Diabetes and Nutrition - free day of webinars by Pulse Virtual

A free day of webinars about Diabetes & Nutrition

Event overview:

A free day of webinars about Diabetes & Nutrition

Diabetes and Nutrition


Thursday, 08 February 2024


09:30 - 10:25
Chair's Opening Remarks followed by Lifestyle medicine
Dr Elizabeth Martin, GPwSI Diabetes, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Dr Alka Patel, Lifestyle Medicine Physician and GP

10:40 - 11:25
Session details coming soon


11:40 - 12:25
The psychology of weight loss and maintenance: why diets don’t work
Dr Paula Watson, Exercise Psychologist, with a special interest in weight management, Made Up To Move Ltd

Consider the psychology underpinning diet culture and how this keeps people stuck
What GPs can do to support patients towards sustainable change
Referring for psychological support and who might benefit


13:00 - 13:45
Pre-existing and Gestational diabetes – an update for GPs
Dr Jonathan Webber, Consultant Diabetologist, University Hospitals Birmingham

14:00 - 14:45
Obesity management – mission not impossible
Dr Sandra Isibor, GPwSI Obesity and weight management, Sessional GP, Kent and Medway

15:15 - 16:00
Coeliac disease & type 1 diabetes
Dr Anne Dornhorst, Consultant Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Imperial College Hospital

Symptoms of Type 1 diabetes and key differences between T1D-T2D
Early screening and diagnosis of CD in T1DM patients
Joint management and current care guidelines
The effect of the gluten-free diet


16:00
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