The best care and quality of life for people living with long term conditions are essential if everyone in the Waterside location is to live well.
Awareness of symptoms and prompt access to testing enables early diagnosis. High quality information and care enables people and their carers and families to maintain their health and obtain support when they need it.
What is COPD?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a group of lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties.
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COPD is a common condition that mainly affects middle-aged or older adults who smoke or previously smoked. Many people do not realise they have it.
What is Asthma?
Asthma is a common lung condition that causes occasional breathing difficulties.
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It affects people of all ages and often starts in childhood, although it can also develop for the first time in adults.
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person's blood sugar level to become
too high.
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There are 2 main types of diabetes:
Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes
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What is Heart Disease?
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of death in the UK and worldwide. CHD is sometimes called ischaemic heart disease or coronary artery disease.