Transcript -- A patient with Type 2 diabetes has his retinas examined.

Diabetes care - for iPad/Mac/PC

Transcript -- Eye examination

Diabetes care

Transcript -- A brief introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Diabetes care

Professor David Matthews on the history of research into the treatment of diabetes and how patients can manage the condition by modifying their behaviour.

Living with diabetes

Transcript -- Professor David Matthews on the history of research into the treatment of diabetes and how patients can manage the condition by modifying their behaviour.

Transcript -- Living with diabetes

What happens during an annual diabetes check-up.

Annual review

Transcript -- What happens during an annual diabetes check-up.

Transcript -- Annual review

A patient with Type 2 diabetes has his retinas examined.

Eye examination

A Type 2 diabetes patient has his feet checked.

Foot examination

Transcript -- A Type 2 diabetes patient has his feet checked.

Transcript -- Foot examination

Education

At least 171 million people worldwide have diabetes, and this figure is set to double by 2030. This chronic condition, which occurs when the body cannot produce or effectively use the insulin it needs, can be the cause of many serious health complications leading, amongst other problems, to blindness, foot ulcers and kidney failures. This album is a must-watch for diabetes sufferers and medical staff training to work with diabetes patients. Six video tracks introduce various aspects of a patient’s diabetes annual check-up, and the accompanying 'activity' files can be used while watching the videos to increase your understanding of how to control diabetes. The main audio track gives background information on the history of diabetes and information on how patients can help to manage their own condition. This material forms part of The Open University course SK120 Diabetes care.