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Become a Supporting Member of Diabetes UK

The largest UK charity making a difference to people with diabetes.

We have almost 170,000 members, who enjoy benefits such as our bi-monthly lifestyle magazine Balance.

As part of changes to Diabetes UK membership, our members are becoming Supporting Members.Join now Join now

One team working together

As a Supporting Member, you not only help to fund our work, but also provide a focus for our efforts. Your experiences and opinions give direction to our researchers and help us to tailor our services, making sure they match the needs of people with diabetes and improve lives.

New benefits

In return, Supporting Membership offers you more than ever before, building on core benefits such as Balance and adding others, including a new Supporting Members' area on the Diabetes UK website

New - Supporting Members' area

The Supporting Members' area of the Diabetes UK website is an online community that you can personalise and where you, as a Supporting Member, can share stories, photos, read blogs, comment on our work, read about the latest research news and much more.

This exciting personalised area is available to all Supporting Members, helping you to manage your support online. This includes changing personal details and renewing your membership online, bookmarking webpages of healthcare information, and opting into a choice of publications such as 'Research matters' and local newsletters.

Here are the features of your Supporting Members' area:

  • Enjoy exclusive recipes.
  • Share your photos, stories and videos.
  • Become a Diabetes UK blogger.
  • Join our discussion forums and help us make the right decisions.
  • Organise your activities with our events calendar.
  • Read articles from the latest edition of Balance and extra Balance readers' letters.
  • Read the Balance Editor's monthly blog.
  • Follow the Supporting Member blog.
  • Read the latest research news.

Find out more

For more information on Supporting Membership, or if you have any questions about these new developments, please contact our Supporter Services team:

Email supporterservices@diabetes.org.uk
Telephone 0845 123 2399 (during office hours).

They will be pleased to answer any questions you may have.

Membership for healthcare professionals

Recognising the crucial role played by healthcare professionals and researchers we continue to provide professional membership, giving information, guidance and networking opportunities.