Potential treatment by a physiotherapist

• Develop safe exercise program for managing or preventing type 2 diabetes.  Appropriate exercise can help to balance cholesterol levels, improve insulin regulation and achieve and maintain a patient's optimal weight
• Help patients to manage the effects of diabetes, including foot disorders (e.g. through teaching correct gait and posture), balance difficulties, musculoskeletal complications (e.g. frozen shoulder, back pain or osteoarthritis), and neurological conditions (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome and sciatica) through appropriate treatment modalities to help prevent further damage
• Help provide non-pharmacological relief for diabetic neuropathy, oedema and foot ulcers
• Provide assistance to amputees through pain relief techniques, rehabilitation and effective us of prostheses
• Provide lifestyle modification advice