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: 12/04/2019 If you’re living with or affected by diabetes, you’ll no doubt have been closely following reports in the news about the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit on supplies of medicines, particularly insulin. Also, see below for what no deal Brexit means for European Health Insurance Cards. We want to use this blog…

Diabetes is demanding and complex. Whether it’s adjusting to being diagnosed, or trying to juggle diabetes with other long-term health conditions, getting the right emotional support alongside physical support is vital. There was no shortage of talk around mental health at this year’s DUKPC.  Diabetes and severe mental illness People with a severe mental illness…

At DUKPC it’s out with the old and in with the new as we’re updated on cutting-edge advancements in diabetes. Here are some of the exciting areas where researchers across the globe are breaking new ground to treat diabetes in new and innovative ways. Progress towards preventing Type 1 Scientists are building a more…