We apologize for the delayed release of this Episode!

But, better late than never, welcome back for Episode 77 of 'not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened', THE podcast packed with unfiltered reflections on all thing’s diabetes!

This Episode is brought to you in support of diabetes awareness & care by the CDE Online Pharmacy (⁠https://cdeonline.co.za/⁠), the online store of choice for people living with diabetes. #AnytimeCT3CGM #MiWell

If you’re touched by diabetes in any way, whether personally or professionally, you're in the right place! Join us on this social learning journey as we grow together in understanding, insight, & self-awareness to change lives for the better. Our deliberations are always honest, challenging & thought provoking. Nothing is off the table as we meet real people, discuss their real issues & stories, & together discover real answers to many vexing practical issues in diabetes & its care.

Stan & Michael open by discussing the use of very low-calorie diets in the management of type 2 diabetes. These can ‘reset’ beta cell function & delay more intensive therapies like insulin or even achieve diabetes remission.

Advanced diabetes technologies – meeting expectations or disappointing them?

Sr Vanessa Brown, a highly experienced diabetes specialist nurse joins us in studio. With decades of experience, she shares:

• How she entered the field of diabetes after unfulfilling work in acute hospital environments
• Walking with her chronic clients in striving for wellness across their life phases
• Her growth as a clinician & educator & enjoying the clinical relationships needed in diabetes care
• Using a variety of diabetes technologies over the years
• The dramatic point at which insulin infusion pumps & continuous glucose monitoring technologies converged to enable ‘hybrid closed loop’ insulin delivery
• The limiting factor of the costs of technologies in diabetes
• Her thoughts on ‘who is right’ to use diabetes technologies & the importance of expectations
• What a diabetes specialist nurse /educator can add to the self-management of people with diabetes
• The importance of ‘looking below the surface’ for what is really going on before changing the medical ‘prescription’
• Her collaborative work with diabetes nurse educators globally
• ‘Red flags’ for referral to other diabetes care team specialists
• How diabetes technologies lead to improvements in quality of life
• The importance of human guidance to assist people with diabetes to extract the most value from using diabetes technologies – learn from the data!

Advocacy message

Gabriella Richter reminds us of World Diabetes Day, themed this year on ‘Diabetes and Wellbeing’.

Remember that you can find us on multiple streaming platforms including Spotify, Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts & the LiSTN Audio App! Download your choice of app, search for 'not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened' & give us a listen.

Nearly time to say goodbye…

Barring an advocacy & listenership miracle to make the production of this show viable, ‘not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened’ will cease production with our 80th Episode to be recorded at the end of November.

Until then, we want to hear from you!

Email your questions, suggestions, comments or contributions for future episodes to @ ⁠Podcast@CDEDiabetes.co.za⁠

For health professionals working in diabetes

The 6-Module, 23 CPD point CDE Academy Very Low-Calorie Diet Course for Healthcare Professionals can help you assist your clients with excess adiposity & type 2 diabetes to improve their cardiometabolic risk profile, reduce their chronic medication burden, doses & costs & possibly achieve remission of their diabetes. More information & registration @ ⁠https://academy.cdeonline.co.za/vlcd-course/⁠

Learna/University of South Wales offer a one-year, online, part-time, distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes Care. Sign up for a second year to earn an MSc in Diabetes. Gain a competitive edge & enhance your client care! Register @ ⁠https://my.learna.ac.uk/l/diabetes-ambassador-cde