Imperial College Children's Diabetes Team

Our team provides a dedicated and dynamic service for children with diabetes. We support and educate all our patients and families to manage their long-term condition and believe they are the centre of our team. We aim to lead the way in advanced diabetes practice and provide a range of education and support services for our patients, families and staff including facilitated parents’ groups, carbohydrate counting workshops for families, educational and peer-support building afternoons.

Care and management

Our children’s diabetes service provides comprehensive care and support to children with diabetes and their families. Each patient is assigned a key worker from diagnosis or their first hospital appointment with our service. Key workers help patients manage their condition and serve as resources for patients between appointments. Our treatments include flexible injection regimens and insulin pump therapy, as well as a variety of support and educational resources.

The service provides care to children and young people with diabetes from birth to their 19th birthday. We operate a unique service for all our local children and young people with diabetes, with a commitment to minimally disrupt the normal lives of the children and their families. We provide a large part of their care in the community, including home visits and working closely with all the professionals concerned. We also help young people with diabetes as they transition to adult care.