Diabetes Care for Children & Young People

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Children & Young People

CGM for children and young people with type 1 diabetes: NICE criteria and effects of decision fatigue and alarm fatigue

The impact of decision fatigue and alarm fatigue in children and young people using continuous glucose monitoring

6 Dec 2022

Early view articles

Do youth workers have a role in improving diabetes transition services?

Can the involvement of youth workers improve diabetes care for young people transitioning to adult diabetes services?

6 Dec 2022

CGM for children and young people with type 1 diabetes: NICE criteria and effects of decision fatigue and alarm fatigue

The impact of decision fatigue and alarm fatigue in children and young people using continuous glucose monitoring

6 Dec 2022

Improving paediatric diabetes in England: Areas of focus

NHSEI National Clinical Lead for Diabetes in Children and Young People, Fulya Mehta, outlines the areas of focus for improving paediatric diabetes care.

16 Nov 2022

Latest events & on-demand videos

2025: 16th Welsh Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes & Obesity Society

Leonardo Hotel, Cardiff - Formerly the Jury's Inn

22 May 2025

Presentations now available to view

→ On-Demand

2025: 21st National Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes & Obesity Society

National Conference Centre, Birmingham

19th - 20th November 2025

Join us face-to-face in Birmingham this November!

→ Event, Face-to-Face

2025: Diabetes & Obesity: Mastering the management of multiple long-term conditions

RCGP, 30 Euston Square, London

Wednesday 2 July 2025

Join us on Wednesday 2 July 2025!

→ Face-to-Face, Event

2025: SMART Roadshow: Age Matters: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Difficult Decisions in T2D – getting it right in primary care

Various locations across the UK

May-July

Join us for a roadshow series across the UK

→ Event, Face-to-Face

2024: PCDS Webinar: Early-Onset Type 2 Diabetes On demand

Originally broadcast on 5 February 2024. Watch on demand now!

→ On-Demand

Latest published articles

Delays in accessing continuous glucose monitoring in people with type 1 diabetes

NICE guidance urges local trusts to improve processes and advocate for CGM use in children and young people.

16 Nov 2022

Celebrating May Ng: The woman behind the OBE

A tribute to Diabetes Care for Children & Young People's Editor-in-Chief.

16 Nov 2022

Fiona Campbell awarded an OBE for services to paediatric diabetes

Following her appointment to the Order of the British Empire, colleagues pay tribute to Fiona Campbell.

16 Nov 2022

Diabetes transition: A time to act

Transition services for young people with diabetes need to ensure that young people remain fully engaged in their diabetes care.

16 Nov 2022

RESCUE: Reducing self-harm and suicide ideation in people with diabetes

RESCUE is the first group of its kind that is working to reduce suicide rates in people with diabetes

16 Nov 2022

Solution-focused therapy for children with diabetes and their families

The benefits of solution-focused therapy from the perspective of a trainee health psychologist

16 Nov 2022

Acute kidney injury requiring haemodialysis in severe diabetic ketoacidosis: A case report

A case report of a young girl presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis and acute kidney injury

16 Nov 2022

Cook and Eat programme: Outcomes of the first five years

An article describing the five-year outcomes of a group-based carbohydrate counting education programme

16 Nov 2022

Alarm fatigue and sleep deprivation in carers of children using continuous glucose monitors

A study looking at alarm fatigue and sleep deprivation in carers on children using CGM.

16 Nov 2022

Creating a culture of curiosity: How to promote effective safeguarding in the diabetes team and beyond

What is "professional curiosity" and how does it support safeguarding in paediatric diabetes teams?

16 Nov 2022

New NICE guidelines for diabetes: Full access to continuous glucose monitoring for all people with type 1 diabetes

May Ng reviews the latest NICE guidance on CGM and how to implement it, including the decision-making process for choosing a device.

18 May 2022

Clinical guideline on practical management of type 2 diabetes in children and young people

Practical considerations for the management of type 2 diabetes in children and young people, based on the new ACDC guideline.

18 May 2022

Do youth workers have a role in improving diabetes transition services?

CGM for children and young people with type 1 diabetes: NICE criteria and effects of decision fatigue and alarm fatigue

Improving paediatric diabetes in England: Areas of focus

Delays in accessing continuous glucose monitoring in people with type 1 diabetes

Celebrating May Ng: The woman behind the OBE

Fiona Campbell awarded an OBE for services to paediatric diabetes

Diabetes transition: A time to act

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