUNSELLOR
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DID YOU KNOW

• That people who are
• OVER-WEIGHT and
• LEAD SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES
• are UNKNOWINGLY
• putting themselves at risk of developing TYPE 2
  DIABETES
• in their future

A DIABETES TIME BOMB!
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DID YOU KNOW

• People with diabetes have a SIGNIFICANTLY
  INCREASED
• risk of
• DEPRESSION

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DID YOU KNOW

• The impact of diabetes on EMOTIONAL and
  PSYCHOLOGICAL wellbeing can be DRAMATIC

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DID YOU KNOW

• Diabetes management requires
• MOTIVATION
• and
• BEHAVIOUR CHANGES

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ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU

• Is a service that aims to provide individuals
  with help and support in dealing with the
  problems diabetes can present.
• We also aim to target people exhibiting symptoms
  of developing, type two diabetes (pre-diabetes).

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ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU

• We are a confidential friendly service when
  things get tough.
• We can help with diabetic depression (diabetic
  blues).
• We can help restore the feel good factor.
• We give support for those dealing with the
  difficulties of diabetes.

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ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU

• We help Clients to decide their diabetes health
  goals and give support to reach those targets.
• Clients will be provided with a blood glucose
  meter, or for type 1 diabetics, a blood
  glucose/Ketone meter.

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ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU

• We will give advice on diet, nutrition and
  lifestyle changes for living with diabetes, and
  to reduce the risk of developing diabetes.
• We can offer Hypnotherapy support to help deal
  with some of the problems.
• We will therefore help the individual but will
  also relieve some of the pressure upon the
  National Health Service.

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Diabetes Risk Factors

• Obesity is a major causal factor for developing
  diabetes.
• Living a sedentary lifestyle without sufficient
  exercise is seriously damaging to health and can
  lead to obesity.
• Eating a poor diet is a major contributor to
  diabetes.

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Diabetes Risk Factors

• FAMILY HISTORY - Unfortunately, you cannot do
  much about your genetic history, but you can be
  aware and be ready to take action.
• AGEING - As the population ages, diabetes rates
  are soaring. The fact is, the older we are, the
  greater the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
  is.

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Diabetes Risk Factors

• High blood pressure and high cholesterol. Both of
  these factors are risks for diabetes.
• Gestational diabetes is a major risk for pregnant
  women.

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ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOUAADAY

• Consulting with AADAY gives you
• Active management
• Ability to cope
• Diet and nutrition
• Advice and support
• You in control of your diabetes