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The Swanage Medical Practice
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Issue No.
Wel o e to ou Autu /Wi te Ne slete ! As the seaso of o e i dulge e loo s this issue ill fo us o health p o oio
i pa i ula Dia etes a d Lead P a i e Nu se, Ja e Ha so , highlights the ole of the P a i es Nu ses & Health a e Assista ts
ho fo pa t of he tea . We a e also goi g to e io so e of the ha ges that ha e o u ed at the p a i e i the last ea .
Fi all e ould like to e phasize that as a p a i e, e a e o
ited to i p o i g the paie t e pe ie e , a d o k ha d to
eet the eeds & e pe taio s of the o
u it .
The Do to s & Staf ould like to take this oppo tu it of ishi g ou all a e Happ Ch ist as & a health , p ospe ous
! Du i g the past ea e ha e st i e to ofe e elle t edi al a e to all ou paie ts, & e ha e o i uall e ie ed
the a ess & deli e of this. We ha e see a u e of tale ted olleagues o e & go, a d e a e e g ateful fo the
paie e & suppo t ou ha e sho us. Looki g a k o e the ea e i ds us hat a p i ilege it is to e ate di g to ou
eeds at ote halle gi g o e ts i ou li es. Ve
est ega ds to ou all!
Ne GP Pa t e & D E a s Mate it Lea e We ould like to ofe a a
el o e D Cia a Mu ph ho joi ed us as a
Pa t e i No e e to epla e D De iso ; She ill e o ki g sessio s a eek o Tues, Thu s & F ida . D Kaie E a s is
o o
ate it lea e & e a e delighted to epo t that she has safel deli e ed a so ! Du i g he a se e D Pete Bli k ill
e helpi g to look ate he paie ts. We ish he all the e
est & look fo a d to eei g the e addiio .
Dia etes - The Fa ts
Dia etes is a lifelo g o diio that auses a pe so 's lood suga le el to e o e too high.
The e a e t o ai t pes of dia etes – t pe dia etes & t pe dia etes. T pe dia etes is fa o e o
o tha t pe . Ma
oe
people ha e lood suga le els a o e o al a ge, this is k o as p e-dia etes & i di ates high isk of de elopi g t pe dia etes.
What auses dia etes?
The a ou t of suga i the lood is o t olled i suli , a ho o e hi h is p odu ed the pa eas. Whe food is digested & e te s
ou loodst ea , i suli
o es glu ose out of the lood & i to ells, he e it's oke do to p odu e e e g . Ho e e , if ou
ha e dia etes, ou od is u a le to eak do glu ose i to e e g . This is e ause the e's eithe ot e ough i suli to o e the
glu ose, o the i suli p odu ed does 't o k p ope l .
T pe dia etes
I t pe , the od 's i
u e s ste ata ks & dest o s the ells that p odu e i suli . Without i suli , ou glu ose le els i ease,
hi h se iousl da ages the od 's o ga s. T pe dia etes is ote k o as i suli -depe de t dia etes, ju e ile dia etes o
ea l -o set dia etes as it usuall de elops efo e the age of , ote du i g tee age ea s. T pe dia etes is less o
o tha t pe .
You ill eed i suli i je io s fo the est of ou life ased o the a ou t of a oh d ate ou o su e, this is k o as
a oh d ate ou i g . Ca oh d ates su h as ead, pasta, i e, a d potato tu to glu ose o e o su ed. You'll also eed to pa
lose ate io to ou a i it le els.
T pe dia etes
T pe dia etes is he e the od does 't p odu e e ough i suli , o the od 's ells do 't ea t to i suli . This is k o as i suli
esista e. If ou' e diag osed ith t pe , it s possi le to o t ol ou s pto s si pl
eai g a health diet, e e isi g egula l , &
o ito i g ou lood glu ose le els. Ho e e , as t pe dia etes is a p og essi e o diio , ou a e e tuall eed edi aio ,
usuall i the fo of ta lets. This t pe of dia etes is ote asso iated ith o esit . O esit - elated dia etes is so ei es efe ed to as
atu it -o set dia etes e ause it's o e o
o i olde people although i easi gl due to poo diet & la k of e e ise o e
hild e a e ei g diag osed.
Li i g ith Dia etes
With eithe t pe of dia etes, ou eed to look ate ou health e a efull . Ca i g fo ou health ill also ake t eai g ou
dia etes easie , ui g ou isk of de elopi g o pli aio s. It is esse ial to eat a health , ala ed diet a d e e ise egula l this
ill lo e ou lood glu ose le els. If ou s oke, stoppi g s oki g ill also edu e ou isk of de elopi g a dio as ula disease.
You e es a e at isk f o dia ei ei opath , a o diio that a lead to li d ess if ot t eated. E e o e ith dia etes aged o
o e is i ited to ha e a ual e e s ee i g. If dia etes is let u t eated, it a ause a u e of dife e t health p o le s. La ge
a ou ts of glu ose a da age lood essels, e es a d o ga s a d i e t e e ases ause a putaio s. E e a ildl aised glu ose
le el that does 't ause a s pto s a ha e da agi g efe ts i the lo g te .
Dia etes s pto s
T pi al s pto s i lude: feeli g e thi st ; passi g u i e o e ote tha usual, pa i ula l at ight; feeli g e i ed; eight loss
a d loss of us le ulk. The s pto s of t pe dia etes usuall de elop e
ui kl i ou g people o e a fe da s o eeks . I
adults, the s pto s ote take lo ge to de elop a fe
o ths . Ma people ha e t pe dia etes fo ea s ithout ealisi g
e ause the ea l s pto s te d to e ge e al.
P e e io
T pe Dia etes a ot e p e e ted. The good e s is that e a all ake ha ges to help us edu e ou isk of de elopi g T pe
Dia etes. Whethe p e-dia etes e pa ds i to full- lo t pe is la gel up to the i di idual paie t. Losi g eight, e e ise a d a
ala ed diet a ot o l p e e t p e-dia etes f o
e o i g dia etes, ut a also etu
lood glu ose le els to the o al a ge.
Fo fu the i fo aio & ad i e a out ho to a oid de elopi g dia etes & o to
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telepho i g the su ge o
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This ea , the Go e
e t i iiated a lo al Pha a
s he e hi h e a led paie ts to ha e thei a i aio s
do e at the Che ists. Whilst this a ofe so e paie ts
o e le i ilit it ea s that the P a i e loses o e as e
ha e to a hie e a i aio ta gets to e ei e a i u
fu di g fo the li i al eeds of ou paie ts. You a ot
e a a e that if ou a t o e to ou a i aio dates e
a e al a s a le to it ou i else he e; So e t ea , please
do ot hesitate to o ta t us to ake a alte ai e
a a ge e t ith us.
Please keep us i fo ed……
It is i po ta t that the P a i e has the o e t i fo aio
e o ded o ou edi al otes. Please i fo the P a i e
of a
ha ges to ou a e, add ess o pho e u e . We
a e also a le to e o d o k & o ile pho e u e s, if ou
a e happ fo us to keep this i fo aio & use it he
e essa to o ta t ou. To ha ge ou details do load
a fo f o ou e site o pi k o e up f o ‘e epio .
Te t Messagi g
A i easi g p o le fo us is the u e of appoi t e ts
ith li i ia s that a e issed paie ts ithout the
a elli g. I e e t e slete s e ha e p odu ed Did Not
Ate d DNAs staisi s hi h e e sho ki g! I a
ate pt to edu e DNAs e ha e sta ted se di g te t
ooki g o i aio & appoi t e t e i de s. The efo e
it is e e
o e i po ta t that e ha e up to date o ta t
details fo ou.
Ca elli g ou u a ted appoi t e ts
PLEASE, please e su e ou a el ou appoi t e t if it is
o lo ge e essa o ou a e u a le to ate d. Ou s is a
VE‘Y us su ge , ith high paie t de a d; E e a
appoi t e t a elled o the da is likel to e illed.
It is pe haps o th oi g that, apa t f o leadi g a health
lifest le, a elli g u a ted appoi t e ts is o e of the
ost i po ta t o t i uio s a paie t a
ake to the
s ooth u i g of ou su ge a d the NHS. It is ou NHS,
use it isel , do t a use it.
A da i the life of: A P a i e Nu se
Hello, I a Ja e Ha so , Lead P a i e Nu se of the
t eat e t oo
oo
! . I as asked to ite a da i
the life of the P a i e Nu ses PN ut ou ole is so a ied
it see ed ete to gi e a o e ie .
M tea i ludes PNs & Health a e Assista ts. Ou jo
as PNs is e a ied & e a e e t e el us .
As ell as the ge e al u si g skills used i the Dut Nu se
li i s, like ou d a age e t, ea s i gi g, i je io s,
e ipu tu e & health o ito i g, e all ha e i di idual
e te ded spe ialiies.
As de a d o p i a health a e se i es has i eased
the ole of the PN has e pa ded & de eloped. We ha e all
do e fu the t ai i g & PNs ha e e o e f o t li e
p o ide s of a e & a age e t of paie ts ith lo g te
o diio s like Asth a, COPD, a dio as ula disease,
dia etes & ul e s.
We also u u se led li i s su h as a fa i
o ito i g,
hild i
u isaio s, fo eig t a el, fa il pla i g,
health a e he ks, a d s ea s. We also assist GPs du i g
p o edu es & deal ith a e e ge ies that a o u at
the su ge .
I a ot i ish ithout e io i g that the PNs ha e
a azi g suppo t f o a tea of Health a e Assista ts ho
also ha e spe ialised t ai i g a d do lood tests,
e ipu tu e, ECGs, lood p essu e & suppo t the ul e
li i . We ould ot a age ithout the & ou fa tasi
e epio ists, Liz Po d & Ja ete Pea e.
I a e p oud of the se i e that
tea p o ide.
Staf A i s & Ne s …..
D s se eta Gail Ta lo tha ks e e o e ho suppo ted
he MS So iet stall at the lu li i s this ea . With ou
help she aised a o de ful £
. & a addiio al £
o ale i kets!
The Do to s & Staf ould like to ofe a a fa e ell to
A
Lo k ho is o i g o to e pastu es. Sta i g as
a app e i e, she has ee ith us si e she as & has
lou ished i to a tale ted a d d a i i di idual hose
o t i uio to the p a i e has ee i alua le. We shall
iss he e
u h. Good lu k A !
A s e s to F e ue tl asked uesio s
Q: Wh do the do to s a t e to sig up to a he ist fo
p es ipio s—I’
ot o i ed its est fo e?
A: The su ge a p o esses up to
p es ipio s a da
o e at peak pa i i es like Easte , Ch ist as & Ba k Holida s .
This la ge olu e of pape o k, despite ou g eat efo ts, g eatl i eases the ha e of e o & p es ipio s ei g issed. The
se u e ele t o i p es ipio se i e eli i ates al ost all a gi fo e o . Fu the o e, so e paie ts ueue o i es to
o tai thei edi aio — .at the su ge to deli e the e uest; . at the su ge agai to olle t the sig ed s ipt; . at the
he ist to deli e the s ipt; . at the he ist agai to olle t the edi aio . We thi k this is o ke s! With the se u e ele t o i
se i e, a d if ou ha e sig ed up ith ou p efe ed pha a s auto ai epeat s ste a d/o Bat h P es i i g , pote iall
ou o l ueue o e– i.e. at the pha a to olle t ou edi aio .
It is also o th ea i g i
i d that the less i e the Do to s & su ge ha e to spe d o u e essa pape o k & ad i , the
o e i e & o e a e spe t o the li i al eeds of ou paie ts. We k o
hat e d p efe to fo us o ! Fi all the e is a
e i o e tal ele e t to ou e uest; e a e e kee to edu e ou a o footp i t li ii g the a ou t of pape e use.
We a e e g ateful fo ou suppo t ith this.
Ha e ou sa : If ou ha e a
o
e ts o feed a k a out ou se i es, please use the F ie ds & Fa il Test tou h s ee i the aii g
oo & e a espo d to the ue ies aised ia this e slete . You opi io s a e of g eat alue to us & a so ei es lead to ha ge ithi
ou p a i e. Fo ajo o e s & ue ies please o ta t Natasha ‘it hie, P a i e Ma age o speak to ou GP.
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