Diabetes patient information leaflets

Patient education is a key component of diabetes care. At Torbay, we offer a comprehensive package of education for type 1 diabetes. This includes LIBRA, a course for newly-diagnosed people with type 1 diabetes or those requiring an update on basic principles, and TIFA (Torbay Insulin Food Adjustment), a more advanced course based on DAFNE principles covering intensive insulin therapy and carbohydrate counting.

We also support a programme of community-based type 2 diabetes education across the South Devon area with members of our multidisciplinary team being involved in group education for newly-diagnosed people with type 2 diabetes.

Title	Date published
Adult Patients with Diabetes treated with Insulin, who need to fast before their procedure or operation: Information for	17 Aug 2021
Adults Patients with Diabetes treated with Tablets, who need to fast before their procedure or operation: Information for	30 Jun 2016
Breast feeding information for women - Breastfeeding with diabetes: yes you can!	24 Jul 2015
Coping with worries about Diabetes - Children 5-8	19 Aug 2016
Coping with worries about Diabetes - Children 9-12	19 Aug 2016
Coping with worries about Diabetes - Siblings	19 Aug 2016
Dealing with worries about Diabetes - Parents and Carers	19 Aug 2016
Diabetes and retinal laser treatment	9 Dec 2022
Diabetes and Sexual Functioning	4 Nov 2016
Diabetes Annual Review - Paediatric - All about the	25 Oct 2018
Diabetes Burnout	19 Aug 2016
Diabetes in Children - All about the Paediatric Diabetes Annual Review	22 Dec 2018
Diabetes in Children - Preventing Diabetes Complications	18 Jan 2019
Diabetes in Children - Top 10 tips for keeping blood glucose levels in target range	4 Nov 2022
Diabetic Vitreous Haemorrhage	6 Oct 2022
Eating Well with Diabetes	16 Sep 2016
Gestational Diabetes Group	29 Mar 2019
Gestational Diabetes: A Guide to Insulin in Pregnancy	11 Mar 2019
Getting involved with Diabetes Research	15 Feb 2008
Glucose Tolerance Test For Diabetes	1 Dec 2014
Healthy Living Programme for Type 2 Diabetes - Education Flyer	6 Aug 2018
How to cope with Diabetes - A booklet for teens with diabetes	19 Aug 2016
Insulin Pumps - Basal rate testing	25 Oct 2018
Level 3 Specialist Weight Management Service	20 Nov 2017
Self administration of your insulin whilst in hospital	19 Mar 2020
TIFA - Torbay Insulin Food Adjustment Course	19 Jun 2021
TT1DE - Torbay Type 1 Diabetes Education Course	17 Jul 2020
Type 1 Diabetes - Telephone support for the parents of newly diagnosed children and young people with Type 1 Diabetes	6 May 2022
Vitrectomy for diabetic vitreous haemorrhage	10 Dec 2021