Diabetes is a life-long illness which has a high risk of complications. However, the effective treatment of diabetes means that people who have diabetes can lead a normal life and live successfully with the illness.
Effective management of diabetes requires a healthy lifestyle approach and living with diabetes means you will need to have the knowledge and skills to help you manage your condition yourself.
Paediatric Diabetes Service
We provide paediatric diabetes advice, support and education to all families/carers in the East Cheshire area.
We provide an individualised flexible and friendly approach to meet the individual needs of the child with diabetes and their family. The team believe the key to achieving good outcomes is to support, engage and empower the individual child or young person and their family within a proactive, organised system that results in positive interactions and outcomes.
Our services include:
- nurse led clinic appointments, telephone contact, email and texting contact, home visits where necessary and school visits for education, support and problem solving.
- Insulin pump therapy and continuous blood glucose monitoring is offered in line with current national guidance.
- There is an active local Diabetes UK paediatric support group K.I.D.S. that is fully supported by the children’s diabetes team.
How do I refer/access the service?
Newly diagnosed children
GPs refer newly diagnosed children directly to the Children’s Ward; the child is seen the same day.
Contact us:
Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm
Specialist diabetes nurses: 01625 661083
Out of hours
Children’s Ward: 01625 661080
More information can be found at the following website:
Diabetes UK website https://www.diabetes.org.uk/
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/complications/retinopathy
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