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COMPLICATIONS after ankle surgery and the prospect of losing a leg changed everything for Queensland woman Bindi Sunderland.<\/p>\n

It was during a trip to Bendigo that things went awry when stitches from a cyst removal procedure broke and Ms Sunderland’s ankle became infected.<\/p>\n

But she credits the help she received from Bendigo Health with averting disaster and changing her approach to managing her Type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n

Ms Sunderland now wants to use her experience to help change attitudes about diabetes in her own Aboriginal community.<\/p>\n

For 15 years, Ms Sunderland felt she was “in hiding” because of her diagnosis and did not want to ask for help.<\/p>\n

It was only when the post-operation issue demanded action that she said she relented and reached out.<\/p>\n

“I’m the type of person who won’t ask for help because I want to do it on my own, but with this I had to,” Ms Sunderland said.<\/p>\n

“I know there’s a lot of people in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community that do the same thing, but it needs to change.”<\/p>\n

Ms Sunderland admitted that despite a blood test confirming her Type 2 diagnosis, she simply wasn’t in the right headspace to make changes. “I didn’t have it under control; I was in denial,” she said. “I was doing whatever I wanted whenever I wanted.<\/p>\n

“I went on tablets about six months after and that helped a bit, but it still wasn’t under control.<\/p>\n

“I know I should have got help sooner, but it wasn’t until there was a chance I may need my leg amputated that I got it under control.”<\/p>\n

Faced with the infection while in Bendigo, Ms Sunderland made several visits to Bendigo Health and ultimately had the issue resolved, with her leg intact.<\/p>\n

But the scare forced her to seriously consider her health decisions. “I know there’s a lot of stories about when you’re dealing with diabetes; if things aren’t taken care of, you can lose limbs and that got to me,” she said. “I was so scared of losing my leg.”<\/p>\n

Ms Sunderland consulted a diabetes educator and now “religiously” takes her medication and insulin every morning, while keeping track of her levels with a continuous glucose monitor.<\/p>\n

Bendigo Health diabetes educator Wendy Collins, who worked with Ms Sunderland, said it was important for patients to monitor regularly and also keep up their education on the condition.<\/p>\n

Maximising glucose control improved overall health outcomes as did liaising with health services as much as possible, she said.<\/p>\n

“Bindi has good goals that go towards improving her health and that’s so important,” Ms Collins said.<\/p>\n

Information about Bendigo Health’s diabetes education service and options available for patients is available at bendigohealth.org.au\/DiabetesEducationService<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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