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Mrs. Geraldine Gallen

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Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, London

Geraldine Gallen Type 1 Service Lead, Nurse Consultant- Diabetes at Kings College Hospital, London.
Geraldine Gallen is a Nurse Consultant in diabetes, currently working at Kings College Hospital, London. She has been in this position for over seventeen years and is the lead for the Type 1 diabetes service. Geraldine’s main clinical interest is in the management and education of all patients with Type 1 diabetes including those patients experiencing problematic hypoglycaemia, and along with the team at Kings offers a full range of treatments including structured education, DAFNE, diabetes technology including hybrid closed loop technology, with over 1000 patients currently using this technology within the service. Geraldine has also had training in Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) and is interested in developing these skills further and supporting patients in their holistic management with their diabetes. Geraldine is excited by the developments of technology within type 1 diabetes management and can often be found talking to patients and healthcare professionals nationally and internationally educating how technology can be adapted into the patient pathway.