Diabetic Retinal Screening, Grading, Monitoring and Referral Guidance

Published 18 March 2016
This publication updates previous guidelines with new evidence to provide high quality and equitable screening for all those at risk of diabetic eye disease. 

Self-management Support for People with Long-term Conditions

Published 22 February 2016
This document supports people to manage their long-term conditions, and includes definitions of long-term conditions as well as links to examples of current work.

Living Well with Diabetes

Published 16 October 2015
Living Well with Diabetes: A health care plan for people at high risk of or living with diabetes 2015–2020, aims to address the needs of people with a high risk of developing diabetes, including those with pre-diabetes and existing diabetes.

Managing Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care

Published 12 March 2015
This publication presents a nationally agreed Consensus Statement on the best practice in the identification and management of chronic kidney disease in primary care.

Diabetes in Pregnancy

Published 17 December 2014
This guide gives recommendations for screening and diagnosis of probable undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes in pregnancy.
It also includes recommendations for treating and managing gestational diabetes.

Screening, Diagnosis and Management of Gestational Diabetes in New Zealand: A clinical practice guideline

Published 17 December 2014
This clinical guideline gives detailed recommendations for screening and diagnosis of probable undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes in pregnancy.
Recommendations on treating and managing gestational diabetes are also outlined.

General Practice Toolkit for more heart and diabetes checks and better help for smokers to quit

Published 21 October 2014
A series of educational videos answering common questions and offering support to general practice for the more heart and diabetes checks and better help for smokers to quit health targets has been developed.

Māori health literacy research: Gestational diabetes mellitus

Published 02 July 2014
This report identifies health literacy barriers in understanding and managing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
The report also highlights interventions that may strengthen health literacy to allow better understanding of GDM and greater uptake of screening for GDM by pregnant Māori women.

New Zealand Primary Care Handbook 2012

Published 13 March 2012
The New Zealand Primary Care Handbook 2012 provides summary guidance from a collection of guidelines and is intended as a convenient reference for health professionals.
This edition includes new content on the management of type 2 diabetes, weight management, stroke and transient ischaemic attack, heart failure and rheumatic fever.

HbA1c: Where are you now?

Published 02 September 2011
On 3 October 2011, laboratories in New Zealand and internationally changed the way HbA1c results are reported. Access resources to help you better understand your new HbA1c number.