Greetings!

Hello and welcome to this month's issue of Yada Yada! Before we get into what we have in store for you, we have a correction to make to last month's 'Incidence of diabetic retinopathy' article - the term 'diabetic neuropathy' was a misprint, and should have been 'diabetic retinopathy'; our apologies for the error and any confusion. Now, let's get into the topics for this newsletter: this month we have a little something on political correctness when talking diabetes, a useful new health iPhone and iPad app for those based in Victoria, a new health advocacy website where you can review your favourite health professional, and last, but not least, a potentially new approach to calculating our insulin dose. That should be enough to keep you going until next month. :-)

T1DN event: Type 1 Diabetes and Pregnancy (Brisbane) 

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New health iPhone & iPad apps

Calorie King Australia have just launched a handy app that will be an excellent resource for type 1s wanting to check carbs while they're out and about.  Click here for more info. 

Those in Victoria may be happy to know that a new health iPhone and iPad app was released late last month. It locates health services in Victoria, provides information about medical conditions and treatments when you're on the go, and gives information on first aid essentials and important health advice. To find out more about the app and to download it, go here.

Language: the new drug to treat diabetes!

At the end of last month, Diabetes Australia released its position statement, A new language for diabetes: Improving communications with and about people with diabetes.

This statement was developed by a working group of doctors and professors, and hopes to encourage greater awareness of the language surrounding diabetes and to identify potential improvements. For example, the position statement says to avoid terms like 'diabetic, sufferer, patient', and use 'person with diabetes, person living with diabetes' instead. To see the full position statement go here, and to have your say, join the discussion on the  Reality Check forum - it's quite a good, heated discussion too!

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Based on a recent study, experts are now contemplating using the Food Insulin Index (FII) to calculate the insulin dose for those with type 1. FII takes into account not just carbohydrates but also other dietary factors (like protein) that can affect insulin demand. Taking on this approach would completely overhaul the current carbohydrate counting system! But the study authors say that more evidence is needed before FII can be safely used to calculate the insulin dose. To read more about this study and the FII approach, go here and here. Got an opinion on this new approach?  Talk about it on the Reality Check forum.      

Health advocacy website

Healthreviews is an independent health advocacy website that has been recently launched in Australia. What is it about? It's the first website that allows Australians to review and comment on health care providers (doctors and allied health) and organisations (hospitals and aged care). Consumers can then search for health care providers in their area on this website, and view past experiences by others to find someone they'll be compatible with over the long term.

So, as well as recommending your favourite health professional on our website and thanking them, also put a review on this new site - it makes searching for a caring and helpful health professional that much easier.

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