Leicester Royal Infirmary Diabetes Text Service

EDM number 226 in 2008-09, proposed by Keith Vaz on 10/12/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases and Health services.

That this House welcomes the first scheme in the country where diabetes sufferers can have their daily blood sugar levels monitored daily and can text their daily blood sugar level tests to a special number and have this information placed on a secure website which patients, parents and doctors can access; notes that it is vital that diabetics are aware of their blood sugar levels and can be assured by doctors through this service that they are within the normal boundaries; further notes that the aim of the pioneering project is to familiarise diabetics with how to effectively manage their condition; congratulates the Leicester Royal Infirmary for initiating the project; celebrates the use of technology in informing patients of their current health status; recognises that 2.2 million people in the UK are diabetes sufferers and that 750,000 diabetic people in the UK are undiagnosed; and further recognises that by 2010 there will be 66,000 people in Leicestershire alone with undiagnosed diabetes.

This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.