Advice on using social media, texts and Skype to keep young people engaged in treatment for their diabetes has been published as part of wider information to help commissioners improve care transition.

NHS England has produced a new service specification to help improve services for young people transferring from child to adult services or from one service to another geographically.

There are currently 27,000 children and young people in England with Diabetes, 96 per cent of whom have Type 1.

Evidence shows the longer between appointments the higher the chance of a young person developing psychosocial issues such as anxiety and depression and increased HbA1c. Diabetes is also linked to higher rates of eating disorders.