Control It: Patient Education for patients newly diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
This interactive session is delivered by dietitians with expert knowledge of diabetes and skills in delivering education. They are held in various venues across Fife each month. There is an opportunity for discussions around topics that are most relevant to patients. The group setting allows patients to share challenges and successes and build confidence, reinforcing that they are not alone.
You can book a place on Control IT by filling out the self referral form or contact us by email: fife.diabeteseducation@nhs.scot or telephone (01592) 226736. You can also ask your GP or nurse to refer you.
My Type 2 Diabetes: The Online Education Course
This online course is for anyone diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and is ideally completed within 6-12 months of diagnosis, but can be done any time.
It aims to give patient’s all the information they need to know, e.g. what is diabetes?, targets, complications, prevention, care planning, treatments and lifestyle change.
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NHS Inform
NHS Inform is a NHS Scotland website to provide the people in Scotland with accurate and relevant information to help them make informed decisions about their own health and the health of the people they care for.
Newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes booklet from Diabetes Scotland
Newly diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes? Diabetes Scotland has a comprehensive toolkit to help you understand and manage your condition.
My Diabetes My Way
My Diabetes, My Way is the Scottish interactive diabetes website to help support people who have diabetes and their family and friends.
You'll find leaflets, videos, educational tools and games containing information about diabetes. You can now also use this website to view your own up-to-date diabetes clinic results, to help you manage your condition more effectively.
My Diabetes My Way allows you to access your diabetes information securely. The information is collected from:
- Your GP computer record
- Your hospital clinic computer record
- Other computer systems relevant to diabetes, such as the national retinopathy screening system
Diabetes UK
Information for people who are newly diagnosed, including a Learning Zone with videos, quizzes, food ideas and tips for managing diabetes.
Keen to find out more about your condition?
Not everyone diagnosed with type 2 diabetes lives with obesity or overweight. Find out the different causes.
What causes type 2 diabetes? | Diabetes UK
Insulin is just one of the treatments offered to some people with type 2 diabetes, find out more information here:
Type 2 diabetes treatments | Diabetes UK
Find out what types of medicine and tablets are available for type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes medicine | Diabetes UK
Some people call it 'reversing' type 2 diabetes. We call it remission. Find out all about it Type 2 diabetes remission | Diabetes UK
Find out how ethnicity affects your risk of type 2 diabetes.
Ethnicity and type 2 diabetes | Preventing diabetes | Diabetes UK
Tips and information if you have type 2 diabetes or want to try and prevent it.
Type 2 diabetes and young adults | Diabetes UK
What its like living with Diabetes? Watch Gina’s story. 'Getting back to nursing after a type 2 diagnosis'
Your Stories | Diabetes UK - YouTube
