Diabetes
Definition/Description
None provided
Red Flag Symptoms
For new acute onset of Type 1 Diabetes or Diabetic Emergencies / Hypoglycaemia requiring admission:
For Addisonian crisis, Diabetic Emergencies / Hypoglycaemia requiring admission, Myxoedema Coma / Thyroid crisis, and/or other Endocrine emergency
Guidelines on Management
General Diabetes Management
- Algorithm for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
- Who to Test, when to Test leaflet
- Diabetes Care in Last Days of Life - Management Algorithm
- Diabetes Dietetic FAQs to aid primary care clinicians
Digital Weight Management Programme
Referral Criteria/Information
Additional Resources & Reference
YTHFT Children and Young People’s Diabetes Team contact numbers
Additional Resources
- National Diabetes Prevention Programme - requires healthcare referral
- Diabetes care in York
- Legal obligations of drivers and riders
- Diabetes UK has additional information on diabetes in special circumstances e.g. pregnancy and in patients with learning disabilities. It also contains dietary guidance, patient information resources, online exercise courses, professional guidance and CPD
- Support for patients to stay healthy and live well with a long-term condition
- YOURhealth - Prevention and Lifestyle Services
- Healthwise: GP Referral Health Scheme
- CYC Health Trainers
- Local patient information leaflets
- Diabetes - NHS
- Medical Device Awareness Cards
Diabetic eye screening
- Diabetic eye screening: easy read guide
- Your guide to diabetic eye screening
- GP information: Retinal screening
Associated Policies
Specialties
Places covered by
- vale-of-york
Hospital Trusts
- york-and-scarborough-teaching-hospitals
Date created: 24/09/2025, 14:28
Last modified: 24/09/2025, 15:16
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