Diabetes UK in the South West has responded today to Dorset’s Clinical Commissioning Group’s decision to make Flash, a life-changing technology, available to only 200 people with diabetes on a six-month trial basis.

Our landmark DiRECT trial has revealed further important insights into exactly how weight loss can put Type 2 diabetes into remission. The research, led by Professor Roy Taylor, suggests that for remission to be possible, insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas need to recover and make the right amount of insulin again.