Authors: Roger Chen, Timothy Lambert, Jen Kinsella, Leon Chapman, Maarten Kamp, Jennifer Conn

Summary
The Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) has released a new Position Statement aimed at improving the management and health outcomes of people living with serious mental illness and type 2 diabetes. A working party, supported by funding from the National Diabetes Services Scheme, was established to provide recommendations for the improvement and to better monitoring of the overall cardiometabolic health, particularly diabetes and diabetes risk, of individuals with serious mental illness.

Position Statement
Download the full version of ‘The prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in the context of psychotic disorders ADS Position Statement ‘ – PDF (Posted: October, 2017)