Journal of Diabetes Nursing back issues from April 2008:
A NICE guideline is born!
Apr 01, 2008; ... Diabetes during pregnancy is associated with risks to the prospective mother and to the developing foetus. Complications such as miscarriage, pre-eclampsia and preterm labour are more common in women with diabetes than those without the condition. Also, complications such as stillbirth, ...
DSN care closer to home: the South Leicestershire experience.(diabetes specialist nurses )
Apr 01, 2008; ... Providing diabetes care closer to home represents opportunities to improve care for people with diabetes. It is important that this is managed for the benefit of people with diabetes and also to improve links between primary and secondary care to promote high-quality care for all. This ...
Peoples' educational needs following a diagnosis of diabetes.
Apr 01, 2008; ... Diabetes education, that is effective and appropriate to individuals' needs, can enable them to make positive lifestyle changes--resulting in improved life expectancy and quality of life. This may also reduce the financial burden to the NHS. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore ...
Maintaining glycaemic control.(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Thursday 26 June 2008 THE PALACE HOTEL, MANCHESTER <Pre> PROGRAMME 09.00--09.50 Registration and coffee 09.50--10.00 Conference Chair's introductionEugene Hughes, GP, Isle of Wight Session 1-Antidiabetic agents and their position in the ...
Diabetes control & beyond.(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2008 ... The Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS) and its GPSI sub-section present: The Second National Conference for Intermediate Diabetes Care Teams--with a special focus on the role of GPSIs <Pre> Wednesday 25 June 2008 The National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham ...
New diabetes education tool launched at Diabetes UK.(The LINK)(united kingdom)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Diabetes UK has been working in collaboration with Healthy Interactions Inc. (Healthyi) to develop the Diabetes Conversation Map programme--a new education tool designed to help people with type 2 diabetes effectively self-manage their condition. The Conversation Map programme ...
Type 2 diabetes DVD vouchers.(The LINK)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Diabetes UK is piloting a voucher scheme to give people with type 2 diabetes a free starter pack containing a DVD and a leaflet. Over the next six months, 54 diabetes specialist nurses and practice nurses will be giving newly diagnosed people with type 2 diabetes a voucher which ...
Erratum.(Correction notice)
Apr 01, 2008 ... In Volume 12 Number 3 of The Journal of Diabetes Nursing, an error was made on page 107, in the first paragraph under the subheading 'An Insulin Pump User's Perspective' (Ref. Hicks D (2008) Why is the UK lagging behind in the pump usage stakes? Journal of Diabetes Nursing 12: 105-8). ...
Seamless care who cares?
Apr 01, 2008; ... At the 2008 Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference in Glasgow, much disquiet was expressed with regard to nursing, and medical, roles in diabetes care. I was fortunate to be awarded the honour of giving the Mary MacKinnon lecture during which I prompted a spontaneous cheer, I suspect ...
Seamless diabetes care: the role of the nurse consultant.
Apr 01, 2008; ... This article describes the impact of a PCT-based nurse consultant role in developing a new community diabetes service in a typical inner city area in Birmingham. The service was initiated as part of a national pilot to implement Kaiser Permanente principles, which encourages primary, ...
Multidisciplinary wound therapy clinic service.
Apr 01, 2008; ... Multidisciplinary working has been shown to have a positive effect in the treatment of the diabetic foot (Dang and Boulton, 2003). The multidisciplinary approach between the podiatry team and wound clinic provides a combination of knowledge and skills to facilitate the best possible ...
Changing diabetes by improving control: in the UK.(united kingdom)
Apr 01, 2008; ... changing diabetes Good glycaemic control is vital for people with diabetes. Recent research has shown that every 1% reduction in [HbA.sub.1c] reduces deaths related to diabetes by 21%, microvascular complications by 37% and myocardial infarction by 14%. (1) However, two-thirds ...