Diabetes Services (Adults)

Our Mission: 

"To improve the lives of people with diabetes across Staffordshire"

We will achieve this by taking a holistic approach and working collaboratively to provide an integrated service. This will ensure high quality clinical care, which will empower, educate and support people living with diabetes, their carers and professionals involved in their care.

Who are we?

We are made up of a team of:

• Dietitians
• Diabetes Care Technicians
• Community Diabetes Nurses and Diabetes Specialist Nurses
• Consultants
• Structured Diabetes Educators
• A dedicated team of Operational and Clinical Personnel and Administrators

What we do:

Our team empower people living with diabetes to effectively manage their diabetes and reduce their risk of long-term complications by providing collaborative and individualised care.

Some of our services include:

• Specialist clinics with Technicians, Dietitians, Nurses, and Consultants
• Structured Diabetes Education
• Multidisciplinary work with Long Term Conditions (Respiratory and Heart Failure), Podiatry, and Improving Access to Talking Therapies
• Initiation of injectable therapy
• Referrals to additional specialist care

Online educational courses:

The following websites provide free online educational courses:

Diabetes UK Learning Zone

Learning Zone will give you videos, quizzes and interactive tools with food swaps and tips for managing diabetes day-to-day. They're tailored just for you using data relating to your health and ethnicity that will be asked as you register. If you require more information about these courses, visit Diabetes UK Learning Zone.

My Type 1 Diabetes

The aim of these courses is to help support you and your personal needs, to encourage you to set goals and build your knowledge and confidence around the management of your diabetes.  This is suitable for Type 1 Diabetes. If you require more information about these courses, visit My Type 1 Diabetes.

NHS Healthy Living for people with Type 2 Diabetes

Healthy Living is a free, online NHS programme that supports people to live well with type 2 diabetes. If you require more information about this service, visit NHS Healthy Living for people with Type 2 Diabete.

Patient Information Leaflets:

TREND Diabetes have created a wide variety of educational leaflets.  To access the leaflets, visit TREND Diabetes.

Useful Websites:

Diabetes UK - For more information visit, Diabetes UK.

Diabetes UK Helpline

The Diabetes UK Helpline is a dedicated diabetes helpline for all people with diabetes, their family or friends, and people who are worried they might be at risk.

A confidential helpline to talk to highly trained advisors – they have counselling skills and an extensive knowledge of diabetes.

They can provide information about the condition, take the time to talk things through and explore emotional, social, psychological or practical difficulties including insulin advice.

Call: 0345 123 2399*, Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm

Email: helpline@diabetes.org.uk

Other languages

If you would like to speak in language other than English, just call the helpline number and tell them your name, telephone number and the language you wish to speak in. 

They will then arrange for an interpreter to call you back within a few minutes.