Nurses Role in Diabetes Management
Nurses have a major role and responsibilities in treating people with diabetes. Nursing teams of different spectrums including occupational health nurses, nurses working in public health and school nurses are likely to come into contact with people who have diabetes or are having tests to diagnose diabetes. Practice nurses have a particularly main role as they are often the one who carry out the annual diabetes and foot check.
Roles and responsibilities of the nursing team in diabetes care management :
- Screening and early detection of type 2 diabetes
- Advocating self-care
- Awareness of how mental health issues can affect people with diabetes
- Meeting the patient’s nutritional need
- Urine, blood and glucose monitoring
- Oral and injectable therapies
Related Conference of Nurses Role in Diabetes Management
September 23-24, 2026
24th Global Conference on Diabetes, Endocrinology and Primary Healthcare
Paris, France
September 28-29, 2026
25th International Conference on Diabetes, Nutrition, Obesity and Eating Disorders
Berlin, Germany
November 23-24, 2026
35th International Conference on Clinical Diabetes, Diabetic Medication & Treatment
Amsterdam, Netherlands