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How Different Types of Activity can Impact Your Glucose Levels in Type 1 Diabetes

6:41

Diabetes and Travel

4:43

Planning for a Pregnancy When Living With Diabetes

4:36

Recognising and Treating a Hypo for People on Insulin for a Relative, Carer or Friend

3:50

Type 1 Diabetes Testimonial From Megan

5:39

Tips for Supporting Good Sleeping Habits

5:43

Mindfulness Exercise

Melissa Easthorpe, Senior Psychological Therapist at NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire, takes us through a simple Progressive Muscle Relaxation exercise to help us relax and let go of tension.

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How Different Types of Activity can Impact Your Glucose Levels in Type 1 Diabetes

6:41

How Different Types of Activity can Impact Your Glucose Levels in Type 1 Diabetes

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In this video, we explain how different sorts of activity and exercise affects your glucose levels. This is important to know if you are living with type 1 diabetes, so that you can adjust your insulin accordingly.

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Diabetes and Travel

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Chloe shares her advice and top tips for travelling when you're living with type 1 diabetes.

Planning for a Pregnancy When Living With Diabetes

4:36

Planning for a Pregnancy When Living With Diabetes

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Emily, one of our Diabetes Specialist Nurses, shares advice to those living with diabetes and planning for pregnancy.

Recognising and Treating a Hypo for People on Insulin for a Relative, Carer or Friend

3:50

Recognising and Treating a Hypo for People on Insulin for a Relative, Carer or Friend

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If a relative, friend or someone you care for has a hypo relating to their diabetes, would you know what to do? This video takes you through the steps of how to look after someone having a hypo.

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Type 1 Diabetes Testimonial From Megan

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Megan tells us her diagnosis story and about her experience of living with type 1 diabetes.

Tips for Supporting Good Sleeping Habits

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Tips for Supporting Good Sleeping Habits

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Getting enough sleep is part of managing your diabetes. In this video, we explore some tips to support good sleeping habits.

Personal Insights of Living With Type 1 Diabetes by Sugarbuddies Members

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Personal Insights of Living With Type 1 Diabetes by Sugarbuddies Members

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Representatives from our local diabetes peer support group, Sugarbuddies, share their perspectives on living with type 1 diabetes.

Glycaemic Index (GI) And Carbohydrate Counting

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Glycaemic Index (GI) And Carbohydrate Counting

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The glycaemic index (GI) tells us whether a food raises blood glucose levels quickly, moderately or slowly. This means it can be useful to help you manage your diabetes. Different carbohydrates are digested and absorbed at different rates, and GI is a ranking of how quickly each carbohydrate-based food and drink makes blood glucose levels rise after eating them.

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Using a Correction Dose

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If your blood glucose is above your target, it is useful to know how much 1unit of fast acting insulin will reduce your blood glucose level. This video shows you how to work out your correction dose (or insulin sensitivity factor - ISF) using the 100 rule.

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How and When to Check for Ketones

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When you have type 1 diabetes it is important to be able to check for ketones at certain times such as when you are unwell or your glucose levels are raised. This is because ketones are a sign that you could be at risk of developing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). DKA is a life threatening condition caused by a lack of insulin in your body and requires urgent medical treatment. This video explains...

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Sick Day Rules

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Advice to follow if you become unwell and have type 1 diabetes

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What Is a Hyper?

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This video explains what a raised glucose level (hyperglycaemia/hyper) is and how to manage it, if you are living with diabetes and take insulin.

How Can I Work Out the Carbohydrate Content of Food?

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How Can I Work Out the Carbohydrate Content of Food?

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To find out the carbohydrate content of different foods, it is necessary to use food labels, reference books or apps, and use weighing scales with a list of carbohydrate reference values.

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Using an Insulin to Carbohydrate Ratio

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This video explains how to work out the dose of fact acting insulin to take with your meals to cover the carbohydrate you are eating using an insulin to carbohydrate ratio. The ratio needed may vary from meal to meal.