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17.03.2023

Pepsi drink to be sold in supermarkets with 57% less sugar, PepsiCo co...

PepsiCo, the manufacturers of soft drinks Pepsi and Pepsi Max, have confirmed that supermarkets and retai...

06.03.2023

Smart insulin pens: How they work, and your experiences of using them

Smart insulin pens are an exciting recent development for people with diabetes. They can show you if you’...

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30.01.2023

How people with diabetes can benefit from the Priority Services Register

The January cold snap has seen temperatures drop below freezing in certain areas of the UK, but a free su...

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12.11.2022

Free pharmacy packs for people living with diabetes in Birmingham and ...

To mark Diabetes Awareness Month 2022, under the theme “Education to Protect Tomorrow”, Diabetes UK Midla...

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01.11.2022

Diabetes UK and Tesco partner to help one million people find out thei...

We’re partnering with Tesco to help a million people find out more about their type 2 diabetes risk after...

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01.11.2022

Type 2 Diabetes Remission CPD module

Following the success of our free RCN-accredited courses, Emotional Wellbeing and Understanding Diabetes,...

03.08.2022

We Are Undefeatable

We Are Undefeatable is back with a brand new TV advert featuring four new storytellers including Simon - ...

29.07.2022

The Diabetes Football Community

As the UEFA Women’s Euro competition continues to heat up, with the Lionesses due to face Germany in the ...

11.07.2022

Tesco ‘Let’s Talk’ Pharmacy Programme Launch

Today sees the launch of the Let’s Talk pharmacy programme – a collection of e-learning modules that have...

Finlay at the Diabetes is Serious Parliamentary launch

27.06.2022

Running as a candidate in the local elections with type 1 diabetes

Finley is a 26-year-old and currently works as a Parliamentary Assistant for an MP in the Houses of Parli...

10.06.2022

Diabetes doctor Fiona Campbell awarded OBE for services to children an...

Leading diabetes consultant Dr Fiona Campbell has been awarded an OBE for her work in helping to improve ...

07.06.2022

Daya Betty: diagnosis, RuPaul's Drag Race and speaking out about life ...

Daya Betty, from Springfield, Missouri, is the first RuPaul's Drag Race contestant to discuss living with...

20.05.2022

5 steps to diabetes prevention: reduce your risk of type 2

For this year's Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week (23-29 May) we share our 5 steps to diabetes prevention, ...

11.05.2022

The Big Jubilee Lunch

This year there’ll be a four-day bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June, to celebrate...

25.04.2022

Type 1 super heroes – using comics to support people living with typ...

Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes can be a confusing and difficult experience, especially for young ad...

25.04.2022

Jim: University and type 1 diabetes – and what a cure would mean

"Type 1 diabetes means a mental, scary, draining, and frustrating fight with yourself and others around y...