Diabetes in children and young people

Update information

March 2022: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people. Statement 4 has been updated to reflect changes to the guidance on continuous glucose monitoring for type 1 diabetes. Links, definitions, data sources and source guidance sections have also been updated throughout.

Minor changes since publication

May 2023: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people. Definitions in statement 2 have been updated to reflect revised recommendation wording, and source guidance references have been updated throughout.

June 2022: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people. Definitions in statement 2 have been updated to include the prevention of periodontitis.

December 2020: This quality standard has been updated to ensure alignment with the NICE guideline on diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people. Source guidance references have been amended for statements 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The definition of a programme of diabetes education for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes used in statement 2 on education and information has been updated to ensure alignment with this guideline.