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Diabetes resources & fact sheets

Fact Sheets

• Taking care of your feet - foot care is important as foot problems are a common complication of diabetes
• Healthy eating and type 2 diabetes - poor food choices may contribute to being overweight, high blood glucose levels, raised cholesterol and blood pressure, some cancers and heart disease.
• High blood glucose and type 1 diabetes - blood glucose levels above 15mmol/L (hyperglycaemia) may cause thirst,tiredness,passing large amounts of urine or more frequent urination, blurred vision,weight loss,persistent infections
• High blood glucose and type 2 diabetes - Your diabetes is well controlled when your blood glucose levels are in the normal range between 3.5 – 8mmol/L
• Hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) - Hypoglycaemia is a blood glucose level below normal – that is, less than 3.5mmol/L. If there is too much insulin for the amount of glucose in your blood stream, hypoglycaemia will occur
• Understanding diabetes - Diabetes is a condition where there is too much glucose (a type of sugar) in your blood
• Understanding diabetes and obesity - In 2005, 3.2 million Australians were obese. Obesity is a serious and complex health problem, with Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease its major complications
• What to expect when you see the doctor - Your GP or diabetes specialist will coordinate your care and check that your diabetes is well managed.
  
  

Resources

• FlexIT: Flexibile insulin therapy for Type 1 diabetes: This booklet is written for people with Type 1 diabetes who are using, or intend to use, intensive insulin therapy.  Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of this book, the information contained is intended to provide guidelines only and does not constitute specific or individual advice. People with diabetes are advised to consult their own health care professional before making any changes to their treatment.       

   

Disclaimer: While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the material contained within these factsheets, the information is provided on the basis that persons undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its content. In particular, readers should seek independent professional medical advice from their general practitioner or specialist in relation to their own individual circumstance or condition before making any decisions based on the information in these fact sheets. The material also includes summarised guidelines or recommendations based on information provided by third parties. The Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute disclaims to the extent permitted by law, all liability including negligence for claims of losses, expenses, damages and costs that the reader may incur (or suffer) from acting on or refraining from action as a result of all information in these fact sheets.