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Diabetes mellitus

• Diagnosis of diabetes
• Diabetes protocol
  • Newly diagnosed diabetes
• Diabetic drug treatment
• Diabetic advice leaflets
• Northumberland diabetes referral guidelines
•  Northumbria diabetes service specialist team contacts

Diabetes delivery strategy for the NSF

1. Service information for primary health care
   • Diabetes education check list
   • Disposal of sharps in the community
2. Diagnosis
3. Type 2 diabetes
   • A stepped approach to diabetes management
   • Emergency dietetic advice for patients with newly diagnosed diabetes PAL
   • Guidelines for starting a patient on oral hypoglycaemic agents
   • Acarbose PAL
   • Sick day rules for people on oral hypoglycaemic agents
   • The Role of the dietician in diabetes care
   • Assessment of Type 2 patients for insulin
   • Transfer of patients with Type 2 diabetes to insulin
   • Insulin Adjustment for patients on sulphonylureas
4. Type 1 diabetes
   • Starting a newly diagnosed person with Type 1 diabetes on insulin
   • Diabetic hypoglycaemic emergencies
   • Sick day rules for people on insulin
5. Macrovascular risk assessment and management
   • Coronary risk assessment
   • Hypertension in diabetes
   • FATS 2 - 2000
   • Blood glucose and myocardial infarction
   • Aspirin in diabetes

6. Microvascular risk assessment and management
   • Renal protocols
   • Microalbuminuria management
   • Proteinuria management
   • Retinal Screening in North Tyneside
7. Pregnancy
   • Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy
   • Gestational diabetes
8. Erectile dysfunction
   • Guide to psychosexual history taking
   • Erectile dysfunction management options
   • Management of erectile dysfunction in diabetic patients
   • Sexual activity and IHD
   • Emergency treatment of priapism
9. Diabetes and radiological procedures
   • Contrast x-rays in people on metformin
10. Feet
    • The role of the specialist diabetes podiatrist
    • Principles of foot ulcer management
    • Diabetic neuropathy
    • Diabetic ischaemia