Why is Diabetes So Serious? - A to Z of the NHS - Dr Gill

Diabetes Explained - Why is Diabetes to Serious? - A to Z of the NHS - Dr Gill

There is no doubt, diabetes is on the rise, we all will know someone, or have a connection to someone that has been touched by this disease. Unfortunately, the increasing number of patients affected by diabetes - now more than 5 million in the UK, can in some ways have a normalizing effect, so people are almost less concerned about this serious medical condition

In this episode of the A-Z of the NHS, we look at why is diabetes so serious, covering the issues that diabetic are patients likely to encounter with early, middle, and later-stage diabetic issues

We discuss the pitfalls of diabetes testing, and how this may mean the need to explain to a start helping patients early in the pre-diabetic stage may be a key to reducing the diabetes epidemic

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00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Medical News: Alcohol Consumption and Lockdown Effects
02:32 - UK's Growing Alcohol-Related Deaths
03:05 - Other Medical News: Endometriosis Drug Trial
05:10 - Deep Dive into Diabetes
05:23 - History of Diabetes
06:18 - Understanding Diabetes
08:14 - Diagnosing Diabetes
09:36 - HbA1c in Diagnosis and Monitoring
10:28 - Pre-Diabetes and Setting Targets
12:10 - Risk Factors of Diabetes
14:09 - Symptoms of Diabetes
16:35 - Complications of Diabetes
19:02 - How Does Diabetes Cause Damage?
20:07 - Glycation and Its Effects on Proteins and Enzymes
21:03 - Strategies for Managing Diabetes
23:15 - Drug Treatments
25:57 - Insulin as a Last Resort and Its Perception
28:01 - The Super Six Concept
31:05 - Moving to Vitamin D