National Network

Carbohydrate Counting

On this page you can select from a range of resources to help with Carbohydrate Counting.

Diabetes Information in Other Languages

On this page you can find helpful resources in different languages

DigiBete

Resources and Education for Children an Young People living with Type 1 Diabetes

Do you know the 4 Ts of Type 1 diabetes?

Too many children and young people are not diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes until they are in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a life-threatening condition that requires urgent medical attention. It’s a frightening time for everyone involved.

Your child and diabetes Guide

Having a child who has diabetes can be tough sometimes. Your child will probably have to take insulin to treat it. They'll either use a pen or a pump and will eventually be able to do this by themselves with your help.

Diabetes in Schools

We believe that every child with diabetes deserves the same education and experiences at school as their classmates

Type 1 essentials for children and young people

Only six per cent of children and young people, whose checks are being recorded, are getting all of the recommended diabetes care, services and support they are entitled to. So it comes as no surprise that over 85 per cent of children and young people over the age of 12 have blood glucose levels higher than the recommended targets. That’s why we want to make parents, young people, healthcare professionals, parliamentarians and commissioners aware of the support that all children and young people who have Type 1 diabetes should be receiving.

DKA prevention at diagnosis

This workstream aims to identify and share best practice and resources in preventing DKA at diagnosis of diabetes in children and young people

British Heart Foundation ‘Physical activity in the early years’ fact sheets

British Heart Foundation ‘Physical activity in the early years’ fact sheets

General guidance concerning diabetes and fitness

General guidance concerning diabetes and fitness

NHS Change4life tools

NHS Change4life tools

NHS Choices ‘Physical activity guidelines for children and young people’

NHS Choices ‘Physical activity guidelines for children and young people’

Outdoor Adventure Activity and Type 1

Therapeutic Exemption - Is your medication banned from sport?

Therapeutic Exemption - Is your medication banned from sport?

World Health Organization Global recommendations on physical activity for health – all ages

World Health Organization Global recommendations on physical activity for health – all ages

World Health Organization Global recommendations on physical activity for health – 5 to 17 years old

World Health Organization Global recommendations on physical activity for health – 5 to 17 years old

Goals of Diabetes

Goals of diabetes education is a structured education programme for children and young people (CYP) with type 1 diabetes. It is designed to facilitate patient-centred learning and enable CYP to gradually take charge of their diabetes over time.

Higher Education Clinic Lesson Plans for 16-18

Whilst studying for the Diploma in Education and Training at Poole College, students from a wide variety of backgrounds and fields of work had to write schemes of work and lesson plans, and deliver assessed lessons or teaching sessions. These were all diabetes based sessions and written for a new Poole College Clinic set up to catch up with students in a transition service who attended the college, but sometimes found it tricky to go to clinic at Poole Hospital. Jo.dalton@poole.nhs.uk

Injection Techniques

Series of videos on Injection Techniques

The Leeds Insulin Pump Workbook for Children and Young People

Welcome to your insulin pump workbook. It aims to offer background information to support you and your child starting on insulin pump therapy

Resources for Healthcare Professionals

FREE support and information packs and leaflets for you to give to your patients

Schools Pack

A free information pack for parents and schools to support young people with type 1 diabetes in school, at home and when socialising.

Listen Nutrition - Hazel Riggall

A talk through healthy eating presentation for those with visual impairment and is relevant for people with diabetes, but was devised originally for people with Alstrom Syndrome Produced and recorded at Birmingham Children's Hospital, June 2015.

The Eatwell Guide

The Eatwell Guide shows how much of what we eat overall should come from each food group to achieve a healthy, balanced diet.

PDPEAS (Paediatric Diabetes: Positive Eating, Activity, Self) Working Group

Initiated in November 2020 by a group of dietitians and psychologists. The initial aim was to enable children and young people living with diabetes to foster a healthy and enjoyable relationship with food, their activity and body image and to help provide the appropriate opportunities and non-judgemental environments to support this. Over the past 5 years our workstream has developed in response to comments from children, young people and their families, a survey of dietitians and psychologists and a survey of families. We have developed resources to support our aim and have delivered education to diabetes professionals and eating disorder teams at a range of settings from district to regional network meetings. In 2025 there has been increased access to Hybrid Closed Loop and Continuous Glucose Monitoring and this gives us the opportunity to evaluate practice in detail to help children, young people and diabetes professionals work together to foster a healthy and enjoyable relationship with food, activity and body image and to identify the barriers that prevent this from happening. With increasing evidence of disordered eating and T1DE on CYP with diabetes, our focus is working both regionally and alongside the National T1DE work group on the prevention of disordered eating and the identification of screening tools for early identification of T1DE in the paediatric diabetes population.

West Midlands Network School Training Package

West Midlands Network School Training Package

T1 Resources Website

t1resources.uk has been put together by people living with diabetes and healthcare professionals to offer a selection of valuable resources that have been reviewed and agreed to be helpful, informative and to offer good support.