Diabetes

The Aintree Diabetes Service is a multidisciplinary team of doctors, specialist nurses, podiatrists, diabetes dietitians and clinical psychologists who deliver care over North Liverpool, South Sefton, Knowsley and parts of West Lancashire.

We support people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes management both in hospital and in the community, offering a wide range of up-to-date treatments.

The Type 1 diabetes management service looks after patients on insulin pumps, pregnant women, inpatients with diabetes and young adults moving from paediatric care. 

The Type 2 service looks after patients from their initial diagnosis of diabetes, delivering community based diabetes education and therapy. The hospital service manages more complex Type 2 diabetes and additional related issues such as weight issues and kidney problems.

The aim is to support people living with diabetes through all stages of their lives to ensure the best possible quality of life and clinical outcomes for each person.

A full list of the services provided is as follows: 

• Type 1 Diabetes clinics 
• Complex Type 2 Diabetes clinics 
• Diabetes Nephropathy Clinic
• Diabetes Neuropathy Clinic 
• Insulin Pump Service – including insulin pump assessment clinics, insulin pump education and MDT insulin pump clinics 
• Young Adult Transitional Service 
• Specialist Diabetes Foot Clinics 
• Continuous Glucose Monitoring service 
• Gestational Diabetes Service 
• Antenatal Diabetes Service 
• Inpatient In-reach Diabetes Service 
• DAFNE Education Support 
• Specialist Diabetes Dietitian Support 
• Community Diabetes services for Knowsley and Liverpool.

The Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Group, based at Aintree Clinical Sciences Centre, is an internationally renowned unit involved in major clinical trials for the treatment of Diabetes and obesity.