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Sick Day Management for Type 1 Diabetes and Insulin Guidelines [English] Permalink Public
A bad cold, the flu or a serious illness can make your blood glucose too high. If you are unable to eat your usual foods your blood glucose may go too low. Follow these guidelines to help you stay out of hospital. (English) Colour
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262262Sick Day Management for Type 2 Diabetes [English] Permalink Public
A bad cold, the flu or a serious injury can make your blood glucose too high. People not usually taking insulin may need to take insulin when they are sick. On the other hand when you take diabetes medication (pills and/or insulin) and cannot eat your usual foods, your blood glucose may go too low. Follow these guidelines to help you stay out of hospital. (English) Colour
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262257Laurel Place Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Unit - Patient and Family Handbook (Surrey Memorial Hospital) [English] Permalink Public
Surrey Memorial Hospital Stroke Rehabilitation Unit offers a bridge from acute care to home. The unit provides inpatient rehabilitation to adults who have had a stroke. It is located at Laurel Place, close to Surrey Memorial Hospital. This handbook tells you about the unit and what to expect when you or a family member is staying on the unit and preparing to go home. (English) Colour
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262608Childhood Sexual Abuse - A Mental Health Issue [English] Permalink Public
Childhood sexual abuse can have a devastating impact on the victims throughout their childhood and into adulthood. The fact sheet outlines the lasting effects this can have and the available treatments for survivors of this abuse. (English)
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http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/ch...Supporting people who use substances - A brief guide for friends and family [English] Permalink Public
Helping people address their substance use involves helping them express and reach their goals. Anyone who has contact with people who may be using substances in harmful or risky ways has a unique opportunity to influence the way they think and feel about their use, and help them make changes to reduce the harms they are experiencing or causing in others. (English)
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https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/s...Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder [English] Permalink Public
As the name suggests, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is type of mental illness made up of two components: obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are persistent, intrusive, and cause the person much distress and discomfort; compulsions, therefore, are carried out in a bid to reduce these anxious, guilty or shameful feelings. (English)
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http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/ob...Post-traumatic Stress Disorder [English] Permalink Public
Post-traumatic stress disorder affects people who have gone through a traumatic event in their lives such as a disastrous earthquake, war, rape, a car or plane accident, or physical violence. The anxiety associated with the event can become so persistent and relentless that it interferes with one's day-to-day functioning. (English)
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http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/po...Supporting a Friend or Family Member with a Mental Disorder [English] Permalink Public
Mental healthcare professionals are recognizing that support from friends and families is one of the best ways to help someone who is ill. This fact sheet covers some of the things that family and friends can do to assist in the treatment and recovery of someone suffering from mental illness. (English)
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https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/s...Dialysis and Care of Your Fistula/Graft [English] Permalink Public
Caring for your fistula or graft is an important part of a kidney patient's disease management. This pamphlet provides information on keeping one's fistula/graft clean, and what to do before and after dialysis. (English) Colour
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255744Exercises for Your Fistula [English] Permalink Public
This fact sheet provides three different exercises to strengthen the muscles and veins in your arm in order to make your fistula easier to see and use. (English) Colour
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