Common Long Term Conditions (Children)

Diabetes ( Children)

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LOCAL SUPPORT FOR DIABETES - SELF REFERRAL

HEALTH PROMOTION

Your specialist team will have advised you about exercise, healthy eating and healthy weight and you should follow their advice. It is also worth reading the articles below from Diabetes UK on exercise, eating and weight.

Good physical wellbeing can support the treatment of diabetes, and includes local support in the areas of

Reducing risk factors, if relevant, are well supported locally

From Diabetes UK
Exercise

Healthy Eating

Healthy Weight

LOCAL SUPPORT FOR ALL LONG TERM CONDITIONS - SELF REFERRAL

Support for a child or young person with a long term condition needs to be broader than just focusing on medical needs but also involves considering what matters to them in supporting their overall wellbeing. This is delivered as personalised care which includes local support for physical, mental and social wellbeing. See under

In particular mental health support may be helpful on some occasions.

NATIONAL SUPPORT - SELF REFERRAL

National helpline

From Diabetes UK
Get specialist advice on all aspects of living with diabetes Diabetes UK Helpline | Diabetes UK

FREQUENTY ASKED QUESTIONS

general information

Type 1 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes found in children, though type 2 diabetes does occur in children.

From the NHS
Diabetes Diabetes – NHS

TYPE 1 DIABETES

From Diabetes UK

From the NHS, Patient info and NICE
Type 1 diabetes

From Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Advice about your child’s condition includes leaflets on the management of diabetes Paediatrics – Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

TYPE 2 DIABETES

Type 2 diabetes though far less common than type 1 diabetes Nearly 1,600 children in England living with type 2 diabetes | Diabetes UK  but is equally important.

From Diabetes UK
children and type 2 diabetes Children and type 2 diabetes | Guide to diabetes | Diabetes UK

From the NHS, Patient info and NICE
Type 2 diabetes

Diabetes in general (Type 1 and 2)

From Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
Detailed evidence-based guidelines produced for patients based on a systematic review of the scientific literature. Very helpfully the patient booklet, visually shows how strong the evidence is for any treatment recommendation made.
Diabetes Diabetes (sign.ac.uk)

From Patient info
Diabetes centre Diabetes Type 1 & 2 | Patient

Blood tests

From Lab tests online UK

URINE TESTS

How is protein in the urine measured accurately (proteinuria) in diabetes?

From Lab tests online UK
Urine Albumin to Creatinine Ratio or ACR Urine Albumin

VACCINATIONS

From the NHS

From Gov UK
See under chapter 25 of the Green Book
Pneumoccocal vaccine see table 25.2 Immunisation against infectious disease: the green book front cover and contents page – GOV.UK

More information on vaccinations and who should have the pneumococcal vaccine see under

Videos and podcasts

On the videos and podcasts page there are links to some relevant videos and podcasts covering the topic of diabetes.

NHS 111

If you think you need medical help right now, 111 online can tell you what to do next.

Campaigns

"Pump it up" - know your blood pressure.

Your Pharmacy

Seven common infections now treated by your local pharmacist

CAMPAIGNS

Show your heart some love, women of Bucks!

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