Your Diabetes Seem Like a Puzzle? Your Team at the Diabetes - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Your Team at the Diabetes Centre can help!

Does Managing Your Diabetes Seem Like a Puzzle?

Your Diabetes Management Team!

You Nu Nurses Dietit etitia ians Soc

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ial Worker er Pharma macist ist Chiropodist

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Endoc docrinolo inologist ist

Do You Know Your ‘s

Dietitians can help you…..

• Mana

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thy y diet et.

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ar contr ntrol!

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f you u need to watch ch your ur pot

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assium, sium, we can n help!

• If you are thinking about eating a plant based diet…let’s talk!

A Social Worker can help you with …..

• Medica

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ms)

• Financial

ancial Issue ues

• Disabili

bility ty Tax Credit it App pplica cation(T tion(Typ ype e 1 Diabet etes) es)

• Assistance

stance with applica cations/ tions/pap paper erwor

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k when n you u are strugg uggli ling ng finan anciall ally y and need to acc ccess ss income

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• Counse

unseling ing for r diabet etes s distres ress, s, depression, sion, anxi xiety ety, , copin ping g with chr hronic

• nic illness

s et etc. .

Our nurses can help you to…..

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Understand stand what diabet betes s is and how w to manage age your ur blood

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How to take e insuli lin. n.

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Understand stand how insul ulin in works ks and adjusti sting ng your ur insuli lin. n.

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Understand stand your ur diabet betes s me medications. ations.

• Select

ct and use the best met eter r for r you. u.

• Mana

nage ge during ing illness.

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u know what to do when you u are e sick? k?

• Prepare

pare for r travelli ling. ng.

• Use an insuli

lin n pump.

A Chiropodist Can…..

• Assess your general foot health
• Blood flow
• Nerve condition (presence of neuropathy)
• Skin and nail condition
• Recommend orthotics and footwear to relieve foot

pain

• Manage the swelling of your lower limbs
• Provide medical foot care for high risk patients (as

determined by the foot specialist)

• Treat calluses, corns
• Provide diabetic nail care
• Treat fungal nails
• Provide diabetic wound consultation and care

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We are re all Diabetes es Educators s and we we can help you fi fit all the pieces es toget ethe her!

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