Today, if you’re watching TV or listening to the radio, you might see or hear adverts for We Are Undefeatable, a bold and moving new campaign about getting active, which we’re incredibly proud to be a part. Throughout this new campaign you’ll see real people living with various long-term health conditions, including diabetes, getting active in…
You might have seen the headlines today linking Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes to a higher risk of stillbirth. We know news like this can be scary. And while it highlights an important issue, we want you to know the full story about the research behind the headlines, and what this might mean for…
We know that the best way to reduce your risk of Type 2 diabetes is to eat well and move more. But with the numbers of people living with Type 2 diabetes on the rise, scientists are searching for new ways to lower risk. In the first news update from this year’s American Diabetes Association…
Emotional and mental health support is too often missing for people living with diabetes. We’re calling on health services in the UK to create national standards for diabetes emotional and mental health support, including: Everyone is asked how they are feeling as part of every diabetes appointment. A mental health professional with knowledge of diabetes…
Being diabetic can sometimes feel like you have a friend, whom I shall call Dennis, who never goes away and is always on your case. When you get up you have to test your blood sugar to ensure Dennis is OK, then you must consider your breakfast and how much to inject to make sure…
UPDATE: 18/09/2019 If you’re living with or affected by diabetes, we know you might be worried about how Brexit might affect things like your diabetes medicines, in particular insulin. In this blog, we cover the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit, what’s happening across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and how here at Diabetes…