Type 1 diabetes treatment

Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong condition that can significantly affect your health and well-being. The London Clinic provides bespoke treatment plans for the effective control of type 1 diabetes.

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What is it for?

Effective control of type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes treatment consultation at The London Clinic

A multidisciplinary team, including diabetologists, dieticians, podiatrists, and clinical nurse specialists, provides the very latest treatments, screening, and specialist support to help you stay healthy and live a full and active life.

The London Clinic has a specialist Diabetes Unit with access to the very latest technology and treatments.

The world-leading consultants provide bespoke diabetes care to help you control your blood sugar levels.

The unit will work with you to optimise your treatment regime, with access to innovative blood glucose monitors, cutting-edge insulin pumps, and state-of-the-art screening facilities to protect the health of your eyes, kidneys, and heart.

FAQs

Careful glucose testing can help the specialists fine-tune treatment, and help you work around your meals and activity.

The team will help you find the most appropriate way to monitor your blood glucose and observe how such things as certain foods or exercise can affect your levels.

The Diabetes Unit will also arrange regular HbA1c blood testing. This gives an indication of your average blood glucose over the previous few months.

Diabetes is a condition that affects the way the body deals with energy from food and uses it to fuel essential functions. 

Carbohydrates from the diet are broken down into glucose. This is absorbed into the bloodstream and distributed to cells around the body to provide energy. 

The hormone insulin controls the levels of sugar in the blood. Insulin acts like a chemical key. It unlocks the cells so that the body’s organs, muscles, and tissues can burn glucose for energy, then safely store any that is left.

The body’s immune defences can destroy the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, which causes type 1 diabetes.

The body then produces no insulin, meaning that glucose builds up in the blood, and there is no fuel to drive the body’s essential functions.

Replacement insulin is vital to control blood glucose levels and provide the energy needed to stay alive.    

The London Clinic offers holistic care for the control of type 1 diabetes. The Diabetes Unit provides customised treatment tailored to each individual’s needs in a comfortable, supportive, and stress-free environment. 

The diabetes team will work with you to help you understand your condition, take control of your diabetes, and protect your health.

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We offer Fixed Price Packages

Where possible, we’ll provide a fixed-price package for your hospital care. This covers your hospital stay, nursing, and use of our facilities, giving you a clear guide to what those costs will be.
  • Pre-op assessment
  • Hospital stay, nursing care and meals
  • Tests, scans and physio during your stay
  • Take-home medication (up to 5 days)
  • Post-op follow-up appointments
  • Standard equipment or prosthesis (if needed)
  • Unplanned extended stay or ITU (if clinically required)
  • Initial consultation and any tests done during it
  • Consultant and anaesthetist fees (quoted separately)
  • Physio or therapy before or after your stay
  • Diagnostics before admission (unless agreed in your plan)
  • Specialist medication beyond 5 days
  • Ambulance transport or bespoke prosthetics

Your consultant’s fees are quoted separately and shared directly by their office after your consultation. These professional fees cover the time, expertise, and care provided by your consultant before, during, and after your treatment. See our full terms and conditions

Why choose The London Clinic?

Why choose The London Clinic?

Trusted for over 90 years, The London Clinic is an independent charitable hospital that reinvests into care, research, and support for those who can’t easily access private treatment.

The UK’s largest independent hospital

More patients choose The London Clinic than any other.

Top-rated by real patients

4.86/5 from over 1,600 reviews on Doctify and over 4.5 on Google.

Full intensive care on-site

World-class 13-bed ICU for expert support if your care becomes complex.

Investing in clinical excellence

Backed by Northwestern, we equip our teams with cutting-edge medical equipment.

0% Finance Options

We’ve teamed up with Chrysalis to offer you funding options that allow you to spread the cost of your treatment.

If you choose to pay for your treatment at The London Clinic over 12 months, you can make use of a great 0% interest option and pay nothing extra. Or you can choose to pay over two to five years at 14.9% APR.

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Trustees of the London Clinic Ltd trading as The London Clinic is an Appointed Representative of Chrysalis Finance Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The London Clinic is a credit broker, not a lender. The provider of a payment scheme which is not offered through or by Chrysalis Finance Limited may not be so authorised and regulated. Cancer treatments or transplants aren’t covered by finance packages. Finance options are only available for UK patients.