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A concise training programme aimed at informing healthcare staff about diabetes has the potential to significantly improve patient safety, according to researchers.
The programme, which was developed by the North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups, has been linked with a reduction in diabetes-related errors.
“Diabetes 10 Point Training is translatable across all healthcare settings”
Study authors
The Diabetes 10 Point Training Programme was initially created with the aim of improving inpatient safety by ensuring frontline staff have access to diabetes training.
Researchers from the CCG collaboration noted that the annual National Diabetes Inpatient Audit (NaDIA) had made for “grim reading with errors, harm, increased length of stay and mortality”.
People with type 2 diabetes can go undiagnosed for more than five years, study finds
The researchers suggested that some of those with type 2 may not be experiencing common diabetes symptoms that can take a long time to develop
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Patients living with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes are waiting more than two years before receiving a clinical diagnosis, according to UK researchers.
The study, based on data from the UK Biobank of more than 200,000 people, revealed an average wait of 2.3 years before type 2 diabetes was diagnosed.
“The results add to previous research suggesting population-level screening for type 2 diabetes could potentially identify many cases”
Katie Young
Being female, having a lower body mass index and lower blood sugar levels were factors found to be particularly associated with delayed diagnosis.
According to the study authors, the findings build on preliminary data that suggested screening those aged 40-70 years would ensure a timely diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
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