Health checks are tests to check your average blood sugar levels and how well your heart and kidneys are working, as well as check-ups on your eyes and feet. They can help spot signs of any changes ...

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Mediterranean diets have been associated with reduced risk of high blood pressure and cholesterol which are risk factors for heart disease. A Mediterranean style diet can therefore provide a great ...

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I’m 17 and have been living with type 1 diabetes for 13 years. I’ve been using an insulin pump to manage my diabetes for around 9 years.  Having access to the pump has been transformative ...

I would say if you have any concerns, if in doubt, then get it checked out. There’s nothing worse than feeling something isn’t right.

Throughout 2022, we’re celebrating 100 years since the first time a human was given insulin to treat their diabetes. We’re reflecting on this life-saving discovery with you, the diabetes community, an ...

Diagnosed at 26 with type 2 diabetes and misdiagnosed almost a year later with type 1, it took another two years for Hannah’s type 2 diagnosis to be confirmed. Now 29, Hannah wants to make others awar ...

Paul was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when he was 27 years old. After living with diabetes for over twenty years, he's experienced several diabetes complications. He now tells his story to encourage ...

SALLY, a drag artist from the north-east of England, has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 10 years. They shared their experiences with us of life with diabetes, from their diagnosis to juggling blo ...

Freya Haydon resists looking at photographs of herself when she was nine. That was when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and, as she says: “I had no idea what was going on at the time. Looking b ...

Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for July 2022, Nicola Beynon Nicola is the lead volunteer for our Neath Wellbeing Group which she formed last year. Having lived with type 1 diabetes for 36 years, Nico ...