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Diabetes On The Radio

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surgerysimon

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Hi,

I'll be hosting a discussion on Diabetes on my radio show, The On Air Surgery on Thursday 18th February between 6pm-8pm on Ribble Valley Media.

The station is an Internet based community radio station.

You can listen for free on www.ribblevalleymedia.com via Windows Media Player, Real Player, i-Tunes or any other player your PC supports.

The show is broadcast live and unfortunately there is presently no "Listen Again" facility.

My guest will be Gordon Dixon and Nita Redfearn from Ribble Valley Diabetic Self Help Group.

The On Air Surgery is an interactive programme, as I actively encourage listeners to get in touch either via email, phone or twitter during the programme.

All contact methods with relevant email addresses/phone numbers will be given out during the programme.

I hope you can tune in.

Cheers
Simon
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No worries. We will be going over the basics initially, though. Not all of my listeners will be aware of exactly what diabetes is or the nuances of type etc... So, apologies in advance if it ends up teaching you to suck eggs in the first half hour! LOL!

However, don't be put off. If you want to dive in with an email or a phone call to the programme that takes us off the intial introduction to diabetes then do so.

The show works best when the listeners take full control of the direction they want it to go in.

PS: Are you tuning out at 7pm because of Emmerdale? *sigh* I really need a better slot! Bloody Emmerdale and the rest of the soaps, stealing my listeners after 7pm! Grrrr!
 
surgerysimon said:
No worries. We will be going over the basics initially, though. Not all of my listeners will be aware of exactly what diabetes is or the nuances of type etc... So, apologies in advance if it ends up teaching you to suck eggs in the first half hour! LOL!

However, don't be put off. If you want to dive in with an email or a phone call to the programme that takes us off the intial introduction to diabetes then do so.

The show works best when the listeners take full control of the direction they want it to go in.

PS: Are you tuning out at 7pm because of Emmerdale? *sigh* I really need a better slot! Bloody Emmerdale and the rest of the soaps, stealing my listeners after 7pm! Grrrr!
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lol erm of course no its the one show on bbc .
 
hi simon
i sent you a pm yesterday about the show and also our campaign for diet drink awareness DiDkA did you see it ?
 
am64 said:
hi simon
i sent you a pm yesterday about the show and also our campaign for diet drink awareness DiDkA did you see it ?
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I didn't see it, but now I have!!! 😉

Sorry, I didn't notice any PMs t'other day. Anyhoo, I've read it now. Sounds very interesting and def. worth a mention.

You're very welcome to email or phone in on tonight's discussion and raise awareness of this issue yourself if you like.
 
I'm sure that would not be a problem, maybe you could mention this website as well.The more we can get this place out there the better, it has proven itself time and time again to be a live line for so many.
 
SacredHeart said:
Hi Simon. I'm also involved in DiDkA, and I'll definitely ring in

Becky
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That's great, Becky!

I mentioned earlier in the thread that the show will probably cover really basic stuff (to a seasoned diabetic, anyhow!) in the first 15 mins or so as not all listeners will be clued up about the condition.

However, please don't let that put you off. Stick with it and the show is what the listeners make it with their calls and emails.

Cheers
Si
 
All sounds great then looks like ill be tuning in for the full 2 hours , catch you later Simon.
 
SacredHeart said:
Hi Simon. I'm also involved in DiDkA, and I'll definitely ring in

Becky
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great stuff thank you simon i will leave it to becky to ring in as im suffering a bit today with vertigo Becky Go Girl XXX
ribble valley is that lancashire ?
 
hey simon great show!
very informative and thanks for contacting us all ...please keep in touch ...join the DiDkA Fb campaign and if you have any media ideas lets us know !
 
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