Endocrine Abstracts

It is widely recognised that diabetes education allows for improved time in range and glycaemic control, hopefully leading to improved health outcomes and therefore quality of life of those living with Type 1 diabetes. The school of nursing team at University of Ulster led by David Chaney, identified a lack of structured diabetes education for children and young people with Type 1 Diabetes in Northern Ireland. A multi-centred Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) was designed whic...

Diabetes mellitus education for children, young people and their families has become more complex in recent years, requiring a solid knowledge of mathematics, problem solving and ongoing adjustments as the child grows. The education at time of diagnosis can be overwhelming for many parents who are coming to terms with this lifelong condition. But we, as diabetes teams also expect them to take on new and alien tasks, not only blood glucose testing and injecting insulin, but als...