This month’s #HiddenHeroes spotlight shines on our Diabetes Hub at the Ulster Hospital 🌟
A dedicated multi-disciplinary team working together to improve care for people living with diabetes both in and out of hospital.
Supporting patients every step of the way 💙
Meet Ellie Tennyson who is living with Type 1 Diabetes and attending our Young Adults Diabetes Clinic🌟
This #DiabetesAwarenessWeek, she’s is sharing her story to raise awareness and highlight what it feels like to live with this condition ❤️
Our diabetes team is embracing encompass to enhance patient safety, reduce the length of time spent in hospital and revolutionise diabetes care 🚀
Together, they're working more effectively to provide the best outcomes for our patients. #DiabetesWeek
Great night at 25th #NIHA24@kyronmedia ! @setrust pharmacy teams & MDT’s-finalists across hosp pharmacy team of year, @rebekaheadie PG pharm research & advancing critical care, @phillzecevic Diabetes MDT & our OPAT/antimicrobial MDT teams with @peteroyew standard was v. high 🤩
We are excited to be 1st Trust in NI to launch encompass, a new digital patient record system on 9 Nov.
While we are getting used to this new system you may have to wait a little longer to be seen.
This will only be for a short time and will really benefit you.
Thank you 💙
"It doesn't hold me back"💙
Hear from Helen as she shares her journey with Diabetes, the advancement in Diabetes technology & how phenomenal the support from our Diabetes Team has been throughout the years👇
https://t.co/8HmmiyMsq9
#DiabetesAwarenessWeek2023
You may know the symptoms of Diabetes, but would your friends and family?
💦Frequent urination
😴Fatigue
⚖️Losing weight unexpectedly
🥤Thirsty
Listening to your body is important!
Educate yourself and others👇
#DiabetesAwarenessWeek23
This week is Insulin Safety Week 💉
Our Diabetes Team at the Ulster Hospital have been educating staff and patients in the Canteen today on the importance of Insulin safety ❤️
Catch them again from 12pm - 2pm ⏰
Almost 5 million people in the UK currently have Diabetes yet so many are unaware of the signs and symptoms
Hear from Matthew who was recently diagnosed with Type One Diabetes 📹 👇
#RewriteTheStory#WorldDiabetesDay
@setrust Great to see the diabetes team engaging in #HypoAwarenessWeek across the trust.
Today in the Ulster hospital diabetes hub there is a stand and quiz for our patients. Helping people living with diabetes learn the symptoms, spot the signs & know the treatments for hypoglycaemia.
This week is Hypo Awareness Week!
Our Diabetes team at the Ulster Hospital marked the occasion earlier this week at Cafe Connect where they provided an interactive demonstration on how to manage a hypoglycaemic episode with jelly babies 🍬
#HAW2022