Dr Juliet McGrattan
Giving Blood When You’re a Runner
Have you ever given blood?
The NHS needs 6000 donations of blood every day and giving a pint of your very best can literally save...
Running makes me sick
I love Twitter but it’s very hard to give advice to the UKRunChat community in less than 140 characters on some topics! That’s what’s...
For Runners with Balls – Sore testicle?
There are heaps of blog posts about women’s health and running. Breasts, periods, pelvic floors, you name it, there’s a post to put you...
Runner’s hands
There’s always talk of runner’s feet and the UKRunChat community love sharing gruesome photos of toenails in 50 shades of black! But, what about...
The Collapsed Runner
The Collapsed Runner
So, you’re part way through your race, pushing hard and the voice in your head is telling you to stop but you...
Blood Sugar for Runners
I had such great feedback on my last blog ‘Blood Pressure for Runners’ that I’ve decided to stick with the ‘medicine made easy’ theme...
Blood Pressure for Runners
I check people’s blood pressure A LOT and my patients often look nervously at me and ask, “Is it alright?” Systolic, diastolic, hypotension, hypertension;...
Runners with the Runs
Runners with the runs
Most of us will at some point have had that feeling when we’ve set off on a run and then suddenly...
Ask The Doctor with Dr. Juliet McGrattan
Ask The DoctorM.
This is the summary of our ‘Ask The Doctor’ session at the inaugural #ukrunchat weekend in Anglesey, March 28th 2015.
Juliet is a...