Diabetes and Endocrinology

Services

Email: NLancsComm.DiabetesSpecialistNurses@mbht.nhs.uk for North Lancs team or

Email: Furness.SouthLakesDiabetes@mbht.nhs.uk for South Lakes team.

If you have an appointment and need to get in touch, refer to your appointment letter. If you need urgent clinical advice, contact your GP practice or call NHS 111.

The Diabetes Specialist Care Team is a multidisciplinary team, including Consultants, Diabetes Specialist Nurses and Diabetes Specialist Dietitians. The team works in hospitals and community clinics to help adults with diabetes to manage their condition.

We can support you with:

advice for the management of diabetes for hospital procedures
carbohydrate counting
diabetes and technology
frailty/end stage renal failure
insulin pump therapy
steroid induced hyperglycemia
pre-conception/ante natal care

Support for people in hospital

Our diabetes specialist care team works with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust to identify adults with diabetes in hospital. The team provides expert care for these patients to support their early discharge and reduce re-admissions.

We also educate patients and other healthcare professionals on the management of diabetes in hospitals. The team are available Monday to Friday at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay.

Diabetes: The self-administration of insulin while in hospital (adults)

Support in the community

Through our network of community clinics, the diabetes specialist care team supports adults with type1 and type 2 diabetes. The team works with patients to promote a healthy lifestyle and reduce the complications associated with diabetes.

The team that works in the community are available Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.