The Bangor Hospital Diabetes Clinic
This clinic take place every week on a Wednesday morning in the Outpatient Department at Bangor Hospital. The clinic run from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm.
On arrival - book in at the reception desk. Your weight and blood pressure will then be measured and you will have a blood sample taken befor e seeing the doctor or diabetes nurse. You will also be asked for a sample of urine, which you should bring with you.
Please bring a list of all the medication that you are currently taking along with any records of your blood sugar or blood pressure levels.
The Consultation
You will be seen by one of the doctors or diabetes specialist nurses and any of the other staff that you want to see or are advised to see. You may occasionally be asked to have another blood test before you go home.
Although we allocate 15 minutes for your consultation - if your doctor or specialist nurse needs to spend more time with you then he or she will do so. There are usually between 30 to 40 patients attending each morning. Mostly the clinics run well but sometimes there can be delays. We understand entirely that this can be frustrating and inconvenient. You can help reduce delays by arriving on time and by bringing a morning urine sample with you. We would also welcome any suggestions that you might have on how we can improve the diabetes clinics! (link to feedback page).
When your consultation is finished remember to book your next appointment. Remember also to pick up a urine sample container to use for your next (return) visit.
If your appointment does not suit please call the appointments office and they will arrange a more suitable date.
After each visit to ant of the Diabetes Clinics you will be sent out a ‘green sheet’ in the post. This ‘green sheet’ is full of information related to your diabetes. It shows you the results of all your recent and past tests and contains detailed information on your treatment and diabetes complications. Visit the ‘green sheet’ page to learn more.
Attending a Diabetes Clinic on a regular basis is important. Click here to find out what happens at a Diabetes Clinic.
What Care to Expect?
Find out what care you should expect (and receive) by reading the recommendations on the Diabetes UK website.