Consider my cousin Paul who has type 1 diabetes and a very nice house. He gets up every morning at 7am, does yoga for an hour, prepares smashed avocado on toast to share with his fabulous partner, then works from home all day, overseeing Zoom calls that his devoted employees enjoy. Back from his 5-mile…

The pandemic is putting strain and jeopardy into each of our lives. But for people living with any type of diabetes, COVID-19 spells very real alarm and challenge. At the extreme, this is demonstrated by the fact that those with diabetes are likely to experience more severe symptoms from COVID-19 and consequently have a higher…

This has been Mr A’s lockdown routine: he gets up at 7am every morning for a yoga session before preparing a modest breakfast with toast made from the sourdough bread he baked yesterday. He works at his computer all day, pausing only for a low sugar, low carb vegan lunch. In the evening, after helping…

The Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) are asking the government to act now to save charity-funded research. They’re calling for £313 million to bridge the loss of income charities are expecting as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Our Director of Research, Dr Elizabeth Robertson, explains why research is at risk and why we’re…

Diabetes Week is the time we come together and celebrate what we can achieve as a strong and united diabetes community. Recent events have demanded that people around the world, rightly, ask themselves what they can and should be doing differently to address the inequalities faced in our society by black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. At Diabetes UK we take our responsibility…

This year’s #VolunteersWeek has been as big a week of thanks and recognition as ever. In fact, the impact of the pandemic reminds us even more of the power of volunteers, to connect with others, to give and share experiences, to make a difference in the lives of others, to bring diversity of views to…