Living with diabetes and kidney disease

Diabetes Health Matters is back for season 3!

In the first event of the season, we will be discussing how to live a full life when living with diabetes and kidney disease. We will speak about the psycho-social aspects, treatments, and how to prevent diabetic kidney disease.

Dr Joan St John is once again joined by two expert guests, Dr Sarah Afuwape, Consultant Health Psychologist, Renal and Liver Psychology Lead, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, and Dr Hellena Habte-Asres, Lead Clinical Academic Research, Nurse in Diabetes & CKD, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This event is for people living with diabetes and/or kidney disease and those who care for them. We also welcome healthcare professionals who would like to know more.

Disclaimer: Eli Lilly and Company has provided sponsorship to Diabetes Africa to support the costs of running ‘Diabetes Health Matters’. Eli Lilly and Company has not had any input into the programme content for this event series or selection of speakers.

00:00 - Intro
01:03 - People you may know with chronic kidney disease
02:50 - Prevalence of diabetes and chronic kidney disease
04:06 - What causes chronic kidney disease?
04:33 - Chronic kidney disease around the globe
06:01 - What do the kidneys do?
07:33 - Risk factors for kidney disease
09:17 - How do we use tests to assess risk
10:53 - Risk factor reassessment pyramid
14:57 - What do kidney replacement therapies look like?
19:24 - Final tips from Hellena Habte-Asres
21:48 - The importance of prevention
24:08 - Ethnicity and chronic kidney disease
28:48 - The 5 stages of grief
30:00 - Emotional pathways
32:24 - What does the psychologist do?
35:17 - What does coping look like?
37:30 - Where to go for formal help?