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Its All About Balance: Exercise Tips from Guest Blogger John Hurley – Personal Fitness Trainer

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April 8, 2013

The very word ‘exercise’ can put people off, they immediately think of lots of effort, sweat, weights and public gyms. For the benefit of this blog I will refer to it as movement. So if we think of this in terms of, if I need to get fit, all I need...
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Invitation: Online diabetes self management research study for Type 2 Diabetes from NUI Galway

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March 17, 2013

Diabetes Insight is delighted to facilitate an online research study from NUI Galway looking at self management in Type 2 Diabetes. This research study will examine the usefulness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in improving self management of Type 2 Diabetes. What is YourDiabetesManagment.net about? YourDiabetesManagement.net is the online face of a diabetes self-management research study. This 2-week programme...
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Invitation to participate in an on-line research study on female sexuality

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November 9, 2012

All women in the 18 years to 69 years bracket are invited to participate in a research study examining female sexuality being undertaken by Aileen Burton a nurse working in University College Cork. Aileen is particularly interested in hearing from women with a diagnosis of diabetes but also women who...
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Skin Conditions in Diabetes: The Link Between Psoriasis & Diabetes

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October 19, 2012

A recent review published in the Archives of Dermatology from more than two dozen studies world wide, linked people suffering from severe psoriasis with a 46% increased risk of developing diabetes. It is believed that chronic inflammation that comes with psoriasis maybe linked with an increase in developing diabetes, as...
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Get Your Flu & Pneumo Jabs!!!

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October 18, 2012

Its that time of year again when I start pestering all those that attend the practice with the same question ‘Did you get your flu injections this year?’ I am impressed with the amount of people who have had the flu injection but not surprised with the lack of awareness...
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The Power of HbA1c

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May 31, 2012

For anyone with diabetes, the HbA1c test is the one test that really gives an insight as to how their diabetes is being managed. For me as a health care professional, I find the HbA1c a particularly motivating tool in my practice. It opens up a discussion as to how...
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Self Management of Diabetes: A Health Care Professionals Reflection

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April 13, 2012

We have all heard of the term ‘self management’ but what does it really mean? Is it just a fancy term devised by a health care professional to throw yet more responsibility on the person with diabetes or does it actually mean what it says? That a person with diabetes...
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Living Well with Diabetes: Free Seminar, Saturday 21st April, 2pm-5pm

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April 12, 2012

Touchstone Diabetes Awareness event with Operation Transformation’s Karl Henry will show that life with Diabetes can still be sweet Touchstone Practice Diabetes is holding a free seminar and exhibition on “Living Well with Diabetes” at their Primary Care Centre in Blackrock, Cork (near Mahon Point) on the afternoon of Saturday...
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What Are Carbohydrates?

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March 5, 2012

What are carbohydrates? A simple question but it never fails to amaze me how many people sit before me in my practice and do not know the answer to this question. I don’t think that this is the fault of the individual, but of health care professionals, for automatically presuming...
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Why Bother with Diabetes Insight?

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February 18, 2012

“So why bother with Diabetes Insight?”……..” What’s so special about it compared to other services?”………” I am already attending a service, I have enough of nurses and doctors in my life to deal with!”……….” What is the point of it, what can it do for me?”……….” Its a private service,...
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