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Does A Low Carb Diet Increase Insulin Resistance In Type 1 Diabetes? And Does It Matter?
Many people think that following a low carbohydrate diet means that they increase insulin sensitivity because they are using less insulin. In this episode we debunk that myth and explore the science behind why this...
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ELSA is a Type 1 Diabetes screening programme for children aged 3-13 years in the UK
What is the ELSA study?
The ELSA Study is the largest type 1 diabetes screening programme for children aged 3-13 years in the UK. Children can have a simple finger stick blood test to find out their risk of developing...
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Traveling with Type 1 Diabetes
Julie Kiefer, the founder of the Diabetic Travel Network, shares her top tips for traveling with traveling with Type 1 Diabetes.For more information and top tips about how to travel, live and work overseas with Type 1...
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Charlie Does the Marathon De Sable
Charlotte Hurst is living with Type 1 DIabetes and is going to run the Marathon De Sable 250km across the Sahara Desert (unsupported) to prove that ordinary people living with Type 1 Diabetes can do extra ordinary...
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3 Strategies To Improve Your Insulin Sensitivity
3 strategies that you can use to improve your insulin sensitivity, without restricting carbohydrates.
Improving your sensitivity to insulin will geive you more freedom from your Diabetes, it might mean fewer drugs,...
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Is Your Insulin Sensitivity More Important Than your HbA1c?
New evidence is showing us that your insulin sensitivity may be at least as important as your HbA1c. In this episode we look at the evidence and how you can measure your sensitivity to insulin.In the next episode we...
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Your Guide to Retinopathy & Maculopathy
In this episode Paul Coker talks to Dr Becky Thomas, a senior research officer at Swansea University School of Medicine about what retinopathy is and how and why it is different from maculopathy. There is also some...
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Getting the Most From Your Freestyle Libre or Continuous Glucose Meter
In this first episode Paul Coker interviews Dr Emma Wilmot, Professor Pratik Choudhary and Professor Partha Kar OBE about how using Freestyle Libre and Continuous Glucose Meters can improve your quality of life. We...
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