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Imagine_David started the topic Understanding Health News in the forum News, links and information 2 days, 19 hours ago

From the American website PubMed (Medical Publications) comes a very good article on how to read health news.

“Your first concern should be the research behind the news article. If an article touts a […]

Imagine_David replied to the topic Reached 2 goals today! …. in the forum Food, weight and exercise management 4 days, 8 hours ago

Congratulations red. You must be feeling really please with these results.

Imagine_David started the topic Medicare and You in the forum General Discussion – any topic you like! 1 week, 2 days ago

Does your GP provide you with access to all of the associated health care providers with the Medicare system?

Did you know that you can get 5 Medicare subsidised visits per year to health professionals (not […]

Imagine_David started the topic Pumps don’t lead to diet complacency: study in the forum News, links and information 2 weeks ago

A link to this […]

Imagine_David started the topic Diabetes Revolution in the forum General Discussion – any topic you like! 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Revolution: “a sudden, complete or marked change in something”

What ‘revolution’ would you like to see in the world of diabetes?

Would it be as radical as genetic engineering? Or as simple as the medical […]

Imagine_David replied to the topic Mens Health March Issue in the forum The Men’s Shed 3 weeks, 2 days ago

from the March issue:

“If happiness is to be achieved within a relationship men should be more willing to talk about problems and women could try being a little more generous in the bedroom, according […]

Imagine_David started the topic Mens Health March Issue in the forum The Men’s Shed 3 weeks, 2 days ago

http://www.menshealthservices.com.au/EMALE_120_March_2013.pdf

Australian Mens Health magazine.

You can also subscribe for free by contacting Greg Milan ([email protected])

Imagine_David started the topic Top Three Questions in the forum The Men’s Shed 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Diabetes self management is certainly hard work.

Knowledge is power – the more you know, the more you understand, the chances are that your treatment plan will be effective, and that you will have better long […]

Imagine_David replied to the topic Blood glucose checks for people with type 2 not on insulin in the forum General Discussion – any topic you like! 1 month ago

Hi All,

The only thing I would add is – not to simply follow what you are told, but to find the purpose for you to check your blood glucose levels, and be able to interpret the results.

As diabetes is […]

Imagine_David replied to the topic New in the forum Welcome and Introductions! 1 month ago

Hi Lori,

Have you received any further advice about starting to use a pump?

I was hoping some of the other members of the forum may have posted some advice here for you about pumping.

If you would care […]

Imagine_David replied to the topic Hi. in the forum Welcome and Introductions! 1 month ago

Hi Sean,

This sounds like you are having a big struggle with your diabetes. Might you like to have some individual education and/or counselling with our team? If so, open the […]

Imagine_David replied to the topic Blood glucose checks for people with type 2 not on insulin in the forum General Discussion – any topic you like! 1 month ago

Hi Nigel,

6 years of testing 4 times a day.

That’s a lot of testing for someone who has type 2 diabetes and is not using insulin. Is it correct to assume you test fasting and 2 hours after your meals? One […]

Imagine_David replied to the topic Blood glucose checks for people with type 2 not on insulin in the forum General Discussion – any topic you like! 1 month, 1 week ago

Hi Tony,

Welcome to the forum.

Sounds like hard work testing 8 times a day?

It may not be needed to test this often. Testing as you wake up in the morning, and 2 hours after meals is often all that is […]

Imagine_David replied to the topic Your Heart in the forum The Men’s Shed 1 month, 1 week ago

Do you ask your GP “are my test results on target?”

Do you ask your GP: “If my test results are not on target, whats the plan?”

from the GP Handbook “Diabetes Management in General Practice.

n […]

Imagine_David started the topic Your Heart in the forum The Men’s Shed 1 month, 1 week ago

Interesting youtube clip @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_VsHmoRQKk

Keep in the game – take good care of your heart

Imagine_David replied to the topic Diabetes MEducation. in the forum News, links and information 1 month, 1 week ago

Diamicron (from http://www.medicines.org.au/files/twpglica.pdf )
Commonly used as the first treatment for type 2 diabetes in years gone by, and still used often, it has a very useful place in the […]

Imagine_David started the topic Diabetes MEducation. in the forum News, links and information 1 month, 1 week ago

“The effectiveness of oral antidiabetic drugs in lowering blood glucose to a targeted level decreases in many patients over a period of time. This phenomenon, which may be due to progression of the underlying […]

Imagine_David replied to the topic need someone to talk to in the forum The Men’s Shed 1 month, 1 week ago

Robert, I know we talked about this at the time in a different forum, but here is the answer to your question – for your beneift and also for anubody elese who might want to know:

Follow the […]

Imagine_David started the topic Diabetes Education: Useful? in the forum General Discussion – any topic you like! 1 month, 1 week ago

An older article found in my files today:

A randomized trial comparing intensive and passive education in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Raji A, Gomes H, Beard JO, MacDonald P, Conlin […]

Imagine_David replied to the topic Can I still call myself a newly diagnosed diabetic? in the forum Newly diagnosed 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hi anonymous,

Often people are told by their doctors that they have diabetes, only to put in place the thought process of denial. Not wanting to hear such news, they ‘shut down’ to the diagnosis.

The term […]