Scottish Diabetes Survey 2010 published
The Scottish Diabetes Survey is now in its tenth year. This 2010 Survey, as with previous
versions, continues to demonstrate an increase in the prevalence of diabetes and an increase in recording key data that reflects the quality of diabetes care across the whole of Scotland. This provides useful information for the Scottish Diabetes Action Plan review and should aid and influence NHS Boards in Scotland in service planning, audit and with quality improvement. It also offers great potential for epidemiological research. You can access the survey here.
FRAME e-learning resource now available
The Foot Risk Awareness and Management Education (FRAME) e-learning resource commissioned by the Scottish Diabetes Group, is now available here.
This will help standardise evidence based diabetes foot screenings performed by Health Care Professionals/workers across NHS Scotland.
The website aims to provide an interactive way of learning and uses animations and case scenarios. There is an assessment involving case scenarios at the end of this module which the learner may opt to undertake and which, if passed, gives a certificate of completion.
The module will be of particular interest to primary care colleagues as it will help support achievement of the new GP QOF indicators on foot examination to improve diabetes-related foot care and improve patients' outcomes.
Diabetes Action Plan 2010 Progress Reports published
Progress reports against the Diabetes Action Plan 2010 have now been published. The reports can be viewed here.
SNDRí Paediatric Carbohydrate Counting Resource publication
The Scottish Nutrition and Diet Resources Initiative (SNDRí) and the Scottish Diabetes Group (SDG) are delighted to announce the publication of the SNDRí Paediatric Carbohydrate Counting resource. SDG has also bulk bought hardcopies of the resource for health professionals working in Scotland, with SNDRí managing the distribution. To obtain your free hard copies please email the SNDRí office at sndri@gcu.ac.uk – or go to the publications page for online access.
Diabetes Action Plan delivers quality care
An action plan setting out a three-year vision for improving the health and wellbeing of people with diabetes has been published. Read the news release here
New Psychology in Diabetes project
Funding has been acquired for a pilot project (PID / PAD – Psychologists in Diabetes / Psychologists and Diabetes) to employ 5 part-time psychologists in diabetes services across Scotland. Three half-time psychologists will be employed in adult services and 2 quarter-time psychologists will be employed in transition services. Further details are available at: THE PiD/PaD PROJECT
Self-monitoring of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes: systematic review
A systematic review to examine whether or not self-monitoring of blood glucose is worthwhile has been published. 30 randomised controlled trials were reviewed in terms of glycaemic control, hypoglycaemia, quality of life and cost per quality-adjusted life-year in people with type 2 diabetes who were not treated with insulin or who were on basal insulin in combination with oral agents. The full review can be found here.
SIGN Guideline on Management of Diabetes
The SIGN guideline on Management of Diabetes (SIGN 116) has been published.
This guideline is a selective update of SIGN 55, which was published in 2001, and provides updated information across a range of areas relevant to the care of people with diabetes. You can access the guideline here.
DVD ‘Type 2 diabetes – the non nonsense guide’ available to all libraries in Scotland.
The Scottish Diabetes Group sponsored DVD ‘Type 2 diabetes – the non nonsense guide’ has been made available to all libraries in Scotland.