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In this bonus episode Emma speaks to Dawn Adams, a midwife and menopause advocate who has type 1 diabetes, about how the menopause can affect people with diabetes - based on her professional and personal experience.

Dawn explains the overlapping symptoms of diabetes and menopause and the impact these can have on women, highlighting what GPs and other healthcare professionals need to consider when speaking with women with diabetes who are experiencing menopause symptoms.

She also discusses how diabetes technology has helped her manage her own diabetes alongside the menopause, how to tackle stigma around both diabetes and menopause and what GPs can do to support patients and ensure they have a positive experience.

Dawn Adams received a fee for this podcast. Views are her own and not necessarily those of Abbott.

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Useful links

• Abbott FreeStyle Libre
• Diabetes UK – Menopause and diabetes

The following are links to resources that Dawn mentioned during this interview:

• TREND Diabetes – Diabetes and the menopause
• Evidently Cochrane – Menopause and type 1 diabetes: why didn’t they tell me?

About Abbott

This bonus episode of Talking General Practice has been supported by global healthcare company Abbott.

Abbott is 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 doctors with more data for better informed treatment decisions.

More information at https://pro.freestyle.abbott/uk-en/home.html.

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