Diabetes - Understanding the Patient's Perspective and Encouraging Self-care course for GPs

Having diabetes can have huge implications on quality of life, life expectancy and lifestyle. This session explores some of these issues and the impact that diabetes can have on psychosocial welfare.

This session was reviewed by Khyati Bakhai and last updated in July 2019.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe the impact that diabetes can have on the quality of life of the individual
• Recognise the psychological co-morbidities that occur with diabetes
• Identify strategies to enable patients with diabetes to self-care
• Recognise the social implications of diabetes
• Recognise the role of national and community-based support groups for people with diabetes

Having diabetes can have huge implications on quality of life, life expectancy and lifestyle, and the potential impact that diabetes can have on psychosocial welfare is often underestimated.