Apprehensive, my youngest daughter Charlotte and I made our way up the steps to Goodlife gym in Mitcham, South Australia … and what do I do? Trip up said steps in full view of reception! There’s nothing like making an entrance as my diabetes colleagues can attest I have been known to do with friend and
Diabetes Blogs
Blogs on the EdHealth Australia website are written by Jayne Lehmann, Registered Nurse, Credentialled Diabetes Educator. They offer a relaxed way of exploring a topic or issue and frequently include the thoughts and opinions of the author.
Please Note: People with diabetes are encouraged to check with their doctor or Credentialled Diabetes Educator before applying the information in Jayne’s blogs when addressing their own health issues. Health professionals are encouraged to check the latest evidence based guidelines prior to applying the information and ideas explored in these blogs to an individual with diabetes.
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Time to turn back the clock on me developing diabetes!
When you’re a Credentialled Diabetes Educator, a good part of your time is spent helping people live a healthy lifestyle. It has been said a healthy lifestyle is the ‘cornerstone’ of diabetes management’. A healthy diet, being physically active and managing stress to minimise its impact on a person’s health and quality of life is the
What’s in a word?
Health professionals depend on written and spoken words to help people with diabetes to manage their diabetes; they inform, support, comfort, reassure and inspire. However, words can also have a negative impact on people and create a barrier. Are the words you using sending an unintended message to people with diabetes? A while back, I
Primary Diabetes Care – There’s a role for us all!
Responsibility for the management of the rising number of people with type 2 diabetes sits pretty much in the lap of primary health care. Jayne Lehmann explores the role all primary care health professionals have in increasing the number of people with type 2 diabetes achieving their glycaemic targets. The Chronic Disease Management system, put in
Is business planning the secret ingredient for primary health care success?
Australian primary health care is at the forefront of keeping Australians healthy, out of hospital and able to contribute to the workforce. Unlike the acute sector which is predominantly owned by state governments or large private health care providers, primary care is a network of predominantly small businesses. Together they create the engine room of
World Diabetes Day – Time to celebrate Adelaide’s link to 1922 insulin discovery
It’s World Diabetes Day and full marks to Google for acknowledging the day with the image above for all to see when using their platform today! It would have been the 125th birthday of Frederick Banting who, with colleagues J.J.R. MacLeod and Charles Best at the Canadian University of Toronto, identified a way to extract
Training support workers to administer Insulin – Illegal or discrimination not to?
In 2016 I fulfilled a commitment that began three years before when a disability support organisation in Albury, NSW contacted me. They wanted to know … is it legal for support workers to be trained to give insulin to a person with intellectual disability and could I provide the training? My response was yes …
Credentialled Diabetes Educators – The Primary Care Elephant in the Room
CDEs receive one referral per 1000 GP consults despite GPs dedicating 4.2 appointments per 100 to diabetes care. Jayne Lehmann RN CDE explores if CDEs are the elephant in the room when it comes to achieving improved long term glycaemic targets in people with type 2 diabetes. Some 20-25 years ago responsibility for type 2
Type 2 diabetes BGM Strip Restrictions – CDE Survival Guide (Part 1)
Jayne Lehmann RN CDE Blood glucose monitoring strip restrictions are about to impact on the 789,985 Australians who are not prescribed insulin to manage their type 2 diabetes. Credentialled Diabetes Educator Jayne Lehmann looks at the implications for Credentialled Diabetes Educators (CDEs) and other health professionals in this two-part blog. Look out for the practical
Type 2 diabetes BGM Strip Restrictions – CDE Survival Guide (Part 2)
For the first time, Australians with type 2 diabetes not using insulin will have access to blood glucose monitoring (BGM) strips restricted. Jayne Lehmann continues with the second instalment of a blog that guides Credentialled Diabetes Educators (CDEs) and health care professionals through the new guidelines and their implications for people with type 2 diabetes.