Diabetes Resources

Amira Obeid reviews the case study of a 67-year-old man with diabetic retinopathy.
Amira Sarah Obeid MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN, RM, RHV, DPS: N(CHS), FETC, FPCert, DipCHD, CIDC is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Lordswood Surgery, Birmingham. At the time of writing she was an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at the Black Country Family Practice, Tipton. Article accepted for publication: June 2002

Topics:  Diabetes

Dr Debbie Parnell and Amira Obeid describe an audit of diabetic care.
Dr Debbie Parnell is a GP at the Black Country Practice, Tipton.
Amira Sarah Obeid MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN, RM, RHV, DPS:N (CHS), FETC, Cert FP, Dip CHD, CIDC, was an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Black Country Practice, Tipton at the time of writing. She currently works as a Nurse Practitioner, Lordswood Surgery, Birmingham. Article accepted for publication: June 2002

Topics:  Diabetes

Amira Obeid discusses the importance of prevention and early detection of diabetes as emphasised by the NSF.
Amira Sarah Obeid MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN, RM, RHV, DPS:N (CHS), FETC, Cert FP, Dip CHD, CIDC, ENB 7310 is a Nurse Practitioner, Lordswood Surgery, Birmingham. Article accepted for publication: September 2002

Topics:  Diabetes

Pamela Dyson reviews link between diet and diabetes
Pamela A. Dyson BSc, SRD is a Diabetes Specialist Dietitian at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LJ. Article accepted for publication: March 2004

Topics:  Diabetes

Gill Harris discusses the role of the district nurse undertaking the diabetic yearly review
Gill Harris BSc (Hons) RGN, DN
is a District Nurse, Adur, Arun & Worthing Teaching PCT. Article accepted for publication: July 2005

Topics:  Diabetes

Sally Magson-Roberts discusses the role of district nurse in the management of diabetes in housebound patients.
Sally Magson-Roberts RGN, DN, BSc (Hons), DipHE is a District Nursing Sister, East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT.
Article accepted for publication: December 2006

Topics:  Diabetes

Lynn Hull discusses a case history which looks at delivering dietary education to elderly diabetic patients.
Lynn Hull RGN, Dip HE is a Community Staff Nurse at East & North Hertfordshire PCT Article accepted for publication: July 2007

Topics:  Diabetes

First prize winners of our Excellence in Practice Awards Trish Stewart & Kathleen Troop describe an innovative teaching package designed to increase carer knowledge of diabetes and its management
Trish Stewart RGN, Dip DN is a District Nurse, Nottingham County PCT.
Kathleen Troop RGN, DN Cert is a Diabetes District Nurse, Nottingham City PCT

Topics:  Diabetes

Lorna Glenn discusses how a practice audit led to the awareness of an increased need to undertake HbA1c testing more frequently for diabetic patients.

Lorna Glenn RCN is a Community Staff Nurse, Birmingham

Article accepted for publication: August 2008

Topics:  Diabetes