diabetes

World Diabetes Day takes place every year on 14 November to raise awareness of the condition, which has physical, psychological and behavioural implications for individuals. Read our resources covering assessment, management and care of patients with diabetes.

Diabetic foot ulcers

Nurses caring for people with diabetes can have an impact on the assessment and treatment of...

08 Dec 1999

Type 2 diabetes

This article is intended to increase the nurse’s understanding of the medical and clinical...

24 Nov 1999

Improving paediatric diabetes care

The authors review the management of paediatric patients in diabetic ketoacidosis. Paying...

08 Sep 1999

Diabetes mellitus types 1 and 2: an overview

Large numbers of the population have diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes. Nurses must...

11 Nov 1998

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