contents:

The care of diabetes. Alberti K.G.M.M. and Pereira D. 1998. Diabetic Medicine,15(Suppl. 3): S3-S4*

Primary Care Diabetes Conference, 1997: delivering sensitive diabetes care. Hall M.S. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S5-S6*

A primary-care-led diabetes service: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Greenhalgh T. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S7-S9*

Contributing to improved health through new knowledge: primary care teams and the unanswered questions. Kinmonth A-L. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S10-S13*

Lost to follow-up: the problem of defaulters from diabetes clinics. Griffin S.J. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S14-S24*

Doing research in general practice: advice for the uninitiated. Pierce M. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S25-S28*

Early detection of diabetic retinopathy by a mobile retinal photography service working in partnership with Primary Health Care Teams. Backlund L.B., Algvere P.V. and Rosenqvist U. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S32-S37*

Implementation of prompted retinal screening for diabetic eye disease by accredited optometrists in an inner-city district of North London: a quality of care study. Burnett S. et al. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S38-S43*

District diabetes registers: more trouble than they’re worth? Elwyn G.J., Vaughan N.J.A. and Stott N.C.H. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S44-S48*

Area-wide diabetes care: the Manchester experience with primary health care teams 1991-1997. Wells S. et al. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S49-S53*

Area-wide diabetes care: the Lanarkshire experience with primary health care teams. Siann T. et al. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S54-S57*

The organization of successful diabetes management in primary care. Tasker P.R.W. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S58-S60*

The at-risk foot: the role of the primary care team in achieving St. Vincent targets for reducing amputation. Gadsby R. and McInnes A. 1998. Diabetic Medicine, 15(Suppl. 3): S61-S64*

Recommendations for the management of diabetes in primary care. 1997 (2^nd edition). London: British Diabetic Association (this can be ordered from Diabetes UK’s  Distribution Department in Bristol. Please contact Diabetes UK for a Catalogue)*

contents:

Introduction

Aims of diabetes care

Objectives of a diabetes care programme

The provision of diabetes care

Organisation of a practice-based diabetes care programme

Skills required to run a practice-based diabetes programme

Support required from outside the practice

Quality assurance, clinical audit and evaluation of diabetes care

Appendices (St. Vincent Declaration, identification of people with diabetes, diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, initial assessment at diagnosis, education of people with diabetes, diet and diabetes, suggested management targets for people with diabetes, routine review, annual review, criteria for referral to specialist services, suggested measures for use in the clinical audit and evaluation of diabetes services, recommended further reading)

Providing diabetes care in general practice : a practical guide for the primary care team, M. MacKinnon. 1995 (2^nd edition). London: Class Publishing. ISBN: 1872362540

Diabetes : a guide to patient management for practice nurses, J.Farr and M. Watkinson. 1993 (2^nd edition). Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press. ISBN: 1870905180

Psychology

Psychology in diabetes care, edited by F.J. Snoek and T.C. Skinner. 2000. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. Diabetes in Practice series. ISBN: 0471977039

Diabetes : caring for your emotions as well as your health, J. Edelwich and A. Brodsky. 1998 (2^nd edition). Reading, MA: Perseus Books. ISBN: 0738200212

Handbook of psychology and diabetes : a guide to psychological measurement in diabetes research and practice, edited by C. Bradley. 1994. Harwood Academic Publishers. ISBN: 3718655624

Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy : a guide for diabetes care teams, W.D. Alexander. 1998. Oxford: Blackwell Science. ISBN: 063205171X

Screening

Population screening for diabetes mellitus. Paterson K.R. for Professional Advisory Committee of the British Diabetic Association. 1993. Diabetic Medicine, 10: 777-781*

St. Vincent Declaration

Saint Vincent and improving diabetes care : specialist U.K. workgroup reports. 1996. Diabetic Medicine, 13(Suppl. 4): S1-S128*

Diabetes Care and Research in Europe: The Saint Vincent Declaration. 1990. Diabetic Medicine, 7: 360*

Transplantation

Ch. 159. Transplantation of isolated pancreatic islets. Desai N.M. et al. In: The Pancreas, edited by H.G. Berger et al. 1998. Oxford: Blackwell Science

Ch. 160. Pancreas transplantation. Brayman K.L. et al. In: The Pancreas, edited by H.G. Berger et al. 1998. Oxford: Blackwell Science

United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study

Combined high blood pressure and glucose in type 2 diabetes: double jeopardy : British trial shows clear effects of treatment, especially blood pressure reduction.  Mogensen C.E.  1998. BMJ, 317: 693-694*

Tight blood pressure control and risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 38.  UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group.  1998.  BMJ, 317: 703-713*

Efficacy of atenolol and captopril in reducing risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 39.  UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group. 1998.  BMJ, 317: 713-720*

Cost effectiveness of improved blood pressure control in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 40.  UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group. 1998.  BMJ, 317: 720-726*

Some answers, more controversy, from UKPDS.  Nathan D.M.  1998.  The Lancet, 352: 832-833*

Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33).  UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group. 1998.  The Lancet, 352: 837-853*

Effect of intensive blood-glucose control with metformin on complications in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 34).  UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group. 1998.  The Lancet, 352: 854-865*

References marked with * denote either key/authoritative documents on a particular subject and/or documents most frequently referred to in the course of enquiry work by the Information Science Team.  The lack of an asterisk next to the remainder of the documents is in no way an indication of their strength or weakness as an educational resource in diabetes.

Information Science Team

Updated July 2000

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