Steve Flint

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Steve Flint

Steve Flint

@_steveflint

Accredited Sports Dietitian with a keen interest in diabetes & exercise.

Melbourne, Australia Entrou em Eylül 2012
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Dr Ashley Ng
Dr Ashley Ng@HangryPancreas·
Closing thoughts: Exercise is underrated! I think we can all do a better job as healthcare professionals and as individuals to encourage movement! #ADEAchat
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Australian Diabetes Educators Association
Australian Diabetes Educators Association@AusDiabetesEd·
Our final question for tonight's #ADEAchat Q6. What tips or resources do you have for people with diabetes looking to do more physical activity or for healthcare professionals to support their clients?
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Dr Ashley Ng
Dr Ashley Ng@HangryPancreas·
Are they available for consult now via telehealth? #ADEAchat
Lauren Blatchford@LaurenBlatchfor

@AusDiabetesEd #ADEAchat for those at home at the moment who have limited mobility and can't go to the shops or out for a walk they can do at home exercises in a chair, consider using tin cans of food for weight exercises. Exercise physiologists should be our best friends!

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Steve Flint
Steve Flint@_steveflint·
@AusDiabetesEd Diabetes state organisations offer several programs around exercise too so jump (pun intended) on the diabetes state wesbite you live in #ADEAchat
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Steve Flint
Steve Flint@_steveflint·
@endoman @AusDiabetesEd Absolutely. Within the capabilities of each person. Support from an exercise physiologist. There is a movement in social prescribing of exercise from GPs #ADEAchat
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Australian Diabetes Educators Association
Australian Diabetes Educators Association@AusDiabetesEd·
Now that we've established how exercise can impact #diabetes, let's get into it. Q3. How can health professionals help or support a person with diabetes get started with exercise if they’ve haven’t done physical activity in a while? #ADEAchat
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Dr Ashley Ng
Dr Ashley Ng@HangryPancreas·
Absolutely. At the same time, it's important not to be too obsessive with tracking as that could lead to disordered behaviours #ADEAchat
Steve Flint@_steveflint

@AusDiabetesEd Wearable technology e.g. fitbit, garmin, apple watch can actually be really helpful with motivation. Keep track of steps or alarm when not moving etc. #ADEAchat

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Dr Ashley Ng
Dr Ashley Ng@HangryPancreas·
@BrookeDevlin @AusDiabetesEd And I think even on days when motivation is low, the hardest part is getting started and often you'll find that you'll pick it up after that. But if not, every little bit counts. #ADEAchat
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Australian Diabetes Educators Association
Australian Diabetes Educators Association@AusDiabetesEd·
Sometimes the hardest part of exercising is keeping it going when motivation levels are low... Q5. What tips do you have to keep people motivated and continuously engaged in regular physical activity? #ADEAchat
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Steve Flint
Steve Flint@_steveflint·
@AusDiabetesEd Setting up a reward system is helpful for some people. Putting $5 aside every time you exercise to put towards a holiday – when restrictions are lifted! #ADEAchat
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Steve Flint
Steve Flint@_steveflint·
@AusDiabetesEd Wearable technology e.g. fitbit, garmin, apple watch can actually be really helpful with motivation. Keep track of steps or alarm when not moving etc. #ADEAchat
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Dr Ashley Ng
Dr Ashley Ng@HangryPancreas·
Find supportive trainers and gyms or workout spaces/training buddies. I am very picky with the gyms I go to! It's also nice to have training buddies to keep you accountable and motivated #ADEAchat
Australian Diabetes Educators Association@AusDiabetesEd

Health professionals can provide all the physical strategies there is but what about mental barriers. Q4. How can health professionals help people with diabetes overcome mental barriers to physical activities like embarrassment and body shaming? #ADEAchat

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Dr Ashley Ng
Dr Ashley Ng@HangryPancreas·
Exercise can definitely help with insulin sensitivity and can play a part in remission. #ADEAchat
MacroFour@MacroFour

@HangryPancreas It also helps reduce insulin resistance which assists with T2 remission & can deliver a cure for T2DM as insulin resistance appears to be root causal. 2of2 #ADEAChat

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Australian Diabetes Educators Association
Australian Diabetes Educators Association@AusDiabetesEd·
Health professionals can provide all the physical strategies there is but what about mental barriers. Q4. How can health professionals help people with diabetes overcome mental barriers to physical activities like embarrassment and body shaming? #ADEAchat
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Steve Flint
Steve Flint@_steveflint·
@HangryPancreas Also really great idea for people with diabetes to see an exercise physiologist if they are unsure of exercise /safety #ADEAchat
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Dr Ashley Ng
Dr Ashley Ng@HangryPancreas·
To add on to the other great suggestions, I get clients to work on things they're already doing like incidental exercise. Park a little further away, take the stairs instead of the escalator. Little steps add up! #ADEAchat
Australian Diabetes Educators Association@AusDiabetesEd

Now that we've established how exercise can impact #diabetes, let's get into it. Q3. How can health professionals help or support a person with diabetes get started with exercise if they’ve haven’t done physical activity in a while? #ADEAchat

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Lauren Blatchford
Lauren Blatchford@LaurenBlatchfor·
@AusDiabetesEd #ADEAchat education on how exercise impacts on bgls and also medication changes maybe needed. Start slow and easy and build up the exercise
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Brooke Devlin
Brooke Devlin@BrookeDevlin·
@AusDiabetesEd Help them find an activity they find appealing as this will assist with getting starting and sticking to it #ADEAChat
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