Diabetes Services in Lewisham

Our dedicated multi-disciplinary team provide a comprehensive service for all types of diabetes.

We provide a wide range of services and specialist clinics, including an insulin pump service. Our Community team provides diabetes clinics in the hospital, at community sites in the borough and an outreach service for housebound patients.

Location

Suite 9, Yellow Zone, University Hospital Lewisham

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Contact

Phone: 020 8333 3091

Who we can help

We can see anyone living with diabetes who needs specialist services.

What we can help with

Diabetes

  • Type 1 diabetes over the age of 18 years
  • Complex Type 2 diabetes
  • Diabetes with renal disease
  • Diabetic foot disease
  • Diabetes in pregnancy
  • Cystic fibrosis in diabetes

Endocrinology

  • Thyroid disease
  • Calcium disorders
  • Pituitary disease
  • Adrenal disease
  • Endocrinology in pregnancy
  • Gynaecology-Endocrinology

 

Diabetes and your feet


Services available

Specialist clinics

  • Intensive type 1 diabetes clinic
  • Multidisciplinary diabetes pump clinics
  • Diabetes specialist nurse clinics
  • Diabetic foot and joint diabetes vascular clinics
  • Diabetic eye screening
  • Diabetic antenatal clinics
  • Transitional diabetes clinics
  • Renal diabetes clinics
  • Cystic fibrosis related diabetes clinics
  • Walk in services for patients referred by GP – admission avoidance
  • Specialist inpatient diabetes nursing team
  • Specialist diabetes dietetics department

Diabetes education

  • Structured Education for Type 1 Diabetes (DAFNE) 1 week course and recently  established -1 day over 5 weeks
  • Structured Education for Type 2 Diabetes - DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed Diabetes)
  • General practice support:
  • Expert advice, case discussion and support are available through a practice visit, participation in multidisciplinary team meetings, joint clinics, and advice over the telephone.
  • Education sessions for: GPs, practice nurses, district nurses, community nurses and in-patient staff
  • Diabetes evening forums

General endocrinology clinics including:

  • Antenatal endocrinology
  • Joint gynecology endocrinology clinics

General lipidology clinics


How to get a referral

You can be referred by your GP, practice or district nurse. Once we have received your referral we will contact you with appointment date.

About your appointment

When you come to see us, you must bring an up to date list of any medications that you take, as well as any home blood sugar monitoring records if you have them.

If you are currently taking insulin,  you should also bring your insulin pen with you.

Please do try to arrive at least 15 minutes before your appointment.

DAFNE Education Programme

The DAFNE (Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating) education programme is for people with type 1 diabetes and is available in 69 centres in the UK and also overseas. 

DAFNE makes living with diabetes easier and has been shown to lead to:

  •      Better overall diabetes control (lower HbA1C)
  •      A reduction in hypoglycaemia
  •      Improved quality of life

The DAFNE programme is designed for people with Type 1 diabetes and each course will accommodate six to eight people.  Each course lasts for five days and is led by a Diabetes Specialist Nurse and a Dietician who are both specifically trained for DAFNE. The principal aim of the DAFNE programme is to provide skills in the areas of carbohydrate counting and insulin dose adjustment in a comprehensive range of situations.

Other subjects included in the programme are:

  •      Insulin action and injection technique
  •      Blood glucose monitoring
  •      Hypoglycaemia
  •      Annual review and complications
  •      Illness and sick day rules
  •      Physical activity and exercise
  •      Social aspects (including driving)

Please contact your Diabetes Centre at Lewisham Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich or Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup for more information on these courses.