ROLE
AHP, All Roles, General Practice Assistant, GP, GPN, HCA, Health Care Assistant, Non Medical Prescriber, Nurse, Nursing Associate, Paramedic, Pharmacist and Physician Associate
TRAINING METHOD
Online
PROVIDER
South Yorkshire ICB
DATE
5th November 2024
TIME
12:30-13:30
LOCATION
Online
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Course information

Type 2 Diabetes in the Young Programme is an NHSE Nationally funded initiative to improve care and outcomes for people aged 18-39 with type 2 diabetes.

Why? Early onset type 2 diabetes (EOT2D) is associated with a more aggressive diabetes phenotype than older onset Type 2 diabetes with a more rapid deterioration in glycaemic control, a worse cardiometabolic risk factor profile and higher proportions affected with diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular complications. Without proper preparation for pregnancy, women with EOT2D and their babies are at high risk of maternal and neonatal complications including pre-eclampsia, miscarriage and stillbirth. The National Diabetes Audit shows that prevalence is increasing yearly.

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Median loss of life = 12 years when T2DM was diagnosed at ≈15 years of age, ≈ 6 years when diagnosed at 45 years of age, 2 years when diagnosed at 65 years of age, and no accelerated loss of life after 80 years or so. (Souce Naveed S,ArazR,Stefan F, et al.Age at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and associations with cardiovascular and mortality risks.Circulation.2019;139(19):2228-2237)

Despite risk and complications, people aged 18-39 are less likely to have all annual care processes. For more information click here

Aim: Reducing inequalities in care for younger adults with type 2 diabetes

Who should attend? Anyone who provides care for people with type 2 diabetes.

Why attend? We have the potential to improve outcomes for this high risk patient cohort with relatively small changes to practice.