2185601 Diabetes diagnosis in children
| Authority | Manx Care |
|---|---|
| Date received | 2022-01-11 |
| Outcome | All information sent |
| Outcome date | 2022-02-10 |
| Case ID | 2185601 |
Summary
The requester asked for annual diabetes diagnosis statistics for children under 18 on the Isle of Man over the last five years. Manx Care provided complete data for children under 16 but could not supply reliable statistics for those aged 16-18 due to limitations in their legacy IT system.
Key Facts
- Children under 16 are managed by the Paediatric Diabetes Service, while those aged 16-18 are managed by the Adult Diabetes Service.
- The Adult Diabetes Service uses an older system that cannot extract reliable statistics for the 16-18 age group.
- Type 2 diabetes diagnoses in children under 16 were zero from 2017 to 2019, with only one case recorded in both 2020 and 2021.
- Type 1 diabetes diagnoses in children under 16 peaked at 8 in 2018 and dropped to 2 in both 2019 and 2020.
- The response covers the period from January 2017 to January 13, 2022.
Data Disclosed
- 2017 Type 1: 5
- 2017 Type 2: 0
- 2018 Type 1: 8
- 2018 Type 2: 0
- 2019 Type 1: 2
- 2019 Type 2: 0
- 2020 Type 1: 2
- 2020 Type 2: 1
- 2021 Type 1: 6
- 2021 Type 2: 1
- 16-18 Type 1 (Jan 2017 - Jan 2022): 3
- 16-18 Type 2 (Jan 2017 - Jan 2022): 0
- Case ID: 2185601
- Date received: 2022-01-11
- Outcome date: 2022-02-10
Original Request
Please provide the annual statistics over the last 5 years for the total number of children, Under 18, that have been diagnosed with type 1and type 2 diabetes on the Isle of Man
Data Tables (1)
| Year | Diabetes type | Total Number |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Type 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | Type 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Type 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | Type 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Type 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | Type 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Type 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Type 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Type 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | Type 2 | 1 |
Full Response Text
Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000
Our ref: 2185601 8 February 2022
Dear ###
We write further to your request which was received on 11 January 2022 and which states:
"Please provide the annual statistics over the last 5 years for the total number of children, Under 18, that have been diagnosed with type 1and type 2 diabetes on the Isle of Man"
Our response:
Children under the age of 16 years old, are treated and managed by the Paediatric
Diabetes Service. Please see below:
Year
Diabetes type
Total Number
2017
Type 1
5
2017
Type 2
0
2018
Type 1
8
2018
Type 2
0
2019
Type 1
2
2019
Type 2
0
2020
Type 1
2
2020
Type 2
1
2021
Type 1
6
2021
Type 2
1
Children between the 16-18 years old are treated and managed by the Adult Diabetes
Service. The current system used by the Adult Diabetes Team is an older system;
therefore, does not have the technical abilities to create and extract reliable statistics.
However, this is currently being looked at so in future statistics can be provided.
Figures below are for the period January 2017 and 13th January 2022:
Type 1 Diabetes 3
Type 2 Diabetes 0
Please quote the reference number 2185601 in any future communications.
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