In the tenth episode of English Practice for Healthcare we hear from George and Theresa about George’s experience of type 2 diabetes. Every healthcare professional will come across a patient with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes and this long-term condition needs to be considered when formulating their care plan. Diabetes is an area of healthcare in its own right and in both a community and hospital environment there will be specialist teams you can consult for support in caring for patients with diabetes. In this episode you will hear about the relationship of type 2 diabetes to the food we eat as well as the importance of diabetic eye screening and footcare. It’s an excellent opportunity as well to hear the regional accent of Lancashire.

For more information about diabetes please visit the website for the UK charity Diabetes UK. They have a podcast where you can listen and learn about lots of different topics:

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In the episode we discuss a group of medications called ‘Flozins’. You can read the NHS website for more information on these. Please note there are different types available: about dapagliflozin - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

This is not a source of medical advice or intended for you to use to make medical decisions it is designed to help you improve your English through authentic language input.

The opinions expressed are entirely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the UK health service or any other health organisations or charities.

Please feel free to email me, helena@englishpracticeforhealthcare.com if you have any English language questions, a suggestion for a future episode or are interested in working together.

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