Or why learning from experience can be a pain When I joined Diabetes UK as the new Head of Content & News three months ago, I had no idea that within weeks I’d d be sticking needles into my body up to ten times a day. In fact the whole of my team were doing…

We hear often at Diabetes UK from people with diabetes that they want access to new technologies that can help them manage their diabetes. Today’s news that flash glucose monitoring will be made available across the NHS in the UK is just that; a technology which, evidence suggests, can improve diabetes control and quality of…

The news that the FreeStyle Libre will be available through the NHS is a watershed moment in Type 1 diabetes care in the UK. Type 1 diabetes is an extremely demanding long-term condition to live with. The amount of work required to stay healthy, which includes drawing blood, counting carbohydrate in food and working out…

I never had the chance to meet Michael Lewis (pictured right). To see the kind of man he was; what drove him, motivated him. But what I do get to see is the legacy Michael has left, how his passion for life has inspired the foundation that bears his name, so in his tragedy, others…

I visit my dentist and dental hygienist once a year. When I was young, I had a brace but since then, my dental visits have been very dull. The only filling was due to a chipped tooth. Each year, when they express their pleasure in my gums, I tell the dentist and hygienist “yes, I…

In a regular blog series, Simon O’Neill, Diabetes UK’s Director of Health Intelligence and Professional Liaison, rounds up the latest diabetes news. This week Simon updates on pharmacists, superbugs, epidemics, prescriptions, activity and psychological support. The pharmacist will see you now… NHS England is continuing to build on its programme of pharmacists working alongside GPs…