In the light of evidence that emerged from the UKPDS (1998) and the DCCT (1993),
individual patients must be made aware of the importance of blood glucose monitoring. A …

April 2004 saw the publication of a much-needed consensus statement (Owens et al, 2004)
on the use of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) by people with diabetes. Since the …

It seems likely that the development of effective diabetes education for patients, carers and
staff would prove highly cost-effective. Diabetes-e is an electronic diabetes encyclopaedia …

In the light of evidence that emerged from the UKPDS (1998) and the DCCT (1993),
individual patients must be made aware of the importance of blood glucose monitoring. A …

April 2004 saw the publication of a much-needed consensus statement (Owens et al, 2004)
on the use of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) by people with diabetes. Since the …

… Lesley Brady, Phyllis Bushby, Pat Clarke, Tracey Clay, Paul Dromgoole, Sandra Dudding,
Debbie Hicks, Tara Kadis, Eileen Richardson, Fiona Smith … Lesley Brady is a Diabetes …

… Phyllis Bushby reviews some of the concerns and suggests some practical solutions
when starting a patient on insulin. Phyllis Bushby SRN is Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse …

150 Clinical Medicine Vol 4 No 2 March/April 2004 contact care. Nurses, midwives and health
visitors are contributing to integrated health and social care programmes for vulnerable …

The two days that I spent at the 2nd International DAWN Summit, on 5-7 November 2003,
listening and discussing the psychosocial and educational aspects of diabetes care proved to …

Thank you to everybody who found time to visit our stand at Diabetes UK and to all who
attended the AGM of the association. The stand was particularly busy and it was great to see …