Unique diabetes booklet launched

A first-of-its-kind information booklet for people with learning disability and who suffer from Type 2 Diabetes has been launched.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th Nov 2013, 15:49 BST
Pictured at the launch of the new Northern Trust booklet on diabetes for adults with a learning disability are: Josie Kee, Day Care Worker, Rosalind Patterson, Nurse Manager, Alison Cooke, Team Manager, Elizabeth Wilson and Valerie Taggart, service users and Jillian Scott, Health FacilitatorPictured at the launch of the new Northern Trust booklet on diabetes for adults with a learning disability are: Josie Kee, Day Care Worker, Rosalind Patterson, Nurse Manager, Alison Cooke, Team Manager, Elizabeth Wilson and Valerie Taggart, service users and Jillian Scott, Health Facilitator
Pictured at the launch of the new Northern Trust booklet on diabetes for adults with a learning disability are: Josie Kee, Day Care Worker, Rosalind Patterson, Nurse Manager, Alison Cooke, Team Manager, Elizabeth Wilson and Valerie Taggart, service users and Jillian Scott, Health Facilitator

The booklet, developed by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, contains information on all aspects of Type 2 Diabetes in a clear and easy format by using photographs and pictures. The aim of the booklet, which is funded by the Public Health Agency, is to empower people with a learning disability by giving them the knowledge they need to manage their own condition.

It is available on the Northern Trust website www.northerntrust.hscni.net and will be distributed from all medical professionals involved in Type 2 Diabetes care.

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Jillian Scott, Health Facilitator, who led in the development of the booklet said: “It was a priority for the Trust to develop an easy-read booklet that would help the person with a learning disability to learn about what their condition is and how they make lifestyle choices to manage it more effectively.”

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