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Diabetes is a condition which may require input from a number of health professionals including:

• doctors

• diabetes specialists nurses (DSN’s)

• retinal photographers

• health care assistants

• dieticians

• podiatrists

• secretaries

Typically, doctors assess patients, make diagnoses, choose treatments, and guide care. Diabetes specialists nurses (DSN’s) and dieticians provide education regarding diabetes and its treatment, interpret blood glucose readings, adjust insulin dosages, and provide dietary advice. Our health care assistants are adept at teaching blood glucose monitoring and insulin injections. Podiatrists care for people with diabetic foot problems, which retinal photographers take photographs of the back of patients’ eyes at annual review. The support officer and diabetes secretaries make appointments, answer patient’s phone calls, and provide GP with letters detailing a patient’s appointment.