Diabetes Care in Care Homes - Updated May 2021

The latest from the Social Care Institute for Excellence January 2022

Face-to-face care: Social care newsletter (scie.org.uk)

Following this link Diabetes Care in Care Homes will take you to the Diabetes UK website that contains a abundance of, for example, advice, information, guidance, tools, updates and articles to impove care for people living with diabeted in care homes.By 2050 the number of people aged 85+ years will be over 8 million in the UK. The number of older people living with diabetes is set to rise, with a growing population requiring care in their older age. One in four people in care homes have diabetes.

Useful & Important links are found below

Language matters: Language and Diabetes - This guide provides practical examples of language that will encourage positive interactions with people living with diabetes and subsequently positive outcomes.

Shared practice in Diabetes: View the latest resources and tools from Diabetes UK and other organisations using the link above. 

Prediabetes: Prediabetes is not a clinical term recognised by the World Health Organisation. But it’s starting to be used more by healthcare professionals and in the media to describe people who are at high risk of type 2 diabetes, This link will talk through what prediabetes means, if there are any symptoms of prediabetes and what you can do to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes and Psychologicalcare for people with diabetes: the link provides you with resources and tools to improve psychological care for people with diabetes. People with diabetes experience disproportionately high rates of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and eating disorders. All people with diabetes should have access to psychological treatment and support to reduce psychological distress and improve self-management.

NHS One You: Making better choices today can have a big impact on your health. One You is here to help you get healthier and feel better with free tips, tools and support. Whether it's moving more, eating more healthily or checking yourself – One You can help you make small, practical changes that fit in with your life.

Midlands Foundation Partnership Trust - Useful links and information regarding Diabetes Services in Adults.

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