The Community Diabetes Team provide support to adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in a variety of community locations and in the homes of housebound patients.
The Trust's diabetes team provide group education sessions for people with both newly diagnosed and established diabetes. We call the sessions Diabetes and You and Diabetes and More for those with Type 2 diabetes . We run The 4 Steps Programme for those with Type 1 diabetes. They are for patients registered with a Southport and Formby GP.
Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed (DESMOND) is a national Diabetes structured education programme for people with Type 2 diabetes offers:
Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed (DESMOND) is a National ‘Diabetes Structured Education Programme’ for people with Type 2 diabetes, whether newly diagnosed or who have had their Diabetes for more than one year.