Discharge and follow up

• You should receive information about your ongoing diabetes care after your hospital stay.
• If any changes have been made to your treatment, you and your usual diabetes healthcare team should be informed of them. Both you and this team should also receive information about ongoing management.
• If any changes have been made to your treatment, you may need to monitor your diabetes more carefully initially after your discharge from hospital. You will also need to discuss any changes with your usual diabetes healthcare team as your treatment may need to be adjusted further.
• A copy of your discharge letter should be given to you, in an appropriate format, and a copy should be sent to your GP.
• You should also be given information about when and where your follow-up appointment will be.
• You should be given the opportunity to comment about your inpatient stay.

You can download a checklist and record card to keep for your reference.