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CTM Adult Diabetes Service

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The CTM adult diabetes service provides extensive services for adults living with diabetes covering many aspects of diabetes care. This service is provided across our hospital sites.  

 

Who are our staff? 

Our diabetes service has a strong team of experts who provide support and education to people living with diabetes (and their families/carers) to help them to better understand and manage their diabetes.   

If you need the help of the Adult Diabetes Service, you may see: 

  • Consultant Diabetologist/endocrinologist  

  • Nurses (Diabetes Specialist Nurses) 

  • Healthcare Support Workers 

  • Dietitians 

  • Physiotherapists 

  • Podiatrists/Orthotists 

  • Pharmacists 

  • Psychologists 

  • Students (medical, nursing, physiotherapy, pharmacy, psychology) 

 
Contact us 

Diabetes Specialist Nurses can be contacted Monday to Friday 09:00 – 16:00: 

  • Diabetes Specialist Nurses at Princess of Wales Hospital 
    Call: 01656 752656  

 

Peer-led support  

If you have just been diagnosed with diabetes, or have been living with diabetes for a while, there may be support available to you across the CTM region.  

These peer led groups are open to anyone living within CTM who wishes to discuss living with diabetes, pre-diabetes, how to support family members with diabetes and concerns around developing diabetes.  

Presently, the following support groups are available within the region:  

  • Cwmbach Diabetes UK  

    • Meetings take place on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month at 7:00pm in St Mary Magdalene’s, Cwmbach, 1 Bryn Glas, Aberdare CF44 0LU  

  • Diabetic Dragons  

    • Diabetic Dragons is a registered charity run by volunteers who have experience of type 1 diabetes. The Diabetic Dragons are supported by Diabetic Specialist Nurses from CTM UHB. Social events are run for children with type 1 diabetes and their families. Join to discuss diabetes, make new friends and share your experiences with diabetes!  

    • Visit the Diabetic Dragons Facebook group for more information. 

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