Are you struggling with your mental health? – by Bec Mills

Living with diabetes can be a challenging and stressful experience. From monitoring blood sugar levels to managing medications and making lifestyle changes, diabetes management requires constant attention and effort. However, the emotional toll of diabetes is often overlooked, and many people with diabetes experience feelings of distress and burnout. Diabetes distress is a term used…

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Let’s talk about Burnt Out

Lynne has recently come across a post written by Dr Ian Hickie regarding preventing burnt out. We think it may be a good read for most of us living in this stressful world. Click the link below Strategies to prevent burnt out

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Happy Gut, Happy Life By Celia Innerarity, APD

I remember in university as a dietetics student it was so awkward for me to ask people about their bowel habits. What do you mean we have to talk about poo?! Well, did that change very quickly! Fast forward to clinic and here I am talking about poo almost every day. You would be surprised…

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Healthy Living on a Budget (Toowoomba)

Just wanna share a quick snapshot of our recent Healthy Living on a Budget program that was facilitated by our Dietitian Celia Innerarity (APD). If you missed out on our last program, we will have our next program in Booval (starting soon) and then another one in Warwick early next year. If you are interested,…

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National Diabetes Week 2021

Today is the first day of the National Diabetes Week 2021. The topic for this year is “Heads Up” which focuses on the mental and emotional health of people living with diabetes, including discussing diabetes stigma. We at AH Diabetes want to give a huge shout out to our patients. We love you, we salute you and…

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Snack wise – series 3

After all the rain we got in Ipswich, I was doing some gardening and mowing the grass today. As I was mowing, I thought what should I have for morning tea? Coffee and cake just came to my mind. So just wanting to share, how much mowing I need to do to burn off those…

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