City’s new diabetes website

A WEBSITE developed in Dundee is helping diabetics and could save the NHS millions of pounds.

My Diabetes My Way (MDMW), developed at Dundee University, is improving the quality of life for those who have type 2 diabetes.

We speak to the doctor behind the initiative and diabetic Ross Kerr from Fife who helped bring a patient’s perspective to the project.

Clinicians and patients across Scotland contributed to its development and there are now 62,000 people registered to use the site.

It helps people manage their condition and routine care through patient access to their electronic personal health records (ePHR) – as well as diabetes education and online learning courses.

Getting access to their personal data has brought benefits for people with diabetes who use the site.

Research found those using MDMW were likely to experience an improvement in their quality of life and their diabetes control.

This in turn results in them avoiding or delaying the onset of diabetes complications.

Ross Kerr, 79, from Dunfermline has been a diabetic for 38 years.

He is a passionate patient advocate, working tirelessly to ensure people with diabetes have a voice and learn more about the condition they live with.

“I use it as my diabetes bible now.”