1. Diabetes Risk an the Benefits of Treatment
Helping YOU prevent problems for the future!!!
Complied by: Paul Dromgoole RGN, RNMH, MSc Diabetes, PGCE. Clinical Lecturer in Diabetes / DSN

2. What do you think or feel about your diabetes diagnosis?

3. We have to accept that Diabetes is ‘risky’

4. Diabetes - The Scale of the Issue
Around 700 people a day are diagnosed with diabetes: one person every two minutes
People with Type 2 diabetes have a two-fold increased risk of stroke compared with the general population
Diabetes is the leading cause of preventable sight loss in people of working age in the UK
Diabetes UK Facts ad Stats (2016)

5. Diabetes - The Scale of the Issue
Diabetes is the single most common cause of kidney failure
Diabetes is the most common cause of lower limb amputation and around 7,400 leg, toe or foot amputations happen each year in England
Most studies suggest that people with diabetes are twice as likely to suffer an episode of depression
People with diabetes may have depressive episodes for longer periods than those without diabetes and they may recur more frequently
Diabetes UK Facts ad Stats (2016)

6. But:
Effective risk factor management has been shown to dramatically reduce the risk of diabetes complications

7. STENO Diabetes Centre, Copenhagen
Can we reduce the chances of things going wrong? The STENO Diabetes Study

8. The STENO Study Take 160 people with diabetes
Treat half of them in the ‘usual’ way for the time (1990’s)
Treat the other half in the way we would do now:
Lower HbA1c (the long term diabetes test)
Lower Cholesterol
Lower Blood Pressure
Help people to stop smoking
Encourage people to be more active

9. ?
What happened

10. Those who were treated more intensively had lower HbA1c, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and were less likely to be smokers. They were also more active.
So what??

11. So what happened to those who ‘came on board’ ??
50%
They halved their risk of heart events
and amputation!!
60%
They reduced the risk of developing or of worsening eye and kidney damage by 60%!!
85%
They reduced their risk of having a stroke by 85%!!!

12. So!!!
Type 2 Diabetes is Risky!!
But we also have fantastic evidence that we can dramatically reduce those risks if people come on board!!

13. You can reduce your Risks!!
Glucose (HbA1c) control
Health eating including watching salt intake
Blood Pressure control
Stay Positive!
For YOU, many of these factors may already be addressed or a plan can be put into place!
Watching weight
Cholesterol control !
Partnership
with your Diabetes Health Professional
Not smoking
Foot care
Regular Diabetes Check-ups
Staying Physically Active
Understanding your medication & potential side effects