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Welcome! This is where we keep you up to date with all the latest news from Successful Diabetes
News in 2012 Self Care in the New NHS - Masterclass 24 May 2012 Crowne Plaza, Birmingham We're delighted to be running this complimentary Masterclass with Bob Anderson for the second time, in collaboration with SB Communications Group and supported by Eli Lilly & Co Ltd and Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd. It's a fabulous mix of inspiring presentations and workshops, to help you develop your skills in the empowerment approach for one to one consultations and groups! Simply book yourself in and we'll see you there! Download the brochure and booking form here (opens PDF file) and/or Book online here (opens new link to SB Communications Events website)
Our latest handbook on Amazon 'Providing Structured Diabetes Education for Children and Young People' is our latest Successful Diabetes handbook and it has just gone onto the Amazon shelves!
Inspiration for You! Are you a health professional involved in providing diabetes structured education? Would you like a boost of inspiration and motivation? we've got the perfect gift for you - our collection of 'Inspiring Words' is a unique and exclusive set of writings on learning by special people. We'd be delighted to send you your FREE copy in return for you taking our short but special survey - see all the details and access the survey in our latest SD Focus (sign in or register on the right if you need to) and your copy of 'Inspiring Words' will drop into your inbox! 'Patient Centred Practice: What it really means': SD workshop at Diabetes UK's Annual Professional Conference! We're delighted to share with you that we will be presenting a workshop at the above conference, to be held in Glasgow in March 2012. Our session is from 16.45 - 18.15 on Thursday 8th March and its aim will be to support all our participants to develop their practice and services even more towards person-centredness. Our workshop will be full of interesting, interactive and collaborative activities to really inspire and enthuse! if you are attending the conference, we look forward to seeing you there! Latest Blog Published Check out our blog here to see our survival guide to the new NHS in England! Prize Draw Winner! The winner of our final prize draw on 1st January 2012 is Val Conway. Val is the lead diabetes dietitian for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and she has chosen as her prize 'Providing Structured Diabetes Education for Children and Young People'. Congratulations, Val! Happy New Year! We'd like to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2012 and watch this space for new additions to what we offer you to help!
News in 2011 Last-ever Quarterly Prize Draw! For the last 3 years, we have sent one lucky entrant one of our books or ebooks each quarter. Our last prize draw will take place on 1st January 2012 - so be in it to win it! Simply contact us and write 'prize draw' in the box provided and complete your details, then all you need to do is cross your fingers and let us do the rest! good luck! Brand new handbook to mark World Diabetes Day 2011 To mark World Diabetes Day's central theme of education, we have published 'Providing Structured Diabetes Education for Children and Young People' - a unique handbook packed with practical information, theory and ready to use resources for these all-important programmes. Read all about what this book can offer you, here! 'Success with your Insulin Pump' now on Amazon! Our recent handbook giving you practical information, plans, tips and real life stories about deciding on, starting on and using an insulin pump is even more accessible via Amazon! See all about the book and to get your copy here World Diabetes Day is fast approaching! World Diabetes Day takes place every year on 14 November, the birthdate of Frederick Banting, one of the scientists whose work led to the discovery of insulin. It's an event which draws attention and raises awareness about diabetes and its serious effects around the world. It's current theme is education and prevention and this year's slogan is 'Act on Diabetes. Now'. We celebrate our birthday on the same day, as we launched on World Diabetes Day in 2008. There are lots of ways you can mark the occasion, too - see them all on the World Diabetes Day website Winner of our 1st October Prize Draw Congratulations to Caroline Wilson, of London, whose name was drawn on 1st October. Caroline has chosen 'Diabetes: a practical guide to managing your health' as her prize and it's on its way to her now! Caroline's name was automatically added to the prize draw list when she completed our website survey in July - why don't you do the same and you could be the winner of our next draw! New book on Amazon Our latest Successful Diabetes handbook 'Implementing Personalised Care Planning in Long Term Conditions' has just become available to order from Amazon! See all the details and how to order here Announcing The SD Blog! We have entered the world of blogging! SD Listens is a forum for news and comment on topical issues of the day, and importantly, a place for discussion. See our latest postings and have your say at SD Listens - look forward to hearing from you there! Brand New Book! Published on 22 July, our latest book is 'Implementing Personalised Care Planning in Long Term Conditions: a Successful Diabetes Handbook'. It is a unique, practical and useful guide to putting this approach into practice and making a real difference to the experience of people with long term conditions, including diabetes. Read all the details and get your copy here! Group Education and Facilitation Skills in Healthcare Settings is now on Amazon! We're delighted that this popular and invaluable handbook is now available through Amazon here Don't forget that our Handbook of Type 2 Diabetes is also available through Amazon! What do you think of our website? We've been finding out - see our latest website survey update! 1st July Prize Draw Winner! Our winner this quarter is Agnes Bissell from Birmingham. Agnes has Type 2 diabetes and has chosen one of our recent books, 'The Successful Diabetes Handbook for Type 2 Diabetes' as her prize. Congratulations Agnes and hope you find the book useful! Our next Prize Draw will take place on 1st October 2011 - enter here for your chance to be the winner of one of our fab books! SD on Video! We've recently created a series of short videos in which we explain more about our specialist areas, including personalised care planning, group education skills and person centred consultations. It's another way for us to bring you useful, practical information and we hope you enjoy watching! Brand new SD Handbook - Success with Your Insulin Pump We're delighted to announce the arrival of our latest Successful Diabetes Handbook, which is for you if you are thinking about having an insulin pump, are about to start or have just started using one or you're already using one and want to learn more about how it can help you manage your diabetes. It's full of really practical, step by step information, tips and calculation tools and much more! see all about it and how to buy your copy here. SD Focus Our latest in-depth article is about an important review of the evidence supporting self management, published by the Health Foundation. It gives a clear and concise description of all the ways to promote and support self management for people with long term conditions. You can find the article here. SD expert articles published online! Are you after some more useful, practical, authoritative information about insulin pumps? or maybe Personalised Care Planning? perhaps you're newly diagnosed and are wondering what to do next? There's plenty for you here on our website, of course, but we've also written several articles on these topics which are published on article websites such as Buzzle, Articlesbase and EzineArticles. They're all free to view (and comment on if you want!). You can browse the articles from the links below or download the complete list. Happy reading! Group Education in Diabetes - Making it Effective Gestational Diabetes - The Facts Diabetes and Beyond: First Steps in Dealing with Your Diagnosis Diabetes Emotional Impact - What and Why Losing Weight with Type 2 Diabetes - a Step by Step Guide to Success Insulin Pumps and Physical Activity Diabetes Insulin Pumps - How they Work Diabetes Consultations for Personalised Care Planning - How to Make them Effective Diabetes Personalised Care Planning - Background and Overview Download a list of all the articles here Our latest Successful Diabetes Handbook published on 14 April 2011. It's a comprehensive guide to running group education sessions, covering everything from planning the programme and designing practical activities to managing periods of silence and keeping to time. Its focus is ensuring maximum interaction so that participants learn effectively AND enjoy the experience! It includes tips, examples and real life experience of dealing with tricky situations successfully. It's a must- have addition to your resources for healthcare education and you can see all the details and how to order your copy here 1 April Prize Draw Winner Our lucky winner was John Connolly from Dungannon. John chose the ebook 'Type 2 Diabetes: How to Make IT Work for You' as his prize. STOP PRESS! Book sales top 100,000 worldwide! The latest figures have given us the exciting news that our books 'Diabetes: a practical guide to managing your health' and 'Type 2 diabetes: your questions answered' have sold more than 100,000 copies around the world, including in 9 different languages! see more below Next Prize Draw - 1 October 2011 In just a few weeks we will be sending our next lucky winner a copy of our book or ebook of their choice in our completely free quarterly prize draw! For your chance to win, simply scroll to the 'prize draw' button on right of this page and register! That's it - good luck! Overseas and different language editions of our books Our books 'Type 2 Diabetes - your questions answered' and 'Diabetes - a practical guide to managing your health' are available all over the world and in many different languages. For example, there are US and Canadian Editions, and translations into Spanish, Portuguese and German. We've put all the details together here so you can find the copy you need. Publication of 'The Successful Diabetes Handbook for Type 2 Diabetes' We're delighted to announce the publication of our latest traditional book on 9 March 2011. Full of useful, practical information presented in an easy to read and enjoyable format, and including chapters on dealing with food, blood glucose monitoring and managing emotions, with tips and recipes an much much more! All the details and how to order your copy are here January 2011 Fun Quiz - Winner! We're delighted to announce that Heather Ray from Angus in Scotland was the winner of our New Year fun quiz. Heather's name was the first drawn from the correct answers we received. A copy of 'Diabetes - a practical guide to managing your health' is winging its way to her! Congratulations to Heather and thanks to everyone who took part in the quiz, we hope it brightened your January!
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