diabetes

Resources covering assessment, management and care of patients with diabetes.

Nurse and MasterChef finalist Sarah Danesin

Eating well at work: recipes from a nurse and MasterChef finalist

Meal planning and prep to boost your nutrition on demanding shifts

Expert advice
Recognising, managing and reducing the risk of hypoglycaemia in adults with diabetes

Recognising, managing and reducing the risk of hypoglycaemia in adults with diabetes

Education, individualised management and effective communication are vital for optimal care

CPD articles
Organ donation: nurse Joanne Blackburn who is awaiting double transplant

Waiting for organ transplant: I wake up thinking of the call that hasn’t come

Nurse appeals for donor register sign-ups as she stays hopeful for a match of her own

News
Supreme Court appeal denied: Former nurse Colin Campbell who was found guilty in 2008 of killing (inset top row from left): Ethel Hall and Bridget Bourke, (bottom row from left) Doris Ludlam and Irene Crookes

Former nurse convicted of four murders denied Supreme Court appeal

Colin Campbell was jailed in 2008 for killing four older female patients

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Former nurse Colin Campbell has lost his appeals against his 2008 convictions for killing four older patients and attempting to murder a fifth

Former nurse convicted of four murders in 2008 loses appeals

Judges dismiss Colin Campbell’s appeals against his convictions for killing four patients

News
Diabetes insulin regimens: a community nurse administers insulin to a patient on a home visit

Insulin administration: do you know the risks and how to prevent errors?

How to avoid ‘never events’ in diabetes care and ensure your practice is safe

Analysis
Diabetes insulin regimens: a community nurse administers insulin to a patient on a home visit

Insulin administration: do you know the risks and how to prevent errors?

How to avoid ‘never events’ in diabetes care and ensure your practice is safe

Analysis
Use of tirzepatide (Mounjaro) in type 2 diabetes management: an overview

Use of tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes management: an overview

Understand the dosing, contraindications, administration and side effects

Clinical
Type 2 diabetes and the role of nurses in its management

Type 2 diabetes and the role of nurses in its management

Refresh your knowledge of its pathophysiology and clinical presentation

Clinical
Type 2 diabetes and the role of nurses in its management

Type 2 diabetes and the role of nurses in its management

Refresh your knowledge of its pathophysiology and clinical presentation

Clinical
Prescribing metformin for patients with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia or type 2 diabetes

Prescribing metformin for patients with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia or type 2 diabetes

Understand the factors that may increase the risks of side effects from metformin

Clinical
Prescribing metformin for patients with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia or type 2 diabetes

Prescribing metformin for patients with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia or type 2 diabetes

Understand the factors that may increase the risks of side effects from metformin

Clinical

Screening, immunotherapy and the future of type 1 diabetes care

Overview of developments and the need for robust pathways to inform new services and enhance...

Insulin administration before food message ‘didn’t get through to all nurses’

Diabetes specialist nurse’s concern over doses given after meals highlighted by coroner

Insulin administration before food message ‘didn’t get through to all nurses’

Diabetes specialist nurse’s concern over doses given after meals highlighted by coroner

Diabetes self-management for hospitalised children and young people on insulin therapy

A paediatric team developed a policy that integrates self-management and a tool for healthcare staff

Recognising and managing hypoglycaemia in adults with diabetes in the ED

The aetiology and signs and symptoms of adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

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What to do when cultural beliefs are counter to care needs

The importance of ‘cultural agility’ in providing person-centred care

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Eating well at work: recipes from a nurse and MasterChef finalist

Meal planning and prep to boost your nutrition on demanding shifts

Recognising, managing and reducing the risk of hypoglycaemia in adults with diabetes
Education, individualised management and effective communication are vital for optimal care
Waiting for organ transplant: I wake up thinking of the call that hasn’t come
Nurse appeals for donor register sign-ups as she stays hopeful for a match of her own
Former nurse convicted of four murders denied Supreme Court appeal
Colin Campbell was jailed in 2008 for killing four older female patients
Former nurse convicted of four murders in 2008 loses appeals
Judges dismiss Colin Campbell’s appeals against his convictions for killing four patients