Is it a hypo or a hot flush? Common symptoms of diabetes and menopause

Nursing Standard Podcast

ADC 100501 (V1.0) 10/2024

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Is it a hypo or a hot flush? This is a question women with diabetes who are also experiencing menopause symptoms may ask themselves.

The overlapping symptoms of diabetes and perimenopause and menopause are the subject of this episode, sponsored by global health company Abbott.

The episode also examines the impact of diabetes on fertility and pregnancy, and offers guidance for nurses treating women with diabetes at different life stages.

It features Dawn Adams, a midwife and menopause advocate from Belfast who has personal experience of type 1 diabetes and menopause. She is joined by Jess Jacques, who has lived with type 2 diabetes for more than ten years and is in the process of trying to conceive.

The episode is sponsored by Abbott, a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Focused on making breakthrough technology accessible and approachable for all, Abbott’s sensing technology is revolutionising how people monitor glucose and providing healthcare professionals with more data for better informed treatment decisions.

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