Liverpool Diabetes Partnership

16/12/2025

Elvish attends his checks regularly to make sure his blood pressure is controlled. Good blood pressure helps to keep the blood vessels healthy especially to the legs and feet. This is super important for anyone living with diabetes.

15/12/2025

A little reminder from Elvina & Elvish: Please ensure you’ve ordered all necessary prescriptions ahead of the upcoming bank holidays.

12/12/2025

Elvina the elf is busy checking her feet at home. She does this every day to check that there are no problems. Looking after your own feet helps to keep them Elfy!!

11/12/2025

Elvina & Elvish are back, but hang on what’s going on with the blue circle 🔵 & all the footprints 👣
Maybe they’re trying to tell us something?
Looking out for them sharing some information over the next two weeks.

perhaps 🤔

13/11/2025

It is World Diabetes Day tomorrow and the theme for 2025 is "Diabetes and Well-being".
The specific focus of the campaign for this year is on "Diabetes and the workplace". The goal is to highlight the challenges faced by people with diabetes at work and advocate for more supportive and inclusive work environments.
Keep an eye on or socials for information and advice throughout the day! 🔵

12/06/2025

It’s – let’s talk about the 9 key care processes!

These vital checks help detect complications early, reduce long-term health risks, and support people with diabetes to live healthier lives. Everyone with diabetes should receive all 9 checks at least once a year.

What are the 9 Key Care Processes?

1. Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio (UACR)
A yearly urine test to spot early kidney damage & heart risk. Maintaining good blood pressure & glucose levels, staying active & eating well will help protect your kidneys.
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2. HbA1c
A blood test showing average blood glucose over 2–3 months. Most people aim for around 7% (53 mmol/mol), but this should be individualised.
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3. Blood Pressure
High blood pressure can silently damage your heart, kidneys, & eyes. A target of

15/05/2025

The Right Insulin - Meet Rufus, Rufus needs to make sure that he has the right insulin. There are different types of insulin. Some insulin’s sound similar but their actions are very different. You should always check the name of the insulin against the prescription. Insulin should always be prescribed by brand name.

14/05/2025

The Right Time -
Meet Rufus, Rufus needs to make sure that he has his insulin at the right time. There are different types of insulin, it is really important that the right insulin is taken at the right time this can lead to unpredictable blood glucose levels.

13/05/2025

This week is Insulin safety week
Six steps to get it right and reduce insulin errors. is a time to .‬

‪✅ Right person.‬
‪✅ Right insulin.‬
‪✅ Right dose.‬
‪✅ Right time.‬
‪✅ Right strength.‬
‪✅ Right device.‬

11/01/2025

What a day to remember and what an achievement. Insulin a little pot of gold that has saved millions of lives. For the last 103 years.

14/11/2024

Every year on 14th November. We come together to celebrate World Diabetes Day. To help raise awareness. Look out for some of the building in the city turning blue tonight.

09/04/2024