Welcome
Welcome to the Diabetes Education Scotland
Website. This website compliments the Diabetes in Scotland website (www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk)
and has arisen from the work of the National Education Co-Ordinator.
The website is for both people with diabetes and professionals working with people with diabetes,
regardless of their professional background or care setting.
The website hosts a whole range of resources to support self management and education on diabetes
as well as signposting people to other links with appropriate information.
The
patient education
pages host information on educational courses being offered within Health Boards
in Scotland. Resources to support education are also signposted. Included is information
for Minority Ethnic groups and Children and Young People's education.
The
professional education
pages host information on education courses for professionals, competency frameworks
and signpost to other relevant websites or resources.
Key literature
: this pages hosts, and refers to, key literature in diabetes, diet and nutrition, lifestyle aspects, policies and self management of a long term condition.
Who's Who
: This page identifies key contacts for the Diabetes Education Advisory Group and
email addresses for Education Leads in each Health Board.
Websites
: Useful websites are identified and, where possible, grouped by subject area for
ease of access.
News
: news relating to diabetes education will be published here.
The website is maintained by the Scottish Diabetes Education Advisory Group.