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); 6^th 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); 4^th 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); 5^th 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); 4^th edition.

·         Insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring: a user's guide to effective diabetes management; Kaufman, Francine Ratner; Westfall, Emily; 2017 (American Diabetes Association); 2^nd 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, Miloš; Gojak, Refet; et al; Biotechnology, biotechnological equipment, 2024-12, Vol.38 (1); DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2024.2399941.

·         “Procyanidins: A promising anti‐diabetic agent with potential benefits on glucose metabolism and diabetes complications”; Qaed, Eskanda ; Almoiliqy, Marwan; Al‐Hamyari, 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/.  

Diabetes Awareness Week 8-14th June

Diabetes is a serious condition where your blood glucose level is too high. There are two main types, Type 1 and Type 2. They’re different conditions, but they’re both serious. There are 2 main types of diabetes:

Type 1 diabetes – where the body's immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin

Type 2 diabetes – where the body does not produce enough insulin, or the body's cells do not react to insulin. Type 2 diabetes is far more common than type 1. In the UK, around 90% of all adults with diabetes have type 2.

During pregnancy, some women have such high levels of blood glucose that their body is unable to produce enough insulin to absorb it all - this is known as gestational diabetes. 

One in 15 of us live with diabetes. That’s 4.8 million people in the UK – more than cancer and dementia combined. That includes one million people who don’t even know they have diabetes; which means that the chances are, lots of people you know are living with diabetes.

For more information surrounding diabetes please visit the Diabetes UK and NHS Choices websites:

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetes/

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES

For anyone studying the importance of improving both the awareness and knowledge of and supporting those who have been affected or suffer from diabetes, the Health Libraries both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals offer numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll find a variety of items as well as information on materials recently added to our collection and available periodicals. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter.

BOOKS:

●     Textbook of diabetes / Richard I.G Holt (editor.), 2017; 5th edition. [Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell] - Previous edition is available in print and online 

●     Living with diabetes : the Diabetes UK guide for those treated with insulin / John L. Day, Diabetes UK, 2002; New ed [Chichester ; New York : John Wiley & Sons]

●     Living with diabetes : the Diabetes UK guide for those treated with diet and tablets / John L. Day, Diabetes UK, 2001; New ed [Chichester ; New York : Wiley]

●     ABC of diabetes / Tim A. Holt, Sudhesh Kumar, 2015; 7th ed. [Chichester : John Wiley and Sons, Inc.] - Previous editions are available in print and online

·         Oxford handbook of endocrinology and diabetes / John A. H Wass, Katharine Owen, Helen E. Turner, 2014; 3rd ed [Oxford : Oxford University Press] - Previous edition is available in print and online.

·         Atlas of diabetes mellitus / Ian N. Scobie, 2007; 3^rd ed. [Abingdon, Oxon : Informa Healthcare]. This is an online book.

·         Practical diabetes care / David Levey, 2018, 4^th ed. [Hoboken, NJ : Wiley]

JOURNALS:

●     Diabetes / Alexandria: American Diabetes Association. [Available as an ejournal1997 onwards with 6 month embargo.]

●     BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care / London : BJM]. [Available as an ejournal 2013 onwards.]

●     Primary Care Diabetes /Kidlington, Oxford : Elsevier. [Available as an ejournal 2007 onwards]

●     Nutrition and Diabetes / Houndmills, Baingstoke : Nature Pub. Group. [Available as a an ejournal 2011 onwards]

●     Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology / Foster City, CA : Diabetes Technology Society. [Available as an ejournal 2007 onwards with 1 year embargo].

●     Journal of diabetes research, Nasr City, Cairo : Hindawi Publishing Corporation. [Available as an NHS ejournal 2013 onwards]

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

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

●     Emilio Fernandez-Egea, Ryan Walker, Hisham Ziauddeen, Rudolf N Cardinal, Edward T Bullmore, “Birth weight, family history of diabetes and diabetes onset in schizophrenia”, BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 2020; 8:e001036. doi:10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-001036 . [Available via NHS ejournals].

●     Arwen M. Marker, Amy E. Noser, Nicole Knecht, Mark A. Clements, Susana R. Patton, “A Time-Friendly, Feasible Measure of Nutrition Knowledge in Type 1 Diabetes: The Electronic Nutrition and Carbohydrate Counting Quiz (eNCQ).”, Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, Jun 2018, Vol.13(1):68-74. [Available via NHS ejournals].

●     Danne, T.; Limbert, C., “COVID-19, type 1 diabetes, and technology: why paediatric patients are leading the way”, The Lancet : Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2020, Vol.(6), pp. 465-467. [Available via NHS ejournals].

●     Adailton da Silva, J. et al. “Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus and Living With a Chronic Condition: Participatory Study”, BMC Public Health, 2018, Vol.18(1): 699. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5637-9 . [Available via  NHS ejournals].

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE

·         NHS Choices – Diabetes https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetes/

·        Diabetes NICE Evidence search with ‘Information for the Public’ filter- 

·         Diabetes - NICE Evidence search with ‘PatientDecision Aids’ filter: 

·         Diabetes UK https://www.diabetes.org.uk/

·         Healthtalk.org – Diabetes Type 1 https://www.healthtalk.org/diabetes-type-1/overview

·         Patients support tab in the Health Library Diabetes subject links page: https://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/subjectlinks/diabetes/#tabs-3

CURRENT AWARENESS

•         Diabetes :  Health Library at County current awareness service: http://www.protopage.com/pgmclibrary