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. 2017 May 11;31(Suppl 1):S1–S20. doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.53

Table 7. Online sources of patient information and resources.

Diabetes
○ Diabetes UK. The leading charity that cares for and campaigns for people affected by or at risk of diabetes.
○ http://www.diabetes.org.uk/
○ Following a change in measurement reporting of HbA1c, Diabetes UK has developed an easy-to-use online HbA1c converter, for conversion of old (percentage units) and newer higher order measurements in millimoles per mol (mmol/mol).
○ http://www.diabetes.org.uk/HbA1c
○ Leicestershire Diabetes Service provides an extensive online diabetes resource.
○ http://www.leicestershirediabetes.org.uk/
Diabetic eye disease
○ Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Facts about diabetic macular oedema. Patient information - medical retina services. Authored by Ms Dawn Sam, revision number 4, May 2016.
○ http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/diabetic-macular-oedema.pdf
○ The Macular Disease Society. Your guide to diabetic macular oedema. Macular Society 2015.
○ http://www.macularsociety.org/sites/default/files/resource/Diabetic Macular Oedema.pdf
○ Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). Understanding eye conditions related to diabetes. RNIB and RCOphth July 2016. Accredited by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, this guide provides a detailed explanation of the eye and helpful advice on next steps.
○ http://www.rnib.org.uk/sites/default/files/Understanding_eye_conditions_related_to_Diabetes.pd_related_to_Diabetes.pdf
○ NHS Public Health England. Your guide to diabetic retinopathy. Important information about signs of changes to your eyes caused by diabetes. Public Health England.
○ http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/499568/DES_03_Your_guide_to_diabetic_retinopathy_single_pages_090216.pdf
○ NHS Public Health England. Closer monitoring and treatment for diabetic retinopathy. Public Health England.
○ http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502429/DES_05_web_version_230216.pdf
○ Further online information about diabetic eye screening and other aspects of diabetes care is available at http://www.nhs.uk/diabeticeye
Driving
○ The Macular Disease Society. Driving. Everything you need to know about driving if you have macular disease. Also available on audio CD. Macular Society 2016.
○ http://www.macularsociety.org/sites/default/files/downloads/Macular Society Driving 0316.pdf