Advice & Support for 60+
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Living well with dementia
Living well with dementia from TheSoundDoctor on Vimeo.
Check out further information on Dementia:
Understanding Dementia
What is dementia?
Different types of dementia
The progression of dementia
Can I reduce my risk of getting dementia?
The Symptoms of Dementia
Memory Loss
Communication problems
Incontinence
Discovering you have Dementia
Taking the first step
Diagnosing dementia
Discovering you have dementia
The benefits of diagnosis
Planning Ahead
Now You’ve been diagnosed
Where can I turn for help?
Getting your finances in order
Benefits and allowances
Powers of Attorney
Driving with dementia
Caring for someone with Dementia
Becoming a carer
Looking after yourself as a carer
How Barbara coped
Understanding the person
Communicating
Coping with unusual behaviours
Living well with Dementia
Living well with dementia
Coping with memory loss
Keeping active
Don’t hide away
Keeping your independence
Making your home dementia friendly
Thinking about residential care
Choosing a care home
Medicines that may help
Joy and Tony Watson talk about living with Dementia
Maggie explains what the phrase “Dementia friendly” means
Rachael talks about the effect her father’s dementia has had on the family
Understanding diabetes
What is type 1 diabetes?
Check out further information on Diabetes:
Diabetes
What is type 1 diabetes?
What is type 2 diabetes?
Why have I got diabetes?
What are the symptoms of diabetes
What are the complications of diabetes?
Can I prevent the complications?
The benefits of self management
Beginning to take control
Discovering you have diabetes
First steps
Why weight matters
Why exercise matters
Why medicines matter
Blood glucose monitoring
Finding out more
Numbers you need to know
You and your healthcare team
Getting the best out of your GP
Getting the best out of yourself
Diet and Exercise
Why weight matters
The unfortunate truth about gaining weight
Watching your weight
What is a good diet for diabetes?
What’s a good diet for diabetes
What is a balanced diet for diabetes?
What is a good diet in Ramadan?
Making changes to your diet
What you need to know about carbohydrates
Glycaemic Index
What you need to know about fat
What you need to know about proteins
What you need to know about fruit and veg
What you need to know about salt
Why Exercise matters
Finding the right activity
How to become more active
Staying in control
What is good control?
An introduction to blood glucose monitoring
Using the results
Hba1c
Cholesterol and blood pressure
Annual review and other important tests
Your diabetes care plan
Structured education
Medicines
Tips to help you remember to take your medicines
A brief guide to Metformin
A brief guide to Sulphonylureas
A brief guide to Glitazones
A brief guide to Gliptins and other Incretin therapies
Moving on to insulin
A brief guide to insulin
How insulin works
Complications
Hypoglycemia
Long term complications of diabetes
How can diabetes affect my feet
Looking after your feet
How can diabetes affect my eyes
Looking after your eyes
How can diabetes affect my mood
Coping with anxiety and depression
Patient stories
Rohit’s story
Tony’s story
Young actress Eleanor talks about living with Type 1 diabetes and how she manages at work
What to do if your child has diabetes
A guide to recognising Type 2 diabetes in children
Teresa talks about her young daughter’s experience of managing Type 1 diabetes at school
Different types of pain
P04 Different Types of Pain from TheSoundDoctor on Vimeo.
Check out further information on back pain:
Understanding back pain
What is back pain?
Why have I got back pain?
Chronic Pain
How can back pain affect me?
Coping with back pain
What should I do when my back hurts?
Medicines that may help
Will I need surgery?
Keeping active
Looking after your back
How to sit at your desk
Therapies that may help back pain
A guide to physiotherapy
A guide to Osteopathy
A guide to Chiropractic
Case Studies
Bridget’s Story
Emily’s Story
Johnny’s Story
Tony’s Story
Exercises to help back pain
Exercises – knee raises
Exercises – Lower back stretch
Exercises – Posture improvement
Exercises – Ab strengthening
Symptoms Overview
The symptoms of heart failure from TheSoundDoctor on Vimeo.
Check out further information on Heart Failure:
What is heart failure
Is heart failure serious?
Why have I got heart failure?
Being diagnosed with heart failure
How is heart failure diagnosed?
How will I feel when I’m diagnosed?
Now you’ve been diagnosed
Who’s going to be treating me?
Where can I turn for help?
Symptoms of heart failure
Symptoms Overview
Feeling short of breath
Swelling
Tiredness and fatigue
Keeping an eye on your symptoms
When to call for advice
Medicines and treatment for heart failure
Medicines you may come across
Diuretics
ACE inhibitors
Beta Blockers
MRAs and other medicines
Getting the most from your medicines
Implants and devices
Cardiac Rehabilitation Overview
Exercise in cardiac rehabilitation
Education in cardiac rehabilitation
Looking after yourself
What can I do to help myself?
Diet
Will I have to give up work?
Can I still go on holiday?
Driving with heart failure
Gadgets to make life easier at home
Simple Exercises you can do at home
More exercises you can do at home
Relationships and mental health
How can heart failure affect my mood?
Coping with stress and anxiety
Relaxation techniques that may help
Low mood and heart failure
Relationships and Sex
Patient Stories
Niall’s story
Paula’s story
Mary’s story
Spotting the signs of a heart attack
Paul talks about the heart attack he suffered aged 46
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