Friends of the Manx Diabetic Centre

ISSUE NO: 8

DATE: MARCH 2005

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The Newsletter of the Friends of the Manx Diabetes Centre
Caarjyn Laare Chingys-Shugyr Vannin
Registered as a charity in the Isle of Man. Charity registration number 894
Website: - www.diabetes.org.im E-mail: - editor@diabetes.org.im E-mail: - secretary@diabetes.org.im
All monies from whatever source received by the Group shall be exclusively spent on the Isle of Man, in the furtherance of the well-being of the diabetic patient
and to facilitate the work of their medical carers.

New Doctor at Manx Diabetes Centre

We need more staff-----Consensus of opinion at Diabetes Centre as 20 to 30 patients now ring the Centre for advice on a busy day and 15 to 20 ring on a quieter day

Diamond Register at last fully operational after having been bought in 2001

In this Issue

Your New Doctor at the Diabetes Centre speaks to The Diabetic.
Why you need a regular HbA1c test.
Mrs Ann Birtles the Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse.
At last the Diamond Register is now working.
Next blood testing day
A well earned award
Important things to know
Free prescriptions
Eye Clinic
Annual review check list
Diabetic Nursing service
Car Boot Sales
Who really counts all these?
Risk of heart attack at 40 for today's obese children
It's those notices again.
Disabled facilities
Lenses and frames
Having a bad day?
The Budding Journalist
Next AGM

Manx Diabetes Centre Your New Doctor at the Manx Diabetes Centre speaks to The Diabetic

We are now onto a full compliment of doctors at the Manx Diabetic Centre as promised by the Minister for Health and Social Security Mr Steve Rodan, to the Chairman of the Friends of the Manx Diabetes Centre and to whom we are most grateful for the appointment of Dr Amutha Krishnan.

Dr Amutha Krishnan

The new Doctor at the Manx Diabetes centre

We would also like to thank Mr John Houghton our Trustee for raising the matter in the House.

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