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The NZNO Library DIABETES Butler, Javed. (2017). Cardiovascular Safety of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Family Practice,66(4), pS16-S21 Resources For Nurses NZNO Library The NZNO Library has a wide range of hardcopy and online resources available to support the information needs of members. Check out the updated NZNO Library resource lists. http://www.nzno.org.nz/resour ces/library/resource_lists Selected Articles: Mental Health Diabetes; Copies of these articles can be provided to NZNO members free of charge. Email [email protected] to request specific articles, telling us that they are from this LOGIC column. June 2017 L.O.G.I.C Diabetes: A ticking time bomb (2017). Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 24(10), p22- 27. The article offers information on the cardiovascular safety of medications for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Topics discussed include high risk of developing heart failure and heart failure related death in patients with diabetes, and potential cardiovascular benefits gained by lowering glycated hemoglobin. The article discusses the prevalence of diabetes in Australia and what is being done about it. Topics discussed include the massive change in lifestyle and the risk profile in the country, a National Diabetes Strategy released by the federal government, healthcare costs associated with diabetes and a nurse-led education program in Queensland that is helping women with Type 2 diabetes manage their condition Daly, B., Arroll, B., Kenealy, T., Sheridan, N., Scragg, R. (2015). Management of diabetes by primary health care nurses in Auckland, New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7(1), 42-49. Higgs, C., Skinner, M., Hale, L. (2016). Outcomes of a community-based lifestyle programme for adults with diabetes or pre-diabetes. Journal of Primary Health Care, 8(2), 130-139. The increasing prevalence of diabetes has led to expanded roles for primary health care nurses in diabetes management. AIM: To describe and compare anthropometric and glycaemic characteristics of patients with diabetes and