RACH Diabetic Clinic Newsletter No. 24
Spring 2011
Welcome to our Spring newsletter.
Hopefully you had fun in all the
snow over Christmas and are
looking forward to spring.
Diabetes UK Events
Now is the time to get your applications in for
the Children’s Support Holidays The Scottish
one is at Aviemore from July 16 for a week.
The holidays are great fun and gives the
children
the
opportunity to learn
about their diabetes and
have fun in a safe
environment.
There is also a Family
Support Weekend in
Inverness in November. The weekend is aimed
at the whole family – parents, children with
diabetes and brothers and sisters.
More details on both these are available directly
from Diabetes UK. www.diabetes.org.uk or
telephone 0207424 1000.
Going on Holiday
This is the time of year you start planning your
summer and October holidays. Remember to
ask for a travel letter in plenty time if you are to
be flying. Either ask at clinic or contact Linda –
Dr Mayo’s secretary on the number at the end
of the newsletter.
If you are flying it is really important to carry
all your equipment in your hand luggage. It is
always a good idea to have double supplies and
for two different people to carry it. If this is the
first time you’ve gone on holiday with diabetes
discuss it with someone at your clinic
appointment or contact the diabetes nurses.
DUPS date for your diary.
Meetings of the parent support group for the
early part of 2011 will be on the following dates
Mon 25th April, Wed 15th Jun, Thur 25th
Aug, Wed 5th Oct.
Meetings are held in the children’s Hospital and
more details can be had by contacting Tanya on
[email protected]
Are You Xpert?
One of the meter companies has released a new
meter called Xpert. It helps calculate insulin
doses and correction doses for people on basal
bolus regimens. You can preset your personal
insulin:carbohydrate ratios and correction
ratios. Then you do a blood glucose test and tell
the meter how much carbohydrate you are about
to eat. The meter then suggests the amount of
insulin to give as a bolus. The meter is only
useful if you are on a basal bolus regimen, are
accurately counting your carbohydrates and are
testing your blood glucose levels very regularly.
If you would like to try this meter get in touch
with Colin or Isla.
Does sauce on the side matter?
We are often asked if it is ok to continue to
have ketchup, mayo, brown sauce etc once you
have diabetes. The advice is very little different
for people with or without diabetes. Sauces add
a lot of calories, carbohydrate
(usually as sugar), salt or fat to our
diet. A little is fine but a lot can cause
problems.
An average portion of sauce is
around
10-15g
(a
big
teaspoonful) Look how much carbohydrate and
salt you get from 15g of some sauces
RACH Diabetic Clinic Newsletter No. 24
Spring 2011
Carbohydrate
(g)
Tom Ketchup 4.2
Salad Cream
3
Mayo
0.2
Light Mayo
1
Sweet Chilli 6
sauce
Branston
4
Salt(g)
Seasoning
0.33
0.4
0.23
0.26
0.6
Method
0.6
10minutes. Add cabbage and peas and cook
a further 5 minutes. That’s it ready to go. Serve
with some parmesan cheese if you like.
Having a lot of ketchup with your meal may not
make you feel any fuller but it will make a
difference to your blood glucose levels. We
should all be trying to eat less salt – remember
the maximum amount recommended for
children is much less than the 6g for adults.
For children using Medtronic insulin
pumps
Replacement Pump clips will now be provided
free of charge. To order if needed please call
MedtronicTechnical support on 01923 205 167.
Sick Day Rules
This leaflet has been updated. Pick up your
copy next time you are at clinic.
Gently fry the onion, garlic, carrot, pepper and
thyme until softened – about 6 minutes. Add
beans, macaroni and stock. Simmer for
Clinic Audits
Colin and Isla are both undertaking audits of the
service we provide at present to children and
families with diabetes. You may well be asked
to fill in short questionnaires at clinic. Please
take a couple of minutes to complete these and
hopefully we can improve the service we
provide.
Appointments
A new computer system has been installed
across NHS Grampian. This means that the
diabetes nurses no longer have access to the
clinic lists so cannot change appointments for
you. If, for any reason you want to change your
appointment please contact the outpatient
reception directly on the number below.
Recipe
Contact us
Light Minestrone Soup
This version of minestrone is quick to make but
still really tasty. For 4 servings you need
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 chopped onion
1 clove crushed garlic
1 small carrot, peeled
and sliced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tin kidney or borlotti beans,
drained and rinsed
60g macaroni
1 red pepper sliced
60g sliced green cabbage
60g frozen peas
1 vegetable stock cube, made up to1 litre
Linda (secretary to the medical team)
01224 550125
Appointments – to change your
appointment 01224 552667
Diabetes Nurses :
RACH (Isla and Colin)
01224 552734
Sheena (Fraserburgh) 01346
585244
Dietitians RACH 01224 552630
Out of hours emergency number: 01224 550380