MY Children's Diabetes Team

23/01/2026

💪🎉 Our next fundraising event is coming up!
Everyone’s welcome—come along, get fit, have fun, and help raise money for our charity.
🙌 Huge thanks to Rachel for organising! MY Children's Diabetes Team

02/01/2026

Today was the children and young people’s diabetes team’s South Asian group! (Photo is Jenny and Shaeen setting up!) 💛

Hot topics included Ramadan and technology.

These valuable and impactful groups offer a safe place to meet, connect and feel understood. (Plus we had with fun games with the young people and enjoyed warm drinks!)

Check out the DigiBete Ramadan resources available here:https://digibete-public-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/019b2c40-f3fe-71fe-bacf-cdb8f86c70fe/MuslimFestivals_Type1_2011.pdf
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Locala Children and Young people's Diabetes Service

22/12/2025

In the New Year, can you help us raise money for children’s diabetes? 🙏🏼

Our team run important peer support activities and we need help with funding these! ⭐️

💪🏼Pick a challenge on the MY Hospitals Charity webpage https://www.myhospitalscharity.org

➡️ Tell the My Hospitals Charity team that you want your fundraising to go to the Children’s diabetes pot! 💗

Thank you! 💫

05/12/2025

It was brilliant to see so many of our young people with diabetes at our laser party! 💥
We loved how they all got in to the game, enjoyed food together and got to meet others living with diabetes. 🍕🙌
Thanks to all who came! 😊
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Dewsbury & Wakefield Young Diabetics

28/11/2025

Today we say farewell to our absolutely wonderful nurse Kayleigh Rowe 💫
We have a saying of “every team needs a Kayleigh” for a reason! She has been an incredible part of our team. Her support, compassion, and dedication to young people with diabetes has helped make a real difference. 🙌
We wish her the best of luck with relocating up North! She will be greatly missed. 🍀
Thank you for everything, Kayleigh!💕
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

14/11/2025

It’s ! 💙 This week the Children’s Diabetes Team promoted diabetes awareness in the PGH atrium and raised vital funds for our peer support groups!
Thanks to all who contributed to the stall and all who donated! 🙌
👉Do you have items you can donate for our next fundraising stall? Please let our team know.
➡️Donations very welcome here https://www.justgiving.com/page/childrensdiabetesteam?utm_campaign=lc_frp_share_transaction_fundraiser_page_donation_received_-_nth_donation&utm_content=2e412fb3-f145-4cd8-b753-462e80014fab&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postoffice&utm_term=1762949250878

MY Hospitals Charity Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

13/10/2025

The Diabetes UK family events are really fun and valuable experience for young people with type 1 diabetes and their families! 💙🙌

Jenny Coupland, Dietitian, and Dr Mai Ali, St6 at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, both volunteered at last weekend’s “Super Saturday” event! After a busy day, they found it very rewarding to hear how much families appreciated the event. 🥰

👀 Look out for future Diabetes UK events:
diabetes.org.uk/support-for-you/community-support-and-forums/type-1-events/family-events

diabetes.org.uk/support-for-you/community-support-and-forums/type-1-youth-programme

DigiBete app, Connect section

Follow together.type1 (from DiabetesUK) on instagram

08/10/2025

**cancelled** please note, our soft play session on 13th November 2025 is cancelled.

We are delighted to announce more dates for soft play sessions for younger children! 🌈🧸
These give a valuble opportunity for young people and their parents/carers to meet others who are living with diabetes.
🗓️ 4-6 24th July and 13th November 2025
ℹ️ For young people under the care of the Mid York’s / Locala children’s diabetes team.
Our team hope to see you there! 💙

18/09/2025

🌟 Goodbye and Thank You Steph 🌟

We want to say a huge thank you to Steph Waters for everything she has done as our nursing associate. Steph has supported so many children, young people and families with her care, kindness and dedication 💙

Steph is now heading back to study to become a fully qualified nurse and we could not be prouder ✨

You will be very much missed by the diabetes team and the families you have helped 💜

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Dewsbury & Wakefield Young Diabetics

16/09/2025

Our South Asian group is a safe space that welcomes our young people living with diabetes and their families 💙
Always lots of friendly conversations over a cup of tea! ☕️
This week saw Shaeen Hussain, Senior Diabetic Clinic Assistant, along with Jenny, Dietitian and Courtney and Katie, Student Dietitians sharing tips on carb counting, exercise, insulin pumps, healthy eating and more! 🍽️🏃🏻‍♂️📲
🗓️ Next date: Friday 2nd January 2026, location to be announced (this is in school holidays and will include the hot topic of Ramadan ☪️)
Dewsbury & Wakefield Young Diabetics
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Carbs & Cals DigiBete

05/09/2025

DigiBete’s New Free Carb Counting Tool is in the App! 📲💙

Find it in the “My T1D” section of the app:
Search food and drink items and create and save meals!

👀 Check out the video (1 minute) https://hma.wistia.com/medias/7yrwixuzs1?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Dewsbury & Wakefield Young Diabetics

03/09/2025