Diabetes

Diabetes is a leading cause of premature mortality in the UK, causing over 22,000 additional deaths every year. The condition doubles an individual’s risk of cardiovascular disease and costs over £10 billion every year to manage. In south London alone, there are currently 159,819 people identified as having either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.

Our work stretches from project management of new clinics, adapting pathways to suit and finding technological and digital solutions to support self-management. We are working to share, adopt, develop and implement innovative ways of improving health outcomes for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, with an emphasis on supporting self-management to minimise the impact of diabetes on their lives, and the pressure that puts on the health and care system.

Explore our Diabetes projects to learn more.

Diabetes projects

You & Type 2 Risk Stratification Evaluation Covid-19 posed many challenges to the delivery of routine primary care, including the completion of annual diabetes reviews. During this time, the You and Type 2 Risk Stratified Pathway was developed
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You & Type 2 at Home Evaluation You and Type 2 at Home was a proof of concept pilot for a fully remote type 2 diabetes annual review pathway. It was developed during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, when primary care clinicians we
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Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D) in African and Caribbean communities In the UK, type 2 diabetes (T2D) is up to three times more common in people of Black African and African-Caribbean ethnicity than people of White ethnicity (Becker et al, 2004). Existing structured ed
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National Diabetes Inpatient Audit (NaDIA) – Improving Diabetes Care in NHS Mental Health Inpatient Services Individuals living with a serious mental illness, die 15-20 years earlier than the general population, due to a greater risk of poor physical health.* This project focused on the care that people with
- Diabetes Mental Health
Youth Empowerment Skills (YES) for teenagers with Type 1 diabetes Guy’s and St Thomas’ YES programme gives 14-19 year-olds in south London the support they need to live with Type 1 diabetes. Participants meet other young people with Type 1 diabetes, building con
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Helping people access diabetic foot services during Covid-19 With outpatient appointments reduced due to the pandemic, the South East London Diabetes Foot Network which covers seven London boroughs and a population of two million, had to continue high-quality,
- Covid-19 Diabetes
Think Diabetes in the Workplace Project OverviewStructured education is recommended as a basic and crucial part of care for an individual with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE
- Diabetes Workforce
Healthier You (NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme) Healthier You is the NHS type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme. It’s the first nationwide programme of its kind in the world, offering those at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes a place on a nine-m
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Barriers to Uptake of Diabetes Education (BUD1E) study People living with type 1 diabetes need to self-care on an almost hourly basis to allow them to achieve tight glycaemic control and reduce risk of diabetes related complications. Structured education
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Insulin Safety Insulin Safety Improving insulin safety on discharge from hospital for older adults with diabetes Insulin is recorded as a high risk medication with over 5,000 patient safety incidents reported betwee
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The Integrated Hypoglycaemic Pathway The Health Innovation Network and London Ambulance Service (LAS) NHS Trust have worked in partnership to develop and implement an improved referral pathway for people who require LAS assistance for a
- Diabetes Digital DigitalHealth.London
Improving access to structured education for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes Project Overview All CCGs, acute trusts and community trusts are encouraged to get involved in the major programme now underway to increase uptake of structured education for people with type 1 and ty
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Type 1 diabetes consultation tool and user guide In light of the increasing demand upon NHS diabetes services, achieving good outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes can be a challenge. As the NHS struggles to keep pace with demand and advances in
- Diabetes Digital DigitalHealth.London
Diabetes Improvement Collaborative Diabetes Improvement Collaborative Improving self-management of insulin therapy through better access to appropriate use of technologies Type 1 diabetes affects more than 370,000 adults in the UK, it
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