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Diabetes is a condition where your blood glucose level is too high. There are two main types, Type 1 and Type 2; they’re different conditions, but they’re both serious. There are some other rarer types of diabetes too. 
 
The Community Diabetes Centre accommodates Kettering General Hospital and Northamptonshire Healthcare staff:
  • Community based Diabetic Specialists
  • Consultants, Nurses, Dietitians, Podiatrists and Administrative Staff

Clinics

  • Endocrine
  • Diabetes
  • Young Adult Diabetes
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) 
  • Gestational Diabetes
  • Transitional Diabetes
  • Paediatric Diabetes
  • General Education Endocrine Group Clinics

Specialist Wards

 

Our Team

Consultants

  • Dr Kishor Patel
  • Dr Michael Pierides
  • Dr Hamid Mani
  • Dr Lisa Owen
  • Dr Qazi Zaman
  • Dr Qazi Nayyar Zaman 

Nurse Specialist/s

Lead Diabetes Specialist Nurse: Lauren Smith

Services

  • Thyroid Dysfunction
  • Diabetes, Type I and Type II
  • Gestational (pregnancy) diabetes
  • Endocrine Disorders
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
  • Adrenal Insufficiency

  1. Multi-Disciplinary Diabetic Foot Team

    providing treatment for acute foot problems including ulceration and infection

  2. Diabetes Specialist Nurses

    supporting patients with Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational Diabetes

  3. Paediatric Diabetes Team

    providing care for children with any form of diabetes; aged between 0-19 years

  4. Diabetes Specialist Dieticians

    providing nutritional education and advice in clinics and in support groups