DESMOND (diabetes)

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DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) is an UK NHS training course for people with type 2 diabetes that helps people to identify their own health risks and to set their own goals.

Diabetes mellitus
Types of Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Diabetes mellitus type 2
Gestational diabetes

Pre-diabetes:
Impaired fasting glycaemia
Impaired glucose tolerance
Disease Management
Diabetes management:
•Diabetic diet
•Anti-diabetic drugs
•Conventional insulinotherapy
•Intensive insulinotherapy
Other Concerns
Cardiovascular disease

Diabetic comas:
•Diabetic hypoglycemia
•Diabetic ketoacidosis
•Nonketotic hyperosmolar

Diabetic myonecrosis
Diabetic nephropathy
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetes and pregnancy
Blood tests
Blood sugar
Fructosamine
Glucose tolerance test
Glycosylated hemoglobin

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[edit] Background

DESMOND is the first national education programme created for people with Type 2 diabetes. DESMOND meets the criteria NICE identified as being the characteristics of a quality, evidence-based structured education programme.

A NHS training course is available for type 1 diabetics called DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating).

[edit] Course details

[edit] Format

Each programme is run in a group setting, consisting of not more than 10 people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes (normally within the last 12 months), accompanied, if they so choose, by a partner, family member, or friend. The programme may be run as a one day, or two part (2 x half-day) course.

The DESMOND programme is facilitated by two health care professionals who have been formally trained.

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Topics covered in the DESMOND curriculum:

  1. The patient story
  2. What diabetes is
  3. Main ways to manage diabetes
  4. Consequences of diabetes and personal risk from having diabetes
  5. Monitoring your diabetes
  6. Ways to take action to improve the control of your diabetes
  7. Food choices for diabetics
  8. Physical activity and diabetes
  9. Stress and emotions and diabetes
  10. The purpose and content of annual diabetic review and screening in diabetics

[edit] References

  • Department of Health Structured patient education in diabetes: Leaflet
  • NHS Get Educated page for diabetes
  • NHS NICE criteria for diabetes training courses

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