I'm really glad that there is a big push in mental health awareness now. Especially when it comes to chronic conditions like diabetes. Dealing with a relentless demands of mimicking a working pancreas every day is hard work. As healthcare professionals, we are trained to analyse numbers in a patient. Improvement in numbers equates to… Continue reading Dear Healthcare Professionals – Listen Listen Listen
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What can we learn from Pete Evans?
Pete Evans certainly knows how to make a name for himself. From being a celebrity chef to an advocate of the Paleo diet, controversy follows him every step of the way. While the nutrition community moans and groans when another celebrity endorses a fad diet, there is something different with this situation. Many posts from his Facebook group have… Continue reading What can we learn from Pete Evans?
Upcoming BMJ Series – What Your Patient Is Thinking
For a long time now, we as patients with chronic conditions, have been crying out for doctors to listen to us. We want to tell them to get their heads out of their books and to see us as a person before our medical condition. We want them to treat us with respect, dignity and as… Continue reading Upcoming BMJ Series – What Your Patient Is Thinking
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