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  • Introduction to diabetes
  • Treatment & your health
  • Living with diabetes
  • What care to expect
  • Year of care
  • Complications
  • Food and recipes
  • Educational events
  • Your stories
  • My life - for young people with diabetes
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Guide to diabetes

We give you the facts about diabetes and the information you need for managing the condition from diagnosis to everyday living.

Guide to diabetes.
 
Silent assassin.

Beware the Silent Assassin

Diabetes UK has launched a hard-hitting advertising campaign highlighting that diabetes is a serious condition that can cause heart disease, stroke, amputations, kidney failure and blindness.

My life.

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Information for young adults with diabetes.

Join Diabetes UK.

Join Diabetes UK

Join us today for help, support and information

Diabetes healthcare.

What care should you expect?

Whether you have just been diagnosed or had diabetes for some time it is important that you get regular high quality healthcare.

Your stories.

Your stories

Share your diabetes story to help or inspire others.

Everyday challenge.

Are you at risk?

Do our two minute test to find out.

Store tour.

Store Tour - a guide to shopping and menu planning

Browse the store to get nutritional information on each food or drink product, and advice and feedback on your final shopping basket selections

Living with diabetes days.

Living with diabetes days

If you or a loved one has diabetes, taking part in one of these events will help with achieving better control of the condition through self management.

Caring for people with diabetes.

Caring for someone with diabetes?

Has your child, parent or other loved one just been diagnosed, or perhaps a pupil in your class? Get more information here.

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