Diabetes blog, news and updates

Every young person with type 1 diabetes requires an individual health care plan (IHCP) for school. As a team we have decided to use the nationally approved Individual Health Care Plans (school care plans) produced by Digibete. 

Medtronic have now launched their Extended Infusion Sets and Reservoirs for use only with Medtronic pumps (640 and 780G).

The DiaMEETes will run in-person at UCLH on Tuesday 30th May from 1pm-4pm for children under the UCLH diabetes team, aged 9-11. It will offer opportunities to meet other young people of a similar age, thinking together about their strengths and resources, and also challenges around diabetes, in fun and creative ways, using games, arts & crafts. 

The Lucy Project is a research project supporting young people and their families at University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It is a drop-in service and provides information, a space to talk, psychological support and treatment, and referral to other services and organisations.

We have been informed that Abbott are recalling some FreeStyle Libre® 2 sensors from lot KTP005061 (no other Abbot diabetes products are affected) because of concern that they may provide false high glucose readings.