Beech Hill Medical Practice  

Wigan has had a very active, borough-wide diabetes register for the past 10 years or so. We, as a practice, participate with this register to ensure our patients get the best care for their diabetes.

As a diabetic you will have a yearly check by our very experienced practice nurse team, a yearly check on your eyes by retinal photography and a yearly review by chiropodists.

The complications of diabetes can be reduced by good blood sugar control, and we believe that we can help you with that control by our programme of yearly checks.

You will be invited to attend the surgery for blood tests and then two weeks later you will be seen by one of our practice nurses. At this check our nurses will review your diabetes control and ensure that you have had your foot and eye checks. The nurses will ensure that any problem areas are followed up and this will also give you the opportunity to ask questions.

If your diabetes is controlled by insulin injections this annual check will be undertaken by the diabetic team at the hospital.

A good web-site for all things diabetic can be found at :  www.diabetes.org.uk

If you wish to make an appointment to see the nurse for this please 'phone 01942 614307