A range of booklets to guide you through the day-to-day living with diabetes and pre-diabetes.
Patient Booklets
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Living Well with Type 1 Diabetes
This booklet contains general information on Type 1 diabetes. It is for adults living with Type 1 diabetes and aims to support you in managing your type 1 diabetes well on a daily basis. The contents are divided into three sections, an introduction to Type 1 diabetes, ongoing care of Type 1 Diabetes and Living well with Type 1 diabetes. You can dip into the different sections of the booklet as they apply to you and it will be an additional resource for you when managing your diabetes.
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Living well with Type 2 Diabetes
This is your “one stop” Type 2 diabetes information booklet covering daily management, health eating guidelines, physical activity recommendations, preparing for your diabetes appointments, medications, entitlements and other lifestyle issues. The complete reference guide and essential reading for all people with Type 2 diabetes.
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Healthy Eating for people with type 2 diabetes
This booklet has been prepared for those who have recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
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Living Well with Pre-Diabetes
Diet and exercise tips to help you maintain a healthy blood glucose level
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Type 1 Diabetes; Know the Warning Signs leaflet
Knowing the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes is vital. Up to five children and teenagers are diagnosed each week with Type 1 diabetes in Ireland with 10% having a late diagnosis resulting in critical illness.
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Guide Blood Glucose Testing
A guide to blood glucose testing for people living with type 2 diabetes
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Understanding food labels
So you have Diabetes: what do you need to know when it comes to food labels?
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Supermarket Shopping Guide
This booklet contains recipes and lots of practical tips to take the stress out of supermarket shopping.
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Taking steps towards good foot-care
This booklet will help you learn to look after your own feet whilst living diabetes.
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Driving & Medicines
With Roadside Drug Testing, the leaflet provides invaluable information on your diabetes medicines
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Diabetes Type 2, are you at risk?
Diabetes Type 2 – Are you at risk? Find out the signs and symptoms here.
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Caring for a Person with Diabetes
The aim of this booklet is to help you understand more about diabetes, it is divided into two sections. Part 1 looks at diabetes and general self-management for the older person. Part 2 looks at those people who may be unable to look after themselves and need assistance
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Starter kit: Type 1 diabetes
a guide for adults with Type 1 diabetes (Irish Edition). It was written by adults with diabetes so you will find the informal approach, the practical information, comments and tips of benefit.
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Tips for College Life
Some practical advice on managing your Type 1 Diabetes for new 3rd Level Students. Many of the experiences of young people with diabetes at university are covered in other publications but this booklet aims to highlight issues relating to diabetes control only.
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Getting Active for Better Health
How active are you? Do you need some help starting an exercise plan? If so, this booklet can help you. Use it together with any advice or information you get from your doctor.
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The facts about fasting during Ramadan
This information kit will help you understand the risks associated with fasting and provide tips for talking to your doctor if you are thinking about fasting during Ramadan. It also includes useful tools to help you manage your diabetes should you wish to fast, including a Blood Sugar Tracker and a Ramadan calendar.
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Healthy Habits Over Christmas
This booklet contains information for people with diabetes for healthy eating over the Christmas period, but it is suitable for all the family
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Taking steps towards good Foot Care
As a person with Diabetes you may develop foot problems. Learn to look after your feet by following the advice in this booklet.
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Let’s Talk Diabetes
This booklet was published in conjunction with MSD, it contains helpful information on diabetes and how it may affect you. There is information on: reducing your chances and assess your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, knowing the signs and symptoms and understanding how type 2 diabetes is diagnosed and treated
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