A list of online resources full of useful information for people living with diabetes, parents of children with diabetes, their families and friends.
Please note that although we have endeavoured to check sites before linking to them, The east of England CYP diabetes network does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the content of external websites.
Diabetes Sites
NHS Choices – you can read more about type 1 diabetes – www.nhs.uk
T1 Resources – find support and information to help you manage type 1 diabetes – www.t1resources.uk
Bertieonline – type 1 diabetes education programme – www.bertieonline.org.uk
Are you in the UK and have forgotten any type 1 kit? The HELP! We forgot T1Kit! UK Facebook community may be able to help.
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) – Focus on diabetes – www.nihr.ac.uk/nihr-in-your-area/diabetes/
Children with Diabetes – www.childrenwithdiabetes.com Please note that this is a US website but you can join the UK mailing list through it and access UK Facebook groups.
Runsweet.com – Diabetes and Sport – www.runsweet.com
Diabetes Stories – www.diabetes-stories.co.uk
Supporting children with diabetes – www.scd.uk.com
Digibete – Video resources to help people and families manage type 1 diabetes – http://www.digibete.org/
Regional Diabetes Networks Website
The Children and Young People’s East Midlands Diabetes Network – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/east-midlands/
The East of England CYPD Network – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/east-england/
The Children and Young People’s North East and North Cumbria Diabetes Network – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/north-east-and-north-cumbria/
The Children and Young People’s North West Diabetes Network – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/north-west/
The SEC & London Partnership Network – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/sec-and-london/
The Children and Young People’s South West Diabetes Network (CYPSWDN) – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/south-west/
The Children and Young People’s Thames Valley Diabetes Network (CYPTVDN) – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/thames-valley/
The Children and Young People’s Wales Diabetes Network (and Brecon Group) – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/wales/
The Children and Young People’s Wessex Diabetes Network (CYPWDN) – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/wessex/
The Children and Young People’s West Midlands Diabetes Network (CYPWMDN) – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/west-midlands/
The Children and Young People’s Yorkshire and Humber Diabetes Network – http://www.cypdiabetesnetwork.nhs.uk/regional-pages/yorkshire-and-humber/
Local Diabetes Facebook Pages
Colchester Circle D – https://www.facebook.com/groups/137529282957578/
Ipswich Diabetic Support Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/288921271125115/
Peterborough Children’s Type 1 Diabetes Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/334121056679148/
For Adults
Bright Spots & Landmines: A revolutionary new diabetes book with hundreds of food, mindset, exercise and sleep tips. Download it for FREE at https://info.diatribe.org/brightspotsmmol-l/
Sugar Surfing: A book about managing type 1 in a modern world – www.wisepress.com/sugarsurfing
Carbs and Cals – Books and an app for diabetes and weight loss – www.carbsandcals.com
Think Like a Pancreas: A practical guide to managing diabetes with insulin – www.integrateddiabetes.com/books
For Children And Young People
Youth Health Talk – www.youthhealthtalk.org
For Health Professionals
British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes – www.bsped.org.uk
Diabetes Bible – www.diabetesbible.com
Federation of European Nurses in Diabetes – www.fend.org
NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme – www.gov.uk/topic/population-screening-programmes/diabetic-eye
Nursing Standard – www.nursing-standard.co.uk
Other Organisations
Association of Medical Research Charities – www.amrc.org.uk
Coeliac UK – www.coeliac.org.uk
DAFNE – www.dafne.uk.com
Department of Health – www.dh.gov.uk
Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation – www.drwf.org.uk
Diabetes UK – www.diabetes.org.uk
Diabetics With Eating Disorders – www.dwed.org.uk
If you need specific advice on type 1 diabetes care in schools you can contact Diabetes UK’s Care in Schools helpline, find out more on their webpage: www.diabetes.org.uk/care-in-school
HEART UK – www.heartuk.org.uk
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust – www.iddtinternational.org
If you have any unused or unwanted insulin – you can donate them to developing countries via IDDT: www.iddt.org/here-to-help/helping-developing-countries
Insulin Pumpers – www.insulin-pumpers.org.uk
Medic Alert – www.medicalert.org.uk
Novo Nordisk – Changing Diabetes – www.changingdiabetes.co.uk
National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines for the treatment of type 1 diabetes – www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/diabetes-and-other-endocrinal–nutritional-and-metabolic-conditions/diabetes
Society for Endocrinology – www.endocrinology.org
The British Dietetic Association – www.bda.uk.com