Teaching Materials

These materials are provided to Yorkhill patients and are made available here for wider personal use. If you wish to use our materials in a service setting then please acknowledge appropriately and note that we accept no liability arising from this.
Patients in Clyde may also receive and use these materials but they may be supplemented by leaflets given to them directly. We have been prevented (by the Scottish Nutrition and Diet Resources Initiative) from providing the dietetic leaflets used in Clyde via the website.

These documents are in Acrobat pdf format and you will need Acrobat Reader to use them.

Patient-held Record Book	A short textbook about all aspects of caring for diabetes which includes detailed instruction on how to keep good blood glucose records and to interpret them.	pdf file
Blood glucose charts	If you run out of record pages then you can print this.	pdf file
Clinic notes pages	Spare pages for noting what was discussed in clinic.	pdf file
Food for Life	A comprehensive guide to the impact of diet upon diabetes with solid practical advice about common problems	pdf file
Hypoglycaemia	Hypos are among the most worrying aspects of dealing with diabetes. This extract from the Patient-held Record explains what to do.	pdf file
Insulin Adjustment	The mark of true understanding of diabetes is being able to adjust insulin safely and with confidence This is an extract from the Patient-held Record	pdf file
Insulin error	Everyone will, at some point, give the wrong dose of the wrong type of insulin - here's how to deal with the problem. This is an extract from the Patient-held Record	pdf file
Sick Day Management	Children with diabetes get no more coughs, colds and tummy bugs than other children but knowing how to manage them can make the difference between minor inconvenience and a life threatening bout of keto-acidosis. This is a combined extract from the Patient-held Record and Food for Life	pdf file
Travelling	Whether it's a car journey or an intercontinental air trip, you should be prepared and know how to manage insulin and food before you go. This is a combined extract from the Patient-held Record and Food for Life	pdf file
Advice for Teachers	School and nursery teachers often have previous experience of caring for a child with diabetes but this leaflet helps to reinforce the main points they need to know.	pdf file
Adolescent Leaflets	Individual leaflets on a range of topics including smoking, drugs and alcohol which explain these things in the context of diabetes - these leaflets were prepared in the 1990s but the messages have not changed.	go to page
Video Guides	Blood Glucose Testing	view video