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42 videos
Weight management
Dr. Saadia's weight-management experience
Dr. Saadia shares her personal experience of medical weight-management care.
Diabetes
Living with diabetes: her experience
A patient shares her own account of diabetes care in this short interview.
Diabetes
A diabetes follow-up, in his own words
A personal account of follow-up care, shared in the patient's original voice.
Diabetes
A patient's account of diabetes care
Hear this patient's account of treatment and dietary care in his Urdu interview.
PCOS
PCOS and metabolic checks
A 30-second visual guide to discussing blood glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure as part of PCOS care.
Diabetes
Understanding HbA1c
A 30-second visual guide to reading an HbA1c result alongside glucose records and your personal care plan.
Weight management
Strengthening activity and weight care
A 30-second visual guide to asking which muscle-strengthening activities suit your health and starting level.
Kidney health
Pain medicines and kidney safety
A 30-second visual guide to checking pain medicines with a doctor or pharmacist, including NSAIDs and kidney safety.
Thyroid
Thyroid symptoms and anti-TPO testing
Dr. Fowad discusses ongoing thyroid symptoms, blood tests and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in this short educational recording.
Weight management
A patient’s experience of supervised weight management
A patient describes moving from self-medication to a structured care plan and follow-up with Dr. Fowad.
Sleep
Snoring, weight and sleep position
Dr. Fowad discusses how weight and sleeping position can contribute to snoring.
Blood pressure
Salt intake and blood-pressure care
Dr. Fowad discusses salt intake, regular prescribed treatment and other factors that matter in blood-pressure care.
Diabetes
Symptoms that warrant a diabetes check
Dr. Fowad discusses symptoms and risk factors that can prompt a blood-glucose check.
Diabetes
Why insulin may be part of diabetes care
Dr. Fowad explains why needing insulin does not mean diabetes has reached a final stage.
Sleep
Restless legs at night: why assessment matters
Dr. Fowad discusses nighttime leg discomfort in people with diabetes and why the cause needs individual assessment.
Weight management
Weight-loss medicines and pregnancy
Dr. Fowad explains why weight-loss medicines should not be used during pregnancy and why nutrition should be planned with the maternity team.
Kidney health
Diabetes and protein leakage from the kidneys
Dr. Fowad uses a simple filter analogy to explain how diabetes can affect the kidneys and allow protein to leak into urine.
Weight management
A couple’s experience of weight-care follow-up
A short archived conversation in which a couple shares their experience after a follow-up visit for weight-related care. This is an individual experience; care and results vary.
Care experience
A patient’s experience of seeking further care
An archived patient account of seeking further assessment for persistent symptoms and her experience with the consultation. This is an individual experience, not a prediction of another person’s results.
Iron health
Iron deficiency: symptoms, causes and testing
Dr. Fowad explains how iron deficiency can cause symptoms, why blood loss and diet matter, and how blood tests help guide assessment.
Metabolic health
Weight and metabolic risk: a discussion
Dr. Fowad discusses how blood pressure, blood sugar, waist size and blood fats can combine to increase future health risks.
Diabetes
High blood sugar despite eating less: a patient question
Dr. Fowad answers a viewer’s question about why blood glucose may stay high despite eating little, discussing insulin and an individual diabetes care plan.
Kidney health
Recurring kidney stones: assessment and prevention
A short explanation of why repeated kidney stones deserve assessment, including 24-hour urine testing and an individualized prevention plan.
Growth
When a child’s height is not increasing
Dr. Fowad answers a parent’s question about growth, describing growth charts, possible underlying causes and specialist assessment.
Diabetes
A family’s experience of diabetes follow-up
A woman shares her family’s experience of her husband’s diabetes follow-up and daily wellbeing.
Weight management
A patient’s reflection on her weight-care journey
A patient briefly reflects on her experience of weight-management care in her own words.
Kidney health
Kidney function changes: acute and chronic illness
Dr. Fowad answers a viewer's question about raised creatinine, explaining the difference between sudden kidney injury and long-standing kidney disease.
Weight management
Weight changes after pregnancy: recovery and assessment
A viewer's question about weight changes after a Caesarean birth prompts a discussion of recovery, nutrition, activity and individual medical assessment.
Thyroid
Overactive thyroid during pregnancy
Dr. Fowad discusses symptoms, assessment and specialist follow-up for overactive thyroid during pregnancy.
Kidney health
Frequent urination: causes and assessment
Dr. Fowad explains possible causes of frequent urination, how assessment guides testing and why treatment depends on the cause.
Diabetes
Shoulder stiffness and diabetes: getting assessed
Dr. Fowad discusses shoulder and neck stiffness in people with diabetes and why the cause needs assessment before treatment.
PCOS
PCOS: periods, ovulation and other signs
Dr. Fowad introduces irregular periods, ovulation changes and other features that may lead to an assessment for PCOS.
Thyroid
When might thyroid surgery be considered?
Dr. Fowad answers a question about thyroid surgery, discussing the difference between hormone problems and structural changes in the thyroid.
Kidney health
Urinary infection symptoms in people with diabetes
Dr. Fowad discusses urinary-infection symptoms in people with diabetes and why treatment and medicines need individual review.
Kidney health
Persistent leg swelling: looking beyond kidney disease
Dr. Fowad discusses possible causes of leg swelling beyond kidney or liver disease, including vein, heart, thyroid and lymphatic problems.
General health
Persistent tiredness: possible causes and assessment
Dr. Fowad introduces several possible reasons for persistent tiredness and why identifying the cause matters.
Diabetes
Food choices for diabetes: fibre and meal planning
Dr. Fowad discusses food choices and slower glucose release, with examples including vegetables, beans and whole grains.
Blood pressure
Severe blood pressure: emergencies and underlying causes
Dr. Fowad discusses severe blood-pressure episodes and why some people need assessment for an underlying cause.
Kidney health
Uric acid, purines and everyday food choices
Dr. Fowad discusses uric acid and food choices, with added context about purines and why diet supports—but does not replace—prescribed treatment.
Reproductive health
Weight, fertility and preconception assessment
Dr. Fowad discusses body weight and fertility, with added context on individualized preconception assessment, testing and BMI.
Diabetes
Patient-reported diabetes and weight-management experience
A patient describes his three-month follow-up experience, including reported changes in HbA1c, weight and symptoms. Individual results vary.
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