I’m Lila Digkliou, an HCPC-registered Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian with over 10 years’ NHS experience supporting children and families living with Type 1 diabetes.

I help parents simplify carbohydrate counting, feel more confident with day-to-day diabetes decisions, and build routines that support improved glucose management on multiple daily injections and insulin pump therapy, including pump starts and optimisation – while still allowing space for real family life.

I’ve worked closely within multidisciplinary diabetes teams alongside specialist nurses and consultants, and earlier in my career gained experience across adult diabetes services, including insulin pump clinics, antenatal diabetes care, and structured carbohydrate counting programmes. This has shaped my practical, whole-life approach to diabetes care.

My work is evidence-based, compassionate, and tailored to each child and family. Alongside diabetes care, I also support a range of paediatric nutrition needs, including growth and weight concerns, fussy eating, emotional eating, obesity and coeliac disease — helping families build healthy habits that fit into everyday life.

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Training, Qualifications & Expertise

Academic Training

• BSc Nutrition & Dietetics

• MSc Diabetes Mellitus Care

• MSc Module in Advanced Quantitative Research Methods

Professional Training

• BDA Paediatric Module 1: Nutrition and Dietetics in Infancy and Childhood

• BDA Paediatric Module 2: Nutrition in Common Paediatric Disorders

• Advanced Carbohydrate Counting & Insulin Dosing

• EXTOD: Exercise Management in Type 1 Diabetes

• Diabetes Exercise Calculator Training

• PERT & FODMAP Training

• DAFNE course (observed)

Key Skills

• Paediatric diabetes and complex case management

• Carbohydrate counting and insulin dosing education

• Sports management

• Patient-centred communication and motivational interviewing