Lothian

Your Local DESMOND Coordination Team

Name: Adult Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Service

DESMOND information is available on our local NHS Lothian website click here

You can seek specific advice from the team relating to ‘Let’s Prevent Diabetes’ or DESMOND or submit your self-referral form.

Modules Delivered:

Let’s Prevent Diabetes – a prevention programme for those who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future loth.LPD@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

DESMOND Newly Diagnosed module available (for patients up to 12 months post diagnosis) and DESMOND Foundation module available (for those with established diabetes) loth.desmond@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Telephone: 0131 537 9169

Click here for the Let’s Prevent Diabetes self-referral form.

Click here for the Newly Diagnosed and Foundation self-referral form.

Let’s Prevent Diabetes

Localities: Currently being delivered throughout the Lothians Face to Face and Virtually.

Face-to-Face: sessions held in varying formats:

o   1 Full day session,

o   3x2 hour sessions,

o   2x3 hour sessions

At varying times of the day, these groups are being delivered in the following locations: East Lothian Community Hospital, Prestonpans Group Practice, McSense Business Park in Dalkeith, Excite Craigswood Leisure Centre, Gracemount Medical Centre.

Virtual Sessions: These follow the 3x 2 hour or 2x 3 hour format and can be accessed through the NHS virtual platform using Smart phones, Tablets and Computers.

Times available: groups are available morning, afternoon, and evening.

DESMOND Newly Diagnosed

Face-to-face: Sessions are one full day from 9am to 4pm are being delivered in the following locations:

East Lothian Community Hospital, McSense Business Park in Dalkeith, Newbattle Medical Practice, St John’s Hospital, Excite Craigswood Leisure Centre, Leith Community Treatment Centre, Pennywell All Care.

 Virtual Sessions: These will follow the 3x 2hour format and can be accessed through the NHS virtual platform using Smart phones, Tablets and Computers.

Currently being piloted, with planning in place to offer these more regularly in the very near future.

MyDESMOND Self Led Education Platform

MyDESMOND – Type 2 Diabetes Management - Digital programme for people with Type 2 diabetes. Visit www.mydesmond.com to find out more.

Newly approved for use in the Lothians, the team is currently working on a pathway to organise patient access for those who are interested.  The following programs will be available through the Virtual Platform.

o   Let’s Prevent Diabetes: (Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Education)

o   Baby Steps: (For those diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes)

o   MyDESMOND: (For those newly Diagnosed with Type2 Diabetes)