Beta Cell Centre for Diabetes
Specialist Multidisciplinary Adult Diabetes Clinical Services
- Problem solving
- treat to target (glucose, BP, lipids)
- polypharmacy clinic
- complex type 1DM or type 2DM
- Insulin initiation clinic
- Insulin Pump Clinic
- BP/nephropathy clinic
- High risk foot services
- Dietitian specialist clinics
- food-insulin calibration workshop
- weight management
- New and update patient education
- DAFNE teaching programme for type 1 diabetes
- XPERT teaching program for Type 2 Diabetes (via Community Team)
- Antenatal clinic
- Preconception clinic
- Adolescent transition clinic
- Liaison psychiatry-diabetes clinic
- Cystic fibrosis-diabetes clinic
- HIV-viral diabetes clinic
Screening/Diagnostic Services
- Diabetes Retinopathy (Digital camera)
- High risk foot service/parotec foot pressure assessments
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGMS)
- Ambulatory BP Monitoring
Post graduate Diabetes Education
Education is a big part of the work of the Beta Cell Centre. Staff teach good practice courses to GPs, GP practice nurses, medical students and support post graduate training. The following courses are available:
- PCT foundation diabetes course
- MSc/Postgraduate Diploma in diabetes
- Diabetes Retinopathy screeners training module
