Dorset Diabetes provides support for people across Dorset living with diabetes.
While most patients will receive their main diabetes care from their GP or practice nurse, their Intermediate Diabetes Dietetics Service helps people to control and manage their condition on a day-to-day basis.
Based in clinics around the county, their specialist staff work with patients to improve their knowledge and skills, in order to help prevent both short- and long-term complications from diabetes.
Dorset Hybrid Cold Loop Plan
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a Technology Appraisal that increases access to Hybrid Closed Loop technology for people with type 1 diabetes. HCL technologies are the next phase of technical advancement sometimes referred to as an ‘artificial pancreas.’
As a local NHS we are excited to be able to offer HCL systems for people with type 1 diabetes in a phased 5-year roll-out program. This is an option for people that will bring a multitude of positive benefits for those who wish to use it.
Active Dorset
We are one of 43 active partnerships across England. Active Dorset work collaboratively to create the conditions for an active nation and use the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives. Active Dorset believes it’s important that we take care of our physical and mental wellbeing and physical activity is still one of the best ways of doing this, in ways that work for you.
Active Dorset are building a movement, which gives people from all communities and backgrounds equal opportunities to move more, in a way that works best for them.
Use their new activity finder to browse and view activities and events near you, many of which are free.
LiveWell Dorset Support
LiveWell Dorset are on a mission to help people living in Dorset lead healthier, happier lives. Their coaching, support and advice is free and part of your council’s commitment to improving public health.
Where you can find the LiveWell team this month
The Livewell team are always out and about in the community, supporting people to take their first step to live well. They have an NHS Health Check team who go out in the community to deliver targeted NHS health checks to help residents find out if they are at risk of cardiovascular disease and identify what lifestyle changes, they can make to reduce their risk.
