Paediatric Diabetes Care
Specialist diabetic care for children and adolescents from the UK’s most renowned diabetologists
The experienced diabetic team at London Diabetes provide expert care for children and adolescents living with diabetes. The highly skilled paediatric diabetologists are supported by specialist dieticians, clinical psychologists, and diabetes specialist nurses with experience and expertise in treating and communicating with young people.
Most children with diabetes have type 1 diabetes, however type 2 diabetes is becoming more common in young people. Whatever form of diabetes a child has, the condition needs careful control so that they can stay healthy and reduce long-term complications. The expert professionals at London Medical offer the latest technologies and treatments for diabetes, to make it easier for children and parents to control blood sugar levels.
Services
The team will help parents and children understand how to monitor glucose levels, get the nutrition a growing child needs, and help each child or young person live well with diabetes. Services include:
Comprehensive range of tests and investigations
London Diabetes offers a comprehensive range of tests and investigations for children and adolescents with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. These can monitor control, check for other conditions and screen for diabetes complications. They include:
Professor Stephen Greene
Stephen Greene qualified from UCL, London and then pursued a career in Child Health with positions in Oxford, Great Ormond Street and Guy’s Hospital, London and the Kinderspital Hospital, Zurich.
Dr Rakesh Amin
Rakesh is an educational lead for endocrinology and diabetes at Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Institute of Child Health.
Dr Helen Spoudeas
Dr Spoudeas is part of an innovative split-site team of six endocrine consultants, supporting patients with congenital and acquired endocrine disease in a seamless transition service across Great Ormond Street and UCL Hospitals.
Dr Billy White
Consultant in Adolescent Diabetes and Obesity, University London College Hospital Hon Senior Lecturer, UCL Institute of Child Health Specialist in adolescent diabetes and obesity.
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Carol Willis - Diabetes Clinic Facilitator
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