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Paula Carr Diabetes Trust helps fund health app for diabetes patients

May 17, 2021

People living with diabetes in Kent and Medway can look forward to using a special app to help them track their health, thanks to the generous support of the Paula Carr Diabetes Trust. 

The my mhealth app will be offered to 100,000 patients initially. Once a patient has been introduced to the app by their health professional they are then asked to fill in their details such as their blood glucose levels or BMI. Providing this information on the app will help improve patient care, with health professionals having easy access to the patient’s most important healthcare information.

There is in-app content tailored to enable patients to monitor their blood glucose, HbA1C, and other risk factors. They also have access to an expert educational programme that helps them to learn about their conditions with the aim of reducing their risk of serious long-term complications. 

Gary Fagg MBE, Chairman of the Paula Carr Diabetes Trust, commented:

“The Paula Carr Diabetes Trust are proud to be investing in a partnership with Kent & Medway CCG and my mhealth at this very important time for the NHS. We know first-hand the challenges diabetes patients have in accessing services. Providing the diabetes digital platform, myDiabetes, offers a significant breakthrough to the continuing education and access to services for our diabetes patients across the region.”

Patients wishing to find out more about the app should talk to their GP practice or their diabetes health professional.

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Give us your views so that we can improve diabetes services in East Kent

May 7, 2021

East Kent Health and Care Partership are running five focus groups later in May to help shape improvements to diabetes services in East Kent.

Your views will really help us understand what people living with diabetes really think, feel and need, and help us shape service improvements in East Kent. Your participation will also really help us add important detail to the feedback we gained through our recent questionnaire.

Who should attend?

This session is open to anyone living with diabetes (including type 1, type 2 and gestational) as well as anyone who lives with someone with diabetes.

How will the focus groups work?

These short focus groups will involve a relaxed and informal conversation about different aspects of diabetes. You will be encouraged to share your thoughts throughout, but you will be under no pressure to contribute.

How will it be delivered?

We will be using Zoom, which is free to access. Once you have registered, we will send you a link that you will need to click on at the time of the focus group.

Book your place

There are five focus groups for you to choose from:

Saturday 15th May 2021, 10.00 – 11.30
Focused on diet and lifestyle management
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/153484846307

Monday 17th May 2021, 17.15 – 18.45
Focused on self-care
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/153490416969

Tuesday 18th May 2021, 17.15 – 18.45
Focused on clinical care
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/153492944529

Thursday 20th May 2021, 17.15 – 18,45
Focused on all aspects of diabetes care
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/153497953511

Monday 24th May 2021, 09.00 – 10.30
Focused on all aspects of diabetes care
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/153504174117

Who is delivering the focus groups?

These focus groups are being delivered by East Kent Health and Care Partnership. We are made up of a wide range of organisations across East Kent, which have come together to provide better health and care for the people of the east Kent.

Find out more

You can find out more about the plans to improve diabetes services in East Kent here: https://www.eastkentdiabetes.org/.

You can also ask questions by emailing joe.blunden@nhs.net.

We hope to see you at one of our groups and thank you for your ongoing support for Diabetes in East Kent.

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