About
Lila Digkliou is an HCPC-registered Specialist Paediatric and Diabetes Dietitian with more than 11 years of NHS experience, providing expert nutritional support to children, young people and families across a wide range of clinical and nutritional needs.
Her experience includes growth and weight concerns, feeding difficulties, fussy and selective eating, weaning and the introduction of solids, restricted diets, coeliac disease, emotional eating, overweight and obesity, and supporting families to establish balanced and sustainable eating patterns. Her work is grounded in evidence-based practice, with recommendations tailored to the individual child, their stage of development and the realities of family life.
Lila’s principal specialist area is diabetes, with particular expertise in Type 1 diabetes in children and young people. Her clinical experience spans children, young people and adults including pregnancy, giving her a broad understanding of diabetes across different stages of life.
She has worked extensively within specialist multidisciplinary diabetes teams, collaborating closely with consultants, diabetes specialist nurses and other healthcare professionals in the management of both routine and complex diabetes care.
Her expertise includes advanced carbohydrate counting, insulin dosing education, multiple daily injections, insulin pump therapy, pump starts and optimisation, exercise management, glucose management and helping families navigate the practical demands of diabetes in everyday life. Her focus is not only on improving clinical outcomes, but on helping children, young people and their families understand the reasoning behind treatment decisions and develop greater confidence and independence in managing diabetes.
Earlier in her career, Lila gained extensive experience across adult diabetes services, including complex Type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, antenatal diabetes care, insulin pump clinics and structured carbohydrate counting programmes. She has supported women with diabetes before and during pregnancy, giving her a wider understanding of how diabetes management evolves across different life stages.
Her broader paediatric nutrition experience enables her to consider the whole child rather than an isolated diagnosis. Lila takes a detailed approach to assessment, considering growth, nutritional intake, feeding history, routines, food preferences, family circumstances and any underlying medical or nutritional concerns. She uses recognised growth charts and nutritional assessment tools to identify areas of concern and develop practical, individualised recommendations.
Her aim is not simply to tell families what to change, but to help them understand what is happening, why it matters and what they can realistically do next. She believes that effective dietetic care should build confidence, reduce uncertainty and provide families with strategies they can genuinely sustain.
Professional Background and Clinical Experience
Lila’s clinical expertise is supported by substantial postgraduate and specialist training. She holds a BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics and an MSc in Diabetes Mellitus Care, and has also completed a postgraduate module in Advanced Quantitative Research Methods.
Her specialist paediatric training includes the British Dietetic Association’s Nutrition and Dietetics in Infancy and Childhood and Nutrition in Common Paediatric Disorders modules. Her advanced diabetes training includes carbohydrate counting and insulin dosing, EXTOD training in exercise management in Type 1 diabetes, Diabetes Exercise Calculator training and experience of the DAFNE structured education programme. She has also undertaken PERT and FODMAP training, further broadening her experience in gastrointestinal and complex nutritional care.
This combination of extensive clinical experience, specialist training and academic knowledge allows Lila to translate complex nutrition and diabetes information into clear, practical and personalised guidance.
Her approach is calm, compassionate and collaborative. She places particular importance on listening carefully, understanding what is realistic for each individual and family, and creating an environment where people feel comfortable asking questions and making informed decisions about their care.
