The importance of checking if you are at risk of type 2 diabetes

Diabetes is increasing worldwide, with 4.41 million people in the UK currently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and another 13.6 million at increased risk of developing it. Approximately 850,000 people have type 2 diabetes in the UK but are not diagnosed yet. Diabetes leads to 185 amputations, 30 incidents of serious vision loss and 700 … Continued

Personalised plans of care and support, created as part of a shared decision-making process with healthcare professionals have been shown to improve outcomes and empower people with type 2 diabetes in a recently published innovative new study. Proactive personalised care is about enabling people to understand the set of health choices that are available to … Continued

Updated NICE guidelines aim to help people with diabetes get access to the right technology, resources and information and improve the management of their condition. Daniel Newman knows all about the challenges of living with type 1 diabetes: he was diagnosed with diabetes when he was just 10 years old. Now, 25 years later, he … Continued