Diabetes Education Resources for Patients
The resources on this page are for people with type 2 diabetes. There are leaflets, links and videos to national and local services in Derby and Derbyshire. Please feel free to look at these and save any that you find helpful in self-managing your diabetes.
These websites might be helpful to support you:
Diabetes UK - the leading charity for people living with diabetes in the UK
Diabetes UK Helpline - a helpline for all people with diabetes, their family or friends, and people who are worried they might be at risk. It is a confidential helpline run by highly trained advisors.
You can call them on: 0345 123 2399 Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm.
You can also send an email to helpline@diabetes.org.uk
Diabetes UK Recipes - over 500 recipe ideas
X-PERT Health – patient education programme to help prevent or manage diabetes
Live Life Better Derbyshire (LLBD) – a weight management, stop smoking and wellbeing service to help people in Derbyshire to live healthily
Livewell Derby – a weight management service to support people in Derby City to live healthily
Healthier You – the NHS diabetes prevention programme
NHS Healthy Living Programme - free NHS Diabetes Education app for people living with type 2 diabetes
Know Your Risk of Type 2 diabetes – a calculator to predict your risk of type 2 diabetes
Derbyshire Mental Health Helpline and Support Services - mental health helpline and support
Derbyshire Recovery Partnership - support for people experiencing alcohol or drug related issues
Cost of Living Support- lots of information and advice, to help make sure that you're getting all the help that you are entitled to
Resources for People with Diabetes and a Learning Disability
Diabetes Information - lots of leaflets about living with type 2 diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes - a booklet about living with type 2 diabetes
The Learning Disability Register - find out how to get extra support when you visit your doctor
Annual Health Checks - find out how to have your health checked each year
Having a Blood Test - a leaflet explaining how a blood test is done
Looking After Your Teeth - a leaflet explaining how to take care of your teeth
Looking After Your Feet - a leaflet explaining how to take care of your feet
Diabetes and Your Eyes - a leaflet about your eyes when you have diabetes
Diabetic Eye Screening Information - a leaflet about eye screening for people with diabetes
Pregnancy Eye Screening Information - a leaflet about eye screening for women who are pregnant and have diabetes.
Test your diabetes knowledge
Click here to test your knowledge with our quiz. Find out if you would benefit from our education programmes.
Videos
Watch this video to find out about type 2 diabetes:
Watch this video to find out more about common symptoms of diabetes and what causes them:
This video looks at eating well with type 2 diabetes:
