Resources for clinicians and diabetes educators

For clinicians

Resources you can recommend with confidence

Smart Diabetes Living provides practical, manufacturer-neutral, lived-experience resources that support patients between appointments. Built from lived experience, designed to sit alongside clinical care, and open to clinician feedback. Free for clinicians.

Download the clinician recommendation pack →

You see patients for fifteen minutes, thirty minutes, sometimes an hour. Then they walk back into the rest of their lives carrying the rest of the work. Smart Diabetes Living exists to support what happens between those appointments without stepping on clinical decisions.

Beyond Burnout

Beyond Burnout

Diabetes Decoded

Diabetes Decoded

Tech Tamed

Tech Tamed

You've Got This

You’ve Got This

For clinicians looking for patient-friendly resources to recommend

Emotional exhaustion

Beyond Burnout

For patients showing signs of burnout or disengagement. Foreword by Jane Overland NP, CDE, MPH, PhD.

Everyday management

Diabetes Decoded

The complete playbook for established patients wanting to consolidate their day-to-day management.

Technology overwhelm

Tech Tamed

Manufacturer-neutral guide for patients considering or struggling with CGM, pumps and AID systems.

New diagnosis

You’ve Got This

For paediatric and adolescent families navigating the first year after diagnosis.

Smart Diabetes Living does not replace clinical care, individual medical advice or diabetes education. It is designed to support the lived-experience work that happens between appointments.

“Philip has captured the lived reality of Type 1 diabetes with insight, compassion, and practical wisdom. This is the book I would want every adult with Type 1 to have on their shelf.”
Jane Overland, NP, CDE, MPH, PhD, on Beyond Burnout

What we do not do

Clinician confidence matters. Here is what Smart Diabetes Living does not provide:

  • Individual medical advice or dosing guidance
  • Product, device or medication recommendations for any individual
  • Content that undermines clinical recommendations
  • DIY Looping setup or configuration guidance
  • A community forum where patients receive peer medical advice

More for clinicians

Clinician recommendation pack

A printable two-page summary of the Smart Diabetes Living book series. Leave at reception, share by email, or include in a discharge pack.

Download the PDF →

Free · 2 pages · PDF

Clinician enquiry

For bulk orders, clinic packs, education bookings, or clinical feedback: clinicians@smartdiabetesliving.com

We aim to reply within a few working days. Your details are never shared.

What patients using these resources should still bring back to you

Insulin changes, device suitability, pregnancy, sick days, mental health concerns, recurrent hypos, DKA risk. These resources support the work between appointments. They do not replace clinical judgement, and patients are encouraged to discuss any changes with their diabetes team.

For Clinicians and Educators

You see the impact of restricted access every day. Help us change the policy. Share the advocacy page with patients and colleagues who may want to support fairer access to CGM, pump hardware and automated insulin delivery.

Visit the advocacy page →
Important: This site provides lived-experience support resources for clinicians to recommend. It does not replace clinical judgement or provide individual medical advice. Always consult the patient’s own clinical team for treatment decisions.