We're proud to present Episode 70 of 'not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened', THE podcast packed with unfiltered reflections on all thing’s diabetes !

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This Episode is brought to you in support of diabetes awareness and care by the CDE Online Pharmacy (⁠https://cdeonline.co.za/⁠), the online store of choice for people living with diabetes.

Whether you're living with diabetes, a health professional that facilitates diabetes care, or supporting someone with diabetes, you're in the right place! Join our journey, as we grow together in understanding, insight, and self-awareness to change lives for the better. Our deliberations are always honest, challenging and thought provoking. Nothing is off the table as we meet real people, discuss their real issues and stories, and together discover real answers to many vexing practical issues in diabetes and its care.

“Diabetes care is about the whole person!”

Not everything is type 2 diabetes! Stan and Michael highlight the plight of a young man with ‘pancreatic diabetes’, who was misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes. As a result, he presented at our clinic with 30 kg of weight loss due to the osmotic effects of hyperglycaemia and severe nutrient malabsorption because of the exocrine effects of his pancreatic disease. We also remind listeners of common warning signs of cancer – the earlier you act, the higher your chance of managing this potential health risk.

This week, we are joined by Daniel Sher, an experienced Clinical Psychologist with a professional focus directed toward working with people who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Daniel helps us to understand:

• The role of a clinical psychologist
• Why it is so difficult to qualify as a clinical psychologist
• Psychological barriers in the self-care of diabetes and other chronic health conditions
• The derailing problem of ‘diabetes distress/burnout’
• The lack of funding for psychological care in South Africa and the resulting unmet needs
• The differences between physical and online psychology consultations
• His own lived experience of diabetes from the age of 18 months
• The important role that the late Prof François Bonnici played in his personal life and influence on his professional development
• Clinical supervision for clinical psychologists
• The roles of psychologist beyond one-on-one consultation encounters
• How hope can strengthen people touched by or involved in diabetes care in a proactive manner
• The importance of accurate thinking in diabetes care
• The routes to safety that lead us away from the things that we fear

Advocacy message

Shelly Schutte offers us an important #LanguageMatters-themed message that hope is so much more powerful than fear and shame

Diabetes advocates, Lindie Motsoane and Lyn Sewell share their feedback on the 26th CDE Postgraduate forum in Diabetes Management.

We want to hear from you!

If you have any questions, suggestions, comments or contributions for future episodes, or if you'd like to advertise on this podcast, email us @ ⁠Podcast@CDEDiabetes.co.za⁠

For health professionals working in diabetes

The 6-Module, 23 CPD point CDE Academy Very Low-Calorie Diet Course for Healthcare Professionals can help you assist your clients with excess adiposity and type 2 diabetes to improve their cardiometabolic risk profile, reduce their chronic medication burden, doses and costs and possibly achieve remission of their diabetes. More information and registration @ ⁠https://academy.cdeonline.co.za/vlcd-course/⁠

Learna/University of South Wales offer a one-year, online, part-time, distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes Care. Sign up for a second year to earn an MSc in Diabetes. Gain a competitive edge and enhance your client care! Register @ ⁠https://my.learna.ac.uk/l/diabetes-ambassador-cde