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…

Until recently, we thought that type 2 diabetes was a lifelong condition. But in 2017, the results of the DiRECT study revealed that it is possible for some people to go into remission. Professor Mike Lean and Professor Roy Taylor revealed that through a weight management programme, it’s possible for some people with type 2…

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…

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…