April 2022

29 Apr

Posted at 10:28h in Uncategorized

This new national guidance for care home operators and their staff has been created by an eminent panel of UK healthcare professionals led by Professor Alan Sinclair FRCP and including Professor Gerry Rayman FRCP who is a well-known and respected expert in diabetic foot disease and pioneer of the ‘Touch the Toes’ Test (TTT) for the detection of sensory neuropathy which is a complementary test to Neuropad. Read the guidance for care home operators. The new guidance includes in Appendix A (pages 14-16) a recommendation for care home staff to screen residents with diabetes at risk...

22 Apr

Posted at 09:04h in Uncategorized

Thousands of lives are being put at risk due to delays and disruption in diabetes care, according to a damning report that warns patients have been “pushed to the back of the queue” during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are 4.9 million people living with diabetes in the UK, and almost half had difficulties managing their condition last year, according to a survey of 10,000 patients by the charity Diabetes UK. More than 60% of them attributed this partly to a lack of access to healthcare, which can prevent serious illness and early...