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Diabetes in
Hackney
Striking the Balance
Weaning onto solids:
Does baby know best?
HEF watch:
Dysphagia Rehabilitation
Case studies:
Dairy allergy
by Chris Rudd
Anaemia
NHD Clinical Editor Nutritional considerations
Chris took early retirement last year after 33
years in continuous dietetic service. She has re-
cently returned to part-time working with Shef-
field PCT Medicines Management Team as a
Dietetic Advisor.
Growing challenges
This month offers a feast of interesting ar- rently 2.6 million people with diabetes in the dementia on the UK’s society and economy
ticles and I will just focus on three. UK and up to half a million people who have is higher than ever. Dementia costs the UK
The UK population tips 61.4 million. In the condition and do not know it. In adults economy £23 billion per year and yet De-
2008, 791,000 babies were born in the UK – and children, it is estimated that 15 percent mentia research remains under funded. Our
an increase of 33,000 births compared to the of people with diabetes have Type 1 and 85 main Cover Story this month, Alison Smith’s
year before and almost twice the rise since the percent have Type 2. Loretta Cox describes ‘Nutritional management of dementia’ (pg
start of the decade. for us Diabetes in Hackney – A growing chal- 10), gives a comprehensive overview with
Many new mums are faced with challeng- lenge for a growing team (pg 18). Through stages of dementia and nutritional interven-
es of their new additions and there is a huge the Team’s work, improvements have already tions. Alison details a practical approach to
amount of advice available which may lead to been made and their commitment is striving help people with dementia to maintain their
confusion. Does baby know best? Is baby the to achieve more in the future. independence with eating and drinking for as
expert? Does baby have role models who sit, Currently there are 700,000 people in the long as possible.
eat and enjoy their food together? Sheila Turn- UK with dementia and this is likely to increase I conclude by requesting case studies from
er’s article (pg 23) gives us a taster of weaning to more than one million within the next 20 you. I know times are busy, but as part of your
onto solid foods. years. ‘Dementia 2010’, a report by Uni- CPD, could you set a late New Year’s resolu-
According to Diabetes UK there are cur- versity of Oxford, reveals that the impact of tion and submit just one case study for 2010?
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