Diabetes – Useful links

If you are now inspired to learn more about your diabetes and controlling it we hope you find the following resources and links helpful.

Useful websites

• Diabetes UK

Managing Insulin

• Keeping safe with insulin therapy leaflet

Injection technique

• Injection technique video

TREND – injection technique

• TREND Injection technique – correct use of a pen device
• TREND Injection technique – injectable medications and techniques
• TREND Injection technique – Lipohypertrophy
• Injection technique

New to insulin

• New to insulin training videos

Blood glucose testing

• Blood glucose testing

Hypo treatment

• Why do I sometimes feel shaky, dizzy and sweaty? Hypoglycaemia explained

Using an auto-shield needle

• Using an auto-shield needle

Diabetes and the DVLA

• Diabetes, safe driving and the DVLA

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