Diabetes and endocrinology patient information leaflets

We produce a wide range of leaflets which provide information about our services and about the treatment you might receive in our clinics or during your stay in hospital. 

We also produce these in different formats including large print, please contact the department you are visiting for more information.

 

Adult (day case) pre-operative diabetes (insulin treated)

Adult pre-operative diabetes (non-insulin treatments)

Advice for people with diabetes undergoing colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy with bowel preparation

A reminder list for patients starting insulin (as shown by diabetes specialist nurses)

Arginine-stimulated copeptin test

A step-by-step guide to capillary blood glucose monitoring

Glucagon Test

Information for adults with insulin-treated diabetes who use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) on admission to hospital 

Insulin injection technique using insulin pens

Insulin tolerance test

Short Synacthen Test

Your pituitary operation – what to expect - A guide for patients going to Plymouth