ea0095oc7.5 | Oral Communications 7 | BSPED2023
Chandwani Manju
, Collins Michele
, Kazi Farah
, Heath Laura
, Mayes Aan
, Sparrow Katy
, Jeffrey Megan
, Patel Khadija
, Sundaram Prem
The National Paediatric Diabetes Audit 2021 uncovered widening disparity in the utilisation of diabetes technologies among children and young people (CYP) with type 1 diabetes from ethnic minorities and low socioeconomic groups. Our data revealed that only 27.5% of CYP from ethnic minorities were using insulin pump therapy, compared to 50% from a white background. Unfortunately, our current staffing levels and available resources were inadequate to address this issue effective...