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Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes education check list
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Insulin
- Type
- Regimen
- Dosage
- Timing
- Pen / Syringes
- Mixing
- Injection techniques
- Rotation of sites
- Storage of insulin
- Disposal of sharps
- Safeclip
NB Never omit insulin
Oral Agents
- Sulphonylureas
- Metformin
- Rosiglitazone
NB: Diabetes is progressive
Hypoglycaemia
- Symptoms
- Frequency
- Reasons
- Treatment
- Glucagen
Hyperglycaemia
- Symptoms
- Illness management
- Ketostix
- Contact criteria
Monitoring
- Urinalysis
- Blood glucose
- Meters
- Timing
- Frequency
- Recording
- HbA1c
Screening
- Eyes
- Blood pressure
- Foot care
- Diet
- Erectile dysfunction
Other
- Smoking
- Exercise
- Alcohol
- Driving
- Employment / shifts
- Travel
- Prescriptions / exemption
- Identification
- Diabetes UK
- Contraception
- Pre-pregnancy
- Pregnancy
- Literature / supplies / comments
Source: Northumbria NHS Health Care Trust diabetes protocol