Type 2 diabetes post pandemic: enabling your patients to regain control

Abstract

In the past 80 years, the number of people in the UK with a diabetes diagnosis has risen from 200,000 to around 4.3 million. The COVID-19 pandemic complicated tackling the disease as a public health issue. There are now an estimated five million people living with diabetes in the UK, most have type 2 diabetes. The COVID-19 pandemic affected access to care, led to delays in diagnoses of diabetes and many people with diabetes experienced a deterioration in their diabetes control. This article provides guidance on how nurses can work with people at risk of diabetes to prevent the condition, to induce remission and how to use medication to treat diabetes.