Diabetes
What we do
We provide a comprehensive diabetes service across both hospitals, with close links to colleagues in other teams to ensure a seamless experience of care for patients. Although the services are arranged slightly differently across sites, both are focused on the investigation and management of diabetes, including emergencies and additional complications.
All patients living with diabetes are advised to follow the sick day rules at all times. Specific advice is provided in the links below:
- CSII—Troubleshooting Guide
- DAFNE
- TREND-UK Sick day rules in Type 1 Diabetes
- TREND-UK Sick day rules in Type 2 Diabetes
- Diabetes UK—Coronavirus and diabetes
- Breakthrough T1D—Type 1 diabetes resources
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Our Beta Cell Centre is a one-stop shop that allows patients with diabetes to be treated under the same roof by a variety of diabetes specialists working as a team. The centre also supports The Kensington and Chelsea Community Diabetes Service, which runs diabetes clinics across the local area and enables many patients to be treated away from the hospital. We also run specialist clinics, including those for insulin pumps, HIV, antenatal care, psychiatry, hypertension, and a dedicated adolescent clinic to help young patients come to terms with their condition and match their treatment to their adult life. We also manage diabetic emergencies and foot disease.
West Middlesex University Hospital
We provide sub-specialist diabetes clinics for adolescents and young adults, pregnant mothers, and a dedicated foot ulcer clinic. We also provide inpatient support to other teams for the management of individuals with diabetes, which may impact their hospital treatment. We deliver a very high level of care and education to help prevent the vast array of complications associated with diabetes, particularly heart disease, stroke, blindness, amputation, and kidney failure.
Our team
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
- Dr Michael Feher
- Dr Daniel Morganstein
- Dr Alison Wren
- Dr Veronica Greener
- Dr Aikaterini Theodoraki
- Dr Anastasia Dede
- Dr Rebecca Scott
- Professor Jonathan Valabhji
West Middlesex University Hospital
- Dr Anastasia Dimakopoulou
- Dr David Hope
- Dr Nadia Ijaz
- Dr Marcus Martineau
- Dr Sheheryar Qureshi
Further diabetes information
These leaflets have been developed by Trend Diabetes, a UK-based not-for-profit organisation led by diabetes nursing specialists. The content is designed to support people living with diabetes and is intended as a general guide. It is not a substitute for personalised medical advice.
Please speak to your diabetes care team if you have any questions or concerns about the information in these leaflets or how it applies to your care.
- Diabetes: Safe driving and the DVLA
- Looking after your feet when you have diabetes
- Hypoglycaemia explained
- Keep Safe with Insulin Therapy
- Diabetes and the Menopause
- Planning for a baby when you have diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis
- Diabetes and travel
- Diabetes and emotional well-being
- Ramadan and diabetes
Location
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Beta Cell Diabetes Centre
Outpatients Department, Lower Ground Floor
Antenatal Clinic
1st Floor, Lift Bank B
Group Education Sessions
Outpatients Department, Lower Ground Floor
West Middlesex University Hospital
We are located in Outpatients 1 on the Ground Floor of the main hospital building.