Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a common condition that causes the level of sugar in the blood to become too high. Patients may need to change their diet and take medication to manage the condition. Type 2 Diabetes is often link to being overweight or inactive or having a family history of Type 2 Diabetes. You can read more about Type 2 Diabetes here

An education programme to help you to self-manage your diabetes is available via a 6 week group programme (X-PERT) or a one off group session. If you are would like to find out more and book on please contact 01685 728792 between the hours of 8am-3pm Monday-Friday.

You can reverse some types of diabetes and reduce medication use by managing diet and exercise.  For more information on a diabetic diet and the foods you should eat click here for more information

Diabetic Eye Screening

In addition to your diabetic annual check at the practice you will also be invited for a diabetic eye screening appointment in the community each year.  Further information on this is available here

Pre-Diabetes

Prediabetes means that blood sugars are higher than usual, but not high enough to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It means that there is high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and increased risk of heart disease. You are unlikely to be experiencing any symptoms with prediabetes. By making changes to diet, increasing physical activity and losing weight, about half of type 2 diabetes cases can be prevented or delayed in some people.

• For more information, please visit the Diabetes UK website
• Self-referral to WISE 
• Self-referral to myDESMOND