Diabetes

COVID-19 information and advice for people with diabetes

COVID-19 VISITING UPDATE: Please note our rules regarding hospital visits have changed. For the latest guidance on our visiting regulations, please visit this page. 

The diabetes team has collated several advice leaflets and factsheets for people with diabetes.

• This link will open a PDF with general coronavirus advice for people with diabetes

The links below will open PDF files with information on managing your health, sick days and isolation:

• Follow this link for information on Type 1 diabetes and what to do when you are ill
• Follow this link for information on Type 2 diabetes and what to do when you are ill
• This link will give you information on self-isolating when you have diabetes

The following links will open PDFs with sick day rules for patients with diabetes who have Coronavirus.

• Follow this link for sick day rules for patients on an insulin pump: how to manage type 1 diabetes if you become unwell with Coronavirus
• Follow this link for sick day rules for patients on multiple daily injections (MDI): how to manage type 1 diabetes if you become unwell with Coronavirus 
• Follow this link for sick day rules: how to manage Type 2 diabetes if you become unwell with Coronavirus and what to do with your medication 

The following links will open PDFs with advice on diabetes and mental health:

• Follow this link for advice on managing worry about Coronavirus and Type 1 diabetes
• This link has advice on how to get to sleep during anxious times

The links below contain advice for pregnant women using insulin pumps:

• This link will open a document containing guidance for avoiding and treating hypoglycaemia in pregnancy
• This link will open a PDF of sick day rules in pregnancy for insulin pump users
• This link goes to a document containing rules for managing unexplained hyperglycaemia in pregnancy for insulin pump users

Visit this page for more information on community services for people with diabetes.