Paediatric Diabetes Service

An appointment with the Specialist Nurse and/or Specialist Dietitian for additional support with diabetes management, treatment plans, initiating new equipment or insulin pumps and carbohydrate counting sessions when needed

Happen once a year with the multidisciplinary team to review all aspects of diabetes management. This will include annual blood and urine tests.

As an important part of diabetes management, all children and young people above the age of 12 years will have a digital picture of their eyes taken by the Diabetes Eye Screening Wales service. Children under the age of 12 years are advised to have their eyes tested by a local optician.

As part of our diabetes team, our Clinical Psychologist is available to talk to children, young people and their families as a routine part of diabetes care to offer support with managing diabetes on a daily basis.

Urgent Mental Health Support:

• If concerned about a child or young person in mental health crisis or at risk of harm due to their mental health, contact GP or attend local A+E department.

Mental Health Support Services:

• Kooth: http://www.kooth.com/
• Young Minds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/ Helpline for Parents: 0808 802 5544, Monday - Friday 9:30am - 4:00pm.
• Valley Steps: https://valleyssteps.org/
• MIND: https://ctmmind.org.uk/mental-health-prevention/counselling
• Samaritans: Call 116 123 (24 Hour Helpline)

Within diabetes care, it is possible to automatically or manually upload data from blood glucose meters, insulin pumps and bolus advice apps, which can be sent to the diabetes team. This allows us to review a child or young person’s results and make changes as needed, without them having to attend clinic appointment.

The Paediatric Diabetes Team will support each young person’s transition to Adult Diabetes Services around their 18^th birthday. As part of this there is a 2 year plan of care which begins around the age of 16 years in preparation for adulthood, including an education programme called Seren Connect and joint clinics with the adult diabetes team.

We provide diabetes training to school staff to ensure that all children and young people in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area have the correct support with managing their diabetes whilst in school.

We provide the education and support to families at the point of diagnosis when admitted to the children’s ward. We also review children and young people should they ever be admitted to the children’s ward after diagnosis.

We can provide supporting letters, such as for Travel and Disability Living Allowance/Personal Independence Payment applications.