Self-care - DiabetesontheNet

The use of app-based technology to promote self-management within paediatric diabetes

Helen Day considers the potential benefits and pitfalls of using app-based technology to facilitate the development of diabetes self-management skills in children and young people

8 Jun 2020

Use of oxidised regenerated cellulose (ORC) and collagen dressings (PROMOGRAN™ Protease Modulating Matrix and PROMOGRAN PRISMA™ Wound Balancing Matrix) to kick-start the treatment of chronic wounds

27 Mar 2020

At a glance factsheet: Diabetes and oral health

Key information, advice and resources on the overlooked relationship between type 2 diabetes and gum disease.

26 Mar 2020

Encouraging adventure and confidence in young people in the East of England

East of England activity camps give children and young people with type 1 diabetes the chance to increase their independence, learn self-management skills and form friendships with other youngsters with the same condition.

11 Mar 2020

Editorial: Food, fat and feet

Supporting dietary change in primary care is challenging. Understanding the role of fats in a healthy diet may be key.

16 Oct 2019

Transferring self-management responsibilities in type 1 diabetes families: Initial assessment of individual and family self-management theory

Candy Gan researches factors impacting the responsibility transfers between parents and children with type 1 diabetes and the suitability of individual and family self-management theory to frame such transfers.

23 Jul 2019

A STEP forward: Delivering structured education from the day of diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

The authors outline the development of the Scottish Type 1 Education Programme (STEP) to provide in-depth, structured education for people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and present audit data from the three years since its introduction.

20 Jun 2019

Needles and Pins

In response to a consultation on new cost-saving measures, Gill Morrison asks how blood glucose test strips and insulin pen needles can be described as "of low clinical value".

10 Dec 2018

Tools to Support Clinical Practice: Diabetes UK information prescriptions

The first in the Tools to Support Clinical Practice series looks at how Diabetes UK's information prescriptions can be used in practice for the benefit of people with pre-diabetes and diabetes.

31 May 2018

What people with diabetes are reading: The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet

The rationale behind this popular diet and how those who are following it can be supported to lose weight and improve their diabetes control.

31 May 2018

The role of a healthy-eating educational module during Ramadan in a community health centre

The impact of an educational module and individual follow-up on adherence to a healthy diet, medication use and glucose levels during Ramadan in a community setting.

29 May 2018

Is brushing your teeth more important than checking your feet?

5 Apr 2018

A qualitative content analysis of self-treated diabetic foot problems in Jordan

21 Jun 2017

Ensuring health equality amid the great diabetes epidemic: Translating the Leicester Self-Assessment Risk Score

The challenges involved in translating patient information into other languages.

2 Dec 2016

Clinic appointment reminders and their effect on attendance rates and HbA 1c in a paediatric diabetes clinic

1 Dec 2016

Patient engagement with diabetic foot care: a psychological perspective

27 Sep 2016

Managing diabetes burnout through social media and the Diabetes Online Community

12 Jul 2016

The World Diabetes Tour: A challenge of stamina and glucose control to reach the top of Africa’s highest mountain

12 Jul 2016