Planning an information day for people with diabetes

Pender, Siobhan BA, RGN, RSCN, RHV

Siobhan Pender, BA, RGN, RSCN, RHV, is diabetic specialist nurse at St Thomas' Hospital, London.

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Nursing Times 101(31):p 34-36, August 2, 2005.

This article describes an information day for people with type 1 diabetes. The event was motivated by patient request and awareness in the multidisciplinary team that education and patient participation are fundamental to the self-management of diabetes. This view is echoed in the National Service Framework for Diabetes.