Diabetes

Diabetes – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

  • Diabetes information

    Diabetes is a disease in which your body cannot properly use the food you eat for energy. For more information, please see below:

    Information PDF – Diabetes Information (English and Nepali)

  • Sick Day Rules

    Information PDF – Sick Day Rules: Type 1 Diabetes

    Information PDF – Sick Day Rules: Type 2 Diabetes

  • How to Use a Glucose Meter

    A glucose meter is used to check your blood glucose or blood sugar level. This is needed to help you manage your diabetes.

    Information PDF – How to use a Glucose Meter (English and Nepali)

  • Patients Taking SGLT-2 Inhibitors

    Information for patients taking
    Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter
    2 (SGLT2) inhibitors.

    Information PDF – SGLT-2 Inhibitors

  • Kent and Medway Diabetic Eye Screening Programme

    Do you live with diabetes? Are you passionate about helping your community?

    The Kent & Medway Diabetic Eye Screening Programme deliver diabetic eye screening for people with diabetes aged 12 and over across Kent and Medway as part of the NHS screening service.

    Facebook: @kmdesp

    Twitter/X: @kmdesp

    Email: enquiries.kmdesp@nhs.net

    Tel: 01233 884110

    Website: Kent and Medway Diabetic Eye Screening

  • Kent and Medway Diabetic Eye Screening Patient Portal

    Manage your diabetic eye screening online with the Patient Portal. You can:

    • Book your next diabetic eye screening appointment. You can also cancel or rebook your existing appointment.

    • Manage your diabetic eye screening. You can change change the location of your appointment or how you are contacted.

    • View the results of your diabetic eye screening appointments easily online.

    • Access and download your screening your screening images from past appointments.

    Website: portal.kmdesp.co.uk

  • Making a decision about managing type 1 diabetes

    This leaflet is for people with type 1 diabetes.

    It can help you decide between the different technology available to manage diabetes.

    There are some parts for you to fill in.
    You should go through this leaflet and then talk to your diabetes team.

    Website: www.england.nhs.uk

  • Healthy living for people with type 2 diabetes

    Everyone living with type 2 diabetes should have the opportunity to learn the skills and knowledge needed to help them live well.
    We would like to offer you a place on a free, online NHS programme;

    Healthy Living for people with type 2 diabetes

    Healthy Living provides knowledge and information so that you can:

    feel confident in managing your type 2 diabetes,reduce diabetes-related stress, improve your health and wellbeing, achieve and maintain a healthy weight, feel motivated to continue making healthy lifestyle choices.

    Register today.

    Website: www.healthyliving.nhs.uk