Diabetes Awareness Month

 


 November 2024

                   

According to the charity Diabetes UK, there are 4.3 million people living with a diagnosis of diabetes in the UK.  The NHS spends approximately £10 billion a year on diabetes – almost 80% of this is spent on treating the complications. Diabetes Awareness Month takes place every November with the aim of highlighting the health challenges diabetes presents and providing help and support to those affected. 

 

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES 

The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.

 

BOOKS   

·         Textbook of diabetes; Holt, Richard I. G.; Flyvbjerg, Allan; 2024 (Wiley-Blackwell); 6th edition.

·         Diabetes care at a glance; Phillips, Anne; 2023 (Wiley-Blackwell) – [Keele e-book also available].

·         Oxford handbook of endocrinology and diabetes; Owen, Katharine; Turner, Helen; Wass, John A. H; 2022 (Oxford University Press); 4th edition.

·         Downsizing: how I lost 8 stone, reversed my diabetes and regained my health; Watson, Tom; 2020 (Kyle Books) – part of our Patient Voices Collection;

·         Care of people with diabetes: a manual for healthcare practice; Dunning, Trisha; Sinclair, Alan; 2020 (Wiley-Blackwell); 5th edition – [Keele e-book also available].

·         Medicinal foods as potential therapies for type-2 diabetes and associated diseases: the chemical and pharmacological basis of their action; Habtemariam, Solomon; 2019 (Elsevier).

·         Practical diabetes care; 2018 (Wiley); 4th edition.

·         Insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring: a user's guide to effective diabetes management; Kaufman, Francine Ratner; Westfall, Emily; 2017 (American Diabetes Association); 2nd edition.

 

JOURNALS   

·         Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism; (John Wiley & Sons) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2017 onwards].

·         JMIR diabetes; (JMIR Publications Inc) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2016 onwards].

·         Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare (online); Frontiers Research Foundation, issuing body; (Frontiers Media S.A) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2020 onwards].

·         Clinical diabetes and endocrinology; (BioMed Central) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2015 onwards].

·         BMJ open diabetes research & care; American Diabetes Association; (BMJ Publishing Group) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2013 onwards].

·         European medical journal - diabetes; (European Medical Journal) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2013 onwards].

·         Journal of diabetes research; (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) – [available as an Open Access e-journal from 2013].

·         Diabetes; (American Diabetes Association) – [available as a Keele e-journal from 1989 onwards; a NHS ejournal 1997 onwards; &  also available in print at the Health Library from 1994 to 2012].

N.B. NHS members can obtain temporary Keele IT log-ins to view e-journals from the Keele IT suite in the Health Library at Royal Stoke.

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/ 

JOURNAL ARTICLES  

·         “Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and neuromodulation techniques: a systematic review of progress and prospects”; Mittal, Rahul; McKenna, Keelin; Keith, Grant; et al; Neural regeneration research, 2025-08, Vol.20 (8), p.2218-2230; DOI: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-00270.

·         “Interconnections between diabetic corneal neuropathy and diabetic retinopathy: diagnostic and therapeutic implications”; Yu, Mingyi; Ning, Faith Teo En; et al; Neural regeneration research, 2025-08, Vol.20 (8), p.2169-2180; DOI: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-00509.

·         “Nitric oxide-based treatments improve wound healing associated with diabetes mellitus”; Bahadoran, Zahra; Mirmiran, Parvin; et al; Medical gas research, 2025-03, Vol.15 (1), p.23-35; DOI: 10.4103/mgr.MEDGASRES-D-24-00020.

·         “Costs of treating type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications”; Petrović, Nemanja; Milosavljević, MiloÅ¡; Gojak, Refet; et al; Biotechnology, biotechnological equipment, 2024-12, Vol.38 (1); DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2024.2399941.

·         “Procyanidins: A promising antidiabetic agent with potential benefits on glucose metabolism and diabetes complications”; Qaed, Eskanda ; Almoiliqy, Marwan; AlHamyari, Bandar; et al; Wound repair and regeneration, 2023-09, Vol.31 (5), p.688-699; DOI: 10.1111/wrr.13115.

·         “Impact of Intensive Glycemic Treatment on Diabetes Complications-A Systematic Review”; Poonoosamy, Juliana; Lopes, Philippe; et al; Pharmaceutics, 2023-06, Vol.15 (7), p.1791; DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15071791.

·         “Monitoring what matters to people with diabetes: Do we underestimate the importance of behaviour, attitude, and well-being?”; Porth, Ann-Kristin et al.; Patient education and counseling. 2024 Vol. 128, p.108377: DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2024.108377. Epub

N.B. All the above articles are Open Access so are available online to both Keele & NHS users.

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE:  

·         NHS website:

o   Type 1 diabetes - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-1-diabetes/

o   Type 2 diabetes - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-2-diabetes/

o   Gestational diabetes - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gestational-diabetes/

 

·         Charities / Further information:

o   Diabetes UK - https://www.diabetes.org.uk/

o   Diabetes.co.uk – Global community - https://www.diabetes.co.uk/

o   Breakthrough T1D (Type 1) - https://breakthrought1d.org.uk/

 

·         Clinical Key – Patient Education Leaflets [Available to UHNM only with OpenAthens log-in]:

o   Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Diagnosis, Adult - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_f2b62a52-0e7e-4a80-bea7-a5a987627d52

o   Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Diagnosis, Adult - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_cebb1438-433b-462d-ab0f-bf5055b6d9d3

 

KnowledgeShare CURRENT AWARENESS:   

KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates is a personalised current awareness service which sends, straight to your email inbox, new evidence on topics tailored to your requirements and collated by Health Librarians.For more information, or to register for KnowledgeShare please go to https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/currentawareness/. 








World Diabetes Day

 



World Diabetes Day aims to raise awareness for the challenges faced by millions every year with a diabetes diagnosis. Managing this condition comes with many stipulations that can end up impacting both physical and mental health. For many, the diagnosis leads to other diabetes-related complications, which makes awareness around this chronic disease necessary.

 ClinicalKey is here to support you with easily accessible evidence-based resources to help you make the right decisions at every step of patient care. We recognise the importance of timely and reliable information, and ClinicalKey is here to bridge the gap.

 Familiarise yourself our different diabetes clinical overviews to help you identify, diagnose and treat your patients: diabetes - ClinicalKey Search

 


  


#NewWaysNovember

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Black History Month webinar. October 29th

 

In honour of Black History Month, ClinicalKey are hosting a panel highlighting the vital contributions of Black healthcare professionals throughout history and the opportunities/challenges still faced today. Our panellists will share their expertise and stories, addressing systemic inequities and their impact on patient care.

This session aims to provide insights into creating a more inclusive and supportive healthcare environment for all. Whether you're a provider, administrator, or simply interested in this important topic, don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the experts!

Join us and be part of the conversation! https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2898da7c-c07f-4083-b2f3-8df48daebd6a@9274ee3f-9425-4109-a27f-9fb15c10675d  

 


NHS Staff Survey is live. If you need somewhere quiet & away from your workplace to complete the online survey (which only takes a few minutes) pop over to the Health Library at County where we have 10 NHS PCs. Find us in the old Chapel building next to the PGMC at County.

 



Library Facilities

Books, literature searches and access to electronic resources are only a part of the service your health library provides. The library is also a physical space where you can study or get work done away from a noisy or overcrowded office or a busy home.  It is also a good "time out" zone to de-stress and chill and refocus your mind.

Here's what you will find in the Health Library at County:

•NHS Networked PCs

•Books

•Study Space

•External WiFi

•Laptops/space to use your own devices

•Printing

•Photocopying/scanning

•Laminating

•Vending machines

•Friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff