Complications and treatments of diabetes
Increase your awareness of the complications people may experience due to having diabetes. Here you will learn more about the symptoms of acute and long-term complications and the potential treatment options.
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Available to RCN members
Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
What will this resource give me?
- symptoms of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia and when they occur
- long-term complications of diabetes
- diabetes as the most common cause of lower limb amputations
- access to information on foot care for people with diabetes
- the communities at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
- information on sexual dysfunction associated with diabetes
- treatment and management for diabetes.
Resource last reviewed
11 Oct 2023
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The RCN delivers quality-assured and up-to-date resources for the nursing workforce. Reviewed annually in line with the RCN Quality Assurance policy, all RCN Learn resources meet the RCN’s Nine Quality Standards.
