Examples of reasons why people attend the drop–in service include:

• difficulties with home blood glucose monitoring
• broken/lost equipment (eg pen devices, blood glucose meters)
• sickness/travel advice
• changing insulin delivery devices.

The diabetes drop–in clinic operates every Monday afternoon, 3.15pm – 3.45pm in the Hackney Diabetes centre and is staffed by the diabetes nursing team.

Patients requiring an individual nurse consultation to start insulin, or needing to see a doctor cannot be dealt with in the drop-in clinic and should be referred directly by letter to the Hackney Diabetes centre or diabetes outpatient clinic.

The drop-in clinic is not an emergency service