Brexit No Deal Q&A – What should people with diabetes do?
UPDATED 22 JANUARY 2019 – We updated this blog to reflect new information we’ve received from Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, and to update on the latest with regards to the letter we sent before Christmas to the Health Secretary. If you’re living with or affected by diabetes, you’ll no doubt have been following closely reports in…
The NHS Long Term Plan, Explained
On Monday, NHS England kicked off the New Year by publishing in full their long-awaited NHS Long Term Plan. This plan will set the direction of the NHS in England for the next five years, and explains how the service will spend its new £20bn cash injection. We’ve been working hard, both publicly and behind…
Why Dorothy Hodgkin belongs on the £50 note – by Faye Riley
Professor Dorothy Hodgkin worked out what insulin looks like, unlocking treatments for people with diabetes for years to come. We think it’s high time we celebrated her achievements and made her the face of the new £50 note. An atomic pioneer Professor Dorothy Hodgkin was a chemist and an innovator of X-ray crystallography. “What’s that?”…
A relook at remission
You might have seen today’s exciting news about Type 2 diabetes remission: NHS England has committed to piloting a Type 2 diabetes remission programme in 2019. With similar commitments from NHS Scotland earlier this year, you might be wondering what this means for you… Our research into action This is fantastic news. Last year, we…
Partnership is pivotal to us achieving our Charitable Goals – by Chris Askew
Many of you will have seen media coverage this morning and over the weekend outlining some of the negative response we’ve seen to our announcement last week to partner with Britvic Plc. Open dialogue is absolutely vital in helping us achieve our charitable mission, so I want to use this blog to address some of…
Helping you become more active
We’re looking at what stops you becoming more active and what changes you can make that will benefit you if you’re living with diabetes. It can be hard to motivate yourself to become more active. But we’re hoping to change that for you with our new videos and advice on moving more and getting active…