Herald - Issue 408

Page 34 • The HERALD • 24th June 2021 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v Treatments include: Nail trimmings/filing Reduction of thickened nails Corns/Callus Ingrown toe nails Diabetic Foot Care Mini Foot massage For appointments please call Chloe 07587 071367 Chloe’s Foot Care Mobile Foot health practitioner GET BACK TO FEELING YOUR BEST WITH HYTHE & TOTTON CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 8 Drummond Court, Prospect Place, Hythe (Opposite Hythe Ferry) 023 8020 7826 81a Rumbridge Street, Totton 023 8086 3612 MANDY STEER S.A.C DIP RFHP Mobile Foot Health Practitioner Covering the Waterside & New Forest area 01590 612302 or 07907 114365 Foot Health Practitioner PAINFUL CORNS? UNSIGHTLY CALLUS? FUNGAL NAIL? PAINFUL INGROWN NAILS? Diabetic Foot Care DON’T SUFFER ANY LONGER! I am a fully qualified foot health practitioner offering a professional and relaxed service in the comfort of your own home. For appointments please contact Kirsty Webber DipCFHP, MPSPract. Mob: 07823 774619 Email: kirstyhwebber@yahoo.co.uk Kirsty’s Foot Care Health, Beauty & Wellbeing CHIROPODY/PODIATRY 07895 691290 Kerry Crook BSc (Hons) Podiatry KC PODIATRY First Floor, South Street Shopping Centre, Hythe SO45 6EB * LIFT ACCESS * Email: kerrythepodiatrist@gmail.com Diabetes – Is Slimming World Suitable? Cancer support charity, Wessex Cancer Trust, is welcoming back clients for face-to-face care, as lockdown measures continue to ease. Currently clients are being welcomed back to the charity’s four cancer support centres for pre-booked counselling and befriending appointments. COVID- safe measures are in place and visits are limited to one household at a time. Wessex Cancer Trust’s Head of Services, Colette Cowan, says: “When the first lockdown was announced, people really needed our support and we quickly introduced a range of remote support services. These have been popular and we’ll be keeping them available for clients who may find it more difficult to get into a support centre. But we can’t wait to get back to our centres and we’ve been really touched by the number of people who’ve told us they feel the Clients Return to Waterside Cancer Support Centre If you have diabetes and want to lose weight, there’s no need to worry. Slimming World have many members with pre-diabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes losing weight very successfully while following Food Optimising. For many people with diabetes, weight management can play a key role in helping to manage blood glucose levels. “Losing just 10% of your body weight can stave off full-blown type 2 diabetes if you’ve already been diagnosed with insulin resistance or pre-diabetes”, says Douglas Twenefour, Clinical Advisor for Diabetes UK . “Every kilogram (2.2lbs) of weight you lose reduces your risk of developing diabetes by 16%” he adds. “If you have already had a type 2 diagnosis, losing weight is the single most important lifestyle change you can make, especially if you’ve been recently diagnosed. It can delay both the need to take medication, and the rate at which the condition progresses.” A local member told same. It really reaffirms the value of the community that clients, volunteers and staff create there. New clients have also been keen to visit our centres to meet Phil, our wellbeing coordinator, and chat about what support they need. We’re encouraging all our staff and volunteers to have their COVID- 19 vaccinations as soon as they’re offered it and we have rigorous hygiene procedures in place. We want everyone who visits to feel reassured that it’s safe to do so.” Wendy White, the Manager of the charity’s Waterside Support Centre explains what being back in the centre means to her: “Our befrienders are beginning to see pre-booked clients and it’s been wonderful to welcome people back into the Centre. We will open Monday to Thursday from 10.00 - 2.00 - only for pre-booked appointments for the time being. Our team is really looking forward to opening up, and of course we will be working with restrictions in place to ensure safe visiting.” For more detail on the support available, including remote support, please get in touch with one of their Support Centres: www.wessexcancer.org.uk/ support-services/support-centres Finally face-to-face again, welcoming clients back to the centre Slimming World that he’d known for a while that he needed to lose weight but being told he was pre- diabetic was a big shock. Just 12 weeks in, he’s starting to feel the bene ts and people are starting to notice the di erence. He’s gone from walking 50 yards before needing to stop to walking 2 miles a day on a recent holiday! He’s really looking forward to his next diabetic check and is keeping his ngers crossed that he’ll be out of danger. A Men’s Bereavement Support Group is o ered by Oakhaven Wellbeing for men living with loss and grief for a partner/spouse, parent, sibling or friend. Hosted by one of Oakhaven Wellbeing’s Counsellors, Mark Williams, this closed group meets in person weekly for six sessions. OakhavenWellbeing is part of OakhavenHospice Trust and o ers a range of physical, emotional, holistic, spiritual and social support in a welcoming and supportive environment for anyone whose life has been impacted by life limiting illness, is a carer, or has experienced bereavement. Support is open to all who reside in the local communities across the New Forest, Waterside and Totton areas. You do not need a referral or be known to Oakhaven. For more details on the Men’s Bereavement Support Group or to nd out more about Oakhaven Wellbeing services, telephone: 01590 638521, email: wellbeing@ oakhavenhospice.co.uk or visit: www.oakhavenhospice. co.uk/wellbeing Support For Men