“People living with diabetes need emotional and psychological support to manage their diabetes well and protect their mental health.”
“Diabetes doesn’t just affect someone physically. The effect of varying blood sugar levels on mood – and the relentless need to manage the condition – affects mental health.”
(Diabetes UK’s Future of Diabetes report, 2017)
Cambridgeshire Diabetes Education Programme (CDEP)’s Mental Health and Diabetes training:
- raises healthcare staff’s awareness of the prevalence and range of mental health conditions in people living with diabetes
- specifically targets staff working outside specialist mental health services
- over 1050 healthcare staff have already completed it and 91% report improved competence, confidence and guideline familiarity.
- can be completed, on average, in 45 minutes or less.
