The type 2 clinic

The responsibilities of the type 2 clinic cover education, developing treatment management plans and carrying out status investigations in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes who have been referred to the clinic by their own general practitioner.

The overall purpose of the clinic
To contribute to improving the quality of life and extending the life expectancy of persons with type 2 diabetes through prevention of acute and chronic diabetic complications.

The primary functions of the type 2 clinic

To provide education, treatment and status on possible diabetic complications
To provide education and practical instruction on insulin treatment.
To provide intensive care management for persons with type 2 diabetes with severe diabetic complications

The clinic’s focus areas:

Lifestyle changes: increased physical activity, smoking cessation, weight loss
Dietary changes
Setting personal diabetes-management goals
Involvement in working with problem areas

The type 2 clinic.

The Steno 2-study
The results from the Steno 2-study, which was published in 2003, led to a breakthrough in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Since then these findings have formed the basis for optimal treatment of type 2 diabetes.

After the publication of the first results in 1999 the new knowledge was acted and put into use at the type 2 diabets clinic at Steno Diabetes Center. The entire model was implemented later.