Diabetes care areas - click here to navigate to care area page
- Cardiovascular care
- Children and young people
- Diagnosis and continuing care
- Education
- Emotional and psychological support
- End of life
- Equality in diabetes
- Prevention and risk management
- Eye services
- Footcare
- Emergency and inpatient
- Kidney care
- Mental health and learning difficulties
- Neuropathy care
- Pregnancy
- Services for older people
- User involvement
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Care Pathway: Follow Up - Optimise Glycaemic Control
Education in Diabetes Self Management:
- How and when to do blood glucose monitoring and targets required for pregnancy (NICE Guidance CG63)
- Monthly HbA1c (aiming for
- Management of hypoglycaemia (including hypoglycaemia unawareness, driving management)
- Management and avoidance of hyperglycaemia (and ketonuria in Type 1 diabetes)
- Dietary advice to keep blood sugars stable avoiding hyperglycaemia/hypoglycaemia
- Management of diabetes through pregnancy related nausea and vomiting and intercurrent illness
- Contact numbers and phone contact follow up
Consider Referral For:
- Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring, feedback and treatment adjustment
- Commencement of insulin and ongoing support with dosage titration
- Commencement of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Pump
- Structured education programme (e.g. DAFNE)
Care Pathway based on:
1. NICE Guidance No 63, 2008 2. CEMACH reports 2005, 2008 3. Diabetes NSF
