Diabetes midwives

There are midwife led diabetes clinics all day on a Monday and on a Wednesday afternoon for women who have been newly diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes or who need to start insulin or home blood glucose monitoring; these have also been offered as telephone consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

There is a clinic for women with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes and occasionally Gestational Diabetes on a Thursday morning, which is led by doctors who specialise in both pregnancy and diabetes. There is a clinic led by pregnancy specialist doctors for women with Gestational Diabetes on a Thursday afternoon.

These are all located in the Antenatal Clinic on Level 4 of the Leazes Wing

A message from the team

Diabetes carries serious risks in pregnancy, so we recommend that you follow the advice of your specialist team regarding management of your blood glucose levels and attend all your appointments.

If you have Gestational Diabetes, the Diabetes Midwife team at the RVI is here to support you, and please do call them if you have 2 high results in the same week (even if they are not on the same day), or if any hypoglycaemia/’hypo’ occurs.

If you have Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes, the Diabetes Specialist Nurses at the Newcastle Diabetes Centre (at the Campus for Ageing and Vitality) will provide their helpline number to support you with high blood glucose readings, hypoglycaemia, sick day rules or other diabetes related concerns.

For any pregnancy related or out of hour’s concerns, please contact the maternity assessment unit on 01912825748.

Contact

You can contact the diabetes midwives on 0191 2829527 or 0191 9177174

If you have an urgent concern about your diabetes out of hours (after 16:00) please do not leave a voicemail. Ring the maternity assessment unit on 0191 282 5748.