Welcome to NHS Bexley diabetes service
Welcome to the website for the Bexley Diabetes Service
Our aim is to provide patient centred, high quality care for people with diabetes as effectively as possible. We are constantly looking at ways to improve what we do and how we can do it better or more efficiently. Read more..
Are you interested in rowing? Do you have type 1 diabetes? Are you over 11 years old?
If you have answered yes to these three questions we have information about an upcoming event that could be just what you are looking for. Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave has arranged a pre-olympic event for people with type 1 diabetes please click here to find out more.
Diabetes UK - Launch "Putting Feet First"
Diabetes UK have launched their new campaign to raise awareness about foot care for people with diabetes. This new campaign aims to reduce the number of amputations by getting both patients and health care professionals to become more actively involved in foot checks. To read more click here and visit the Diabetes UK "Putting Feet First" page or click here to visit our feet pages.
Self monitoring blood glucose levels
You may have seen in your GP surgery a leaflet explaining the change in guidelines for self monitoring your blood glucose levels, or you may have seen that testing strips have been removed from your prescription. If you would like to read more about this change and read our case studies that explain who should be testing and when please click here.
Bexley Diabetes win X-Pert award
Bexley Diabetes have won the award for "greatest improvement in glycated haemoglobin." The team won the award at the Inaugural X-Pert Health awards last Thursday night. To read more click here.
Bexley Diabetes on twitter and YouTube
You can now follow your local diabetes service on twitter. We will keep you up to date with events and changes to your local service using twitter. Follow us on www.twitter.com/bexleydiabetes. You can also watch videos on our YouTube channel click here to go to videos.
