Health Awareness Day Review
People braved the awful weather to attend a very interesting and helpful day about prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
Dr Ward and Dr Champion gave a excellent talk on what diabetes is and what happens in your body. This included a practical demonstration using a large number of coloured balls! I hope they re-create this for You Tube. Such a fun yet clear explanation. The second session explained about the impact of exercise and nutrition.
Several organisations also attended including Better Gym in Festival Place, Diabetes UK, the Red Cross Social Prescriber and the Podiatry Team who had lots of hints and tips on how to look after your feet.
The PPG provided refreshments including homemade savoury muffins and sugar free biscuits.
Look out for similar events locally.
News from the dispensary
The dispensary is working hard to prepare prescriptions on time and the turn around has improved greatly.
However, there are occasions when patients forget to submit their repeat prescription in time. This results in an emergency prescription having to be issued and that pushes back requests that were made in the appropriate time scale.
To help everyone concerned, please make a note of when you picked up your last medicine and write in a diary or calendar when the next requestion should be submitted.
A big Thank you to all the staff in the dispensary who work so hard to make sure patients receive what they need for a healthy life.