Grampian Diabetes Centre homepage
Welcome to the Grampian Diabetes Website.
Please use the column on the left to locate the information you require.
The Diabetes Service in Grampian is a co-ordinated network of professionals aiming to deliver care to those individuals with diabetes in a location and timeframe acceptable to those individuals and their carers. Patients and providers work together continuously within this network to improve this level of care.
The purpose of diabetes care is to empower people with diabetes and their families to make informed decisions about lifestyle, self-management and health choices. We hope that you will find this website helpful to you.
We would appreciate feedback to: Grampian.Diabetes@nhs.net
Latest News
OGTT - Details of Change of Lucozade Formulation - see News & Events Page
Grampian Diabetes Professional Conference - Diary Note - Wednesday, 26th May 2010, at the Richard Donald Suite, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen.
Evening Diabetes Forum for Professionals - Details and how to book on News and Events Page for 2010 meetings will be available shortly.
"Conversation Map Training - How to use them in Group Education" - Courses now available. Reserve a place on diabetes.healthyi.com
"Advanced Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Making the Change from Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents to Insulin" - course dates for 2009 on News and Events page.
Health Psychology Service - see "Meet The Team" for details. NEW for 2010 - Information on Workshops for Diabetes Clinicians
Combined Retinal and Foot Screening Service in Aberdeen - see Retinal Screening page
IMPORTANT INFORMATION RE CHANGES TO SCI-DC RETINAL SCREENING ON RETINAL SCREENING PAGE - DIRECT LINK TO TRAINING VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE RETINAL SCREENING PAGE - 8 JULY 2009
Want to Know What's On at the Diabetes UK Local Voluntary Group? See News and Events
Grampian Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes: Completed and launched at the Professional Conference: direct link on the menu on the left of this page.
New URL for SCI-DC:
https://diabetes.mhs.scot.nhs.uk/Grampian/scidc
Scottish Diabetes Survey 2008 - details available on the Diabtes in Scotland website at:
http://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/Publications/Scottish%20Diabetes%20Survey%202008.pdf
New in Patient Information:
Diabetes Exercise Classes in Grampian 2009 - Information on all Exercise Classes - including NEW CLASSES at Kippie Lodge, and in Peterhead and Elgin!
Psychology course details
DAFNE Course Information for Patients and for Healthcare Professionals - all you need to know about DAFNE - plus Forms to help you decide if DAFNE is for you and for healthcare professionals to make a Referral.
RACH and MCN Winter Newsletters now available