The proportion of people with uncommon causes of diabetes who have access to specialists with expertise and experience in these conditions.
Numerator
The number of people in the denominator accessing specialists with expertise and experience in their condition
Denominator
The number of people with uncommon causes of diabetes
Resources
New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) website, health professionals’ section provides a monogenic screening card: www.nzssd.org.nz/professionals.html
Consumer tools
Global Genes provides consumers with advice in regards to genetic testing: https://globalgenes.org/toolkits/genetic-testing-is-this-my-path-to-a-diagnosis-3/introduction/
The same website in the future will also have toolkits available that some may find helpful for ‘Transitioning to adulthood as a rare disease patient’ and ‘Caring for yourself as a caregiver’ found at: https://globalgenes.org/toolkits/
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 2011. Managing Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes CFRD: Instruction guide for patients and families (5th edition). USA: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse provides information for the consumer on monogenic forms of diabetes: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/mody/index.aspx.
