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Video: Type 2 diabetes management — it’s not just about medicines Type 2 diabetes management — it’s not just about medicines

©2009 NPS and Diabetes TASMANIA
Run time: 1:02m (3.2 MB)

While there is no cure for type 2 diabetes, your health will be greatly improved by losing weight, quitting smoking, getting regular exercise and eating a healthy diet. Having a healthy lifestyle helps your medicines to work better and might also mean you may need less medicine to manage your condition.

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Disclaimer
Diabetes TASMANIA and the National Prescribing Service Ltd recommend that all viewers discuss the management of their type 2 diabetes and the correct use of their medicines with their general practitioner, endocrinologist, credentialled diabetes educator or pharmacist before acting on any of the information contained within these videos. While all reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in these videos are accurate and complete as at the date of its creation, it is for information purposes only and is not medical advice. Any treatment decisions should be made in the context of the clinical circumstances of each individual patient.

The events depicted in this film are fictitious. Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental. Any medicines used or mentioned in this video are for educational purposes only and should not be taken as an endorsement of the medicine by the National Prescribing Service Limited.

Copyright
Diabetes, medicines and me is a production of Diabetes TASMANIA and the National Prescribing Service Ltd ©2009. This work is copyrighted. You may download, display print and reproduce this work in unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for non-commercial use either personally or within your organisation. Apart from any such use or otherwise as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all rights are reserved. Queries concerning reproduction and rights should be sent to copyright@nps.org.au.


Date published: 2009-11-12 00:00:00

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