Paediatric diabetes dietitians
Healthy eating
The paediatric diabetes dietitians at Mid Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust provide support to children and young people under the care of the diabetes team.
The diet for diabetes is not a special diet, it is a healthy diet that all your family and friends can enjoy.
Dietitians work at all three of our hospitals:
Community service
There is a community service across NHS Wakefield and the north area of NHS Kirklees. We visit homes, see you in outpatients, can join the Specialist Nurses and Consultants in clinics and visit schools.
Eatwell Guide
Children require a varied and balanced diet to provide energy and nutrients for growth, development and activity and to be a healthy weight and keep them healthy.
The Eatwell Guide shows how much of what we eat overall should come from each food group to achieve a healthy, balanced diet.
Find out about the benefits of the different foods groups and advice on healthy eating and lifestyle on their webpage.
www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/the-eatwell-guide
Useful links and support organisations
British Dietetic Association
BDA is the professional association for UK dietitians and they provide easy to read food fact sheets on different topics.
Let’s get cooking
Let’s get cooking has fantastic tips on cooking on a budget and recipes.
Change4life
The Change4life have ways to eat well and move more.
British Nutrition Foundation
Diabetes UK
Recipes approved by a specialist team of dietitians.
Full time meals
Pocket friendly, easy-peasy recipes for mega-tasty, super-filling, hearty, home cooked grub.
Cooking on a bootstrap
Budget recipe website. Recipes inspired by the author’s experience of cooking on a budget.
Digibete
Digibete has short videos on the management of diabetes, including healthy eating. Recipes approved by a specialist team of dietitians.
Moving medicine
Moving medicine has easy to understand information to help motivate people to become more active.
Excarbs
Excarbs aims to help people with diabetes using insulin to feel comfortable with taking up exercise.
Thriving Kirklees
Support for children, young people and families to improve health.
Aspire (Wakefield Council)
Aspire can support adults, families and children from the age of 5 in the Wakefield area in leading a healthier lifestyle.