Inpatient Diabetes

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The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital and St John's Hospital all provide specialist diabetes inpatient services.

Inpatient Diabetes Resources (local clinical guidelines/charts etc)

Contact details for inpatient diabetes

RIE:

  • Diabetes Specialist Nurses - Bleep 5852 / 5955

  • Diabetes Registrar - Mobile via switchboard

WGH:

  • Diabetes Specialist Nurses - Bleep 8687

  • Diabetes Registrar - Mobile via switchboard

SJH:

  • Diabetes Specialist Nurses - Bleep 3008 / 3632

Who to refer to the inpatient diabetes service

Suggested referral criteria

All RIE T1DM patients, admitted under general medicine, should have their care transferred to a diabetologist at the earliest opportunity. 

Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

NHS Lothian DKA Pathway

A video guide to using the 2014 NHS Lothian DKA pathway:

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