Liverpool Diabetes Partnership

12/06/2025

It’s – let’s talk about the 9 key care processes!

These vital checks help detect complications early, reduce long-term health risks, and support people with diabetes to live healthier lives. Everyone with diabetes should receive all 9 checks at least once a year.

What are the 9 Key Care Processes?

1. Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio (UACR)
A yearly urine test to spot early kidney damage & heart risk. Maintaining good blood pressure & glucose levels, staying active & eating well will help protect your kidneys.
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2. HbA1c
A blood test showing average blood glucose over 2–3 months. Most people aim for around 7% (53 mmol/mol), but this should be individualised.
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3. Blood Pressure
High blood pressure can silently damage your heart, kidneys, & eyes. A target of

15/05/2025

The Right Insulin - Meet Rufus, Rufus needs to make sure that he has the right insulin. There are different types of insulin. Some insulin’s sound similar but their actions are very different. You should always check the name of the insulin against the prescription. Insulin should always be prescribed by brand name.

14/05/2025

The Right Time -
Meet Rufus, Rufus needs to make sure that he has his insulin at the right time. There are different types of insulin, it is really important that the right insulin is taken at the right time this can lead to unpredictable blood glucose levels.

13/05/2025

This week is Insulin safety week
Six steps to get it right and reduce insulin errors. is a time to .‬

‪✅ Right person.‬
‪✅ Right insulin.‬
‪✅ Right dose.‬
‪✅ Right time.‬
‪✅ Right strength.‬
‪✅ Right device.‬

11/01/2025

What a day to remember and what an achievement. Insulin a little pot of gold that has saved millions of lives. For the last 103 years.

14/11/2024

Every year on 14th November. We come together to celebrate World Diabetes Day. To help raise awareness. Look out for some of the building in the city turning blue tonight.

09/04/2024

30/03/2024

Don’t forget the clocks go forward 1 hour this weekend.
If you test your blood glucose or use a pump.
Remember to change the time on your blood glucose meters & insulin pumps as needed! ⏰

12/03/2024

Ramadan is a time of year that many Muslims look forward to wnd benefit from.

But fasting when living with diabetes and other chronic conditions means you need to think about your health and prepare in advance.

If you want to fast, speak to your healthcare team well before Ramadan starts to ensure you can do so safely. Here is some information below.

08/03/2024

For those living with diabetes choosing to fast during Ramadan 2024 there are many things to consider so speaking to your diabetes team or GP or practice nurse is advised.

Some great resources ⬇️ here too for both health care professionals & people living with diabetes...

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07/03/2024

It’s still national foot week and here are Percy pig and friends telling us all about looking after your feet when living with diabetes.

This is a fun awareness video with the "this little piggy" theme to raise awareness about how to take care of your feet when living with diabetes. People liv...

05/03/2024

It’s National Foot week this week, have a look here at why it’s so important to look after your feet with diabetes! 👀 👣

We know that diabetes has an effect on blood glucose but many of us are unaware of the problems that it can cause for our feet. Dry skin (anhidrotic) Diabetes can cause dry (anhidrotic) skin which is more likely to crack and / or split which in turn, can become infected. Moisturising the feet on a d...