Services offered

The Bedfordshire Integrated Community Diabetes Service (ICDS) offers the following services for patients who have diabetes and want to improve their glucose control:

• Opportunity for joint diabetes specialist nurse and dietitian appointments
• Telephone, email and face-to-face follow-up appointments
• Group education at the time of diagnosis
• Group education for people with established diabetes
• Group or individual education for those who need to start or improve their ability to self-manage insulin or other injectable therapy
• Group or individual education for those who need to learn to monitor their blood glucose

All referrals are seen and triaged by our consultant who leads the service.