The Barnsley Children and Young People’s Diabetes Team is a paediatric consultant, specialist paediatric diabetes nurses, specialist paediatric diabetes dietitians and a psychologist.

We work closely with children, young people and their families to help them achieve optimal diabetes management and to lead a healthy and happy life. We support children and their families to achieve optimal blood glucose control. Working closely with nurseries, schools and colleges to support our children and young adults through education. Providing individualised care plans to enable them to gain diabetes self-management skills for the future.

Education is provided on all aspects of diabetes management including:

  • Blood glucose monitoring
  • Carbohydrate counting
  • Bolus advisors
  • Insulin injections & techniques
  • Insulin dose adjustment
  • Management of exercise
  • Hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose)
  • Hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose)
  • Illness/sick day rules
  • Advancing technologies including insulin infusion pumps, flash glucose monitors, continuous glucose monitor

Carbohydrate counting education series videos:

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Diabetes School Training Videos

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Using the MyLife app for Bolus Advice in School

How to use Dexcom with alerts

Education is provided on all aspects of diabetes management from blood glucose testing and carbohydrate counting to the latest technologies to help our children, young adults and their families in the self-management of their diabetes.

The team are part of the Children and Young People’s Yorkshire and Humber Diabetes Network. We are involved in national paediatric diabetes audit (NPDA), Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) and peer review, to ensure we provide a high quality, equitable service.

Find us on twitter:

@barnsleycypd

@DiabetesBarns

 

Contact details:

Main office number/ Dr Bhimsaria: 01226 432905

Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialists: 01226 434953 or 01226 435202

Jo: 07717 783 768   Sam: 07415 280361   Jess: 07857 663577

 

Paediatric Diabetes Dietitians: 01226 433927

Rachel: 07725 477291  Kirsty: 07725 477290

Email: childrensdm.diet@nhs.net

 

Out of hours emergency advice 01226 730000