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Thank you for a great 2019 - Carenity year-end review

Thank you for a great 2019 - Carenity year-end review

27 Dec 2019 • 9 comments

With 2020 on the horizon, Carenity takes a look at a year that our members helped make a success. Discover all the totals of a year spent in your company.

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How to recognise the signs of a stroke ?

Cerebrovascular accident
Transient ischemic attack

How to recognise the signs of a stroke ?

26 Dec 2019 • 1 Like

Every year, more than 100 000 people suffer a stroke. Learn to recognise the symptoms, react as quickly as possible and limit the damage.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis: The patient – physician relationship

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis: The patient – physician relationship

24 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

"My relationship with my doctors are very good now, but they were rough at the beginning because I insisted on getting an explanation."

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Meet a Carenity ambassador!

Meet a Carenity ambassador!

23 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

Have you met the Carenity UK ambassadors and do you know what role they play on the site? One of them, Lesley who goes by the username @lesmal, agreed to speak with us about her experiences and role.

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"Faced with fibromyalgia, relatives should be understanding and not judgmental."

Fibromyalgia

"Faced with fibromyalgia, relatives should be understanding and not judgmental."

21 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

Hi Manuela. How did you find out that you had fibromyalgia? In 2008, I began to suffer at times where I would experience great fatigue and pain throughout my body. My doctor diagnosed me with...

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Ulcerative colitis - Carenity members tell their story

Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis - Carenity members tell their story

18 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

Carenity members living with ulcerative colitis waiting on average 2 years to obtain a diagnosis. Here they tell their stories.

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Psoriasis diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Psoriasis

Psoriasis diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

18 Dec 2019

Carenity members affected by Psoriasis tell the story of their diagnosis: Symptoms, emotions, examinations, quality of care, and more.

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Diabetes : understanding the low glycaemic diet

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus
Gestational diabetes
Maternally-inherited diabetes and deafness
Neonatal diabetes mellitus
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Diabetes : understanding the low glycaemic diet

13 Dec 2019 • 3 comments

Have you heard about the low-glycaemic diet? What links are there between diabetes and diet? How is the glycaemic index of each food calculated and which foods should be avoided? Read our article to...

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Cyber security and improved user experience… meet Jeremy, head of IT

Cyber security and improved user experience… meet Jeremy, head of IT

12 Dec 2019 • 1 comment

Jeremy, our Head of IT, corrects errors and makes improvements to the site all while ensuring cybersecurity. Discover his job and his advice and his tips for avoiding risk while surfing the Internet!

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MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

Multiple sclerosis

MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

11 Dec 2019 • 2 comments

Diagnosed with MS 50 years late, prickling sensations, hiking...Read our member interview and learn more about the symptoms and treatments of multiple sclerosis.

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Depression diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Depression
Postpartum depression

Depression diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

5 Dec 2019 • 5 comments

Depression is an invisible disease whose sufferers sometimes fight for years to be taken seriously and diagnosed.

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Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

Endometriosis
Meningioma

Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

4 Dec 2019

Emmanuelle was prescribed Androcrur to treat her endometriosis, but it ended up causing brain tumours. Now she wants to warn other patients about the risks linked to these treatments!

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