Health Awareness
Diabetes
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Alleviating the global burden of type 1 diabetes: driving change with data
Type 1 diabetes is one of the fastest-growing chronic health conditions worldwide, impacting nearly 9 million people. Our research programme at JDRF is on a global scale, bringing together the best minds from across the world to drive research into treatments and cures. Now, the Type 1 Diabetes Global Index gives us first-of-its-kind global data...
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Winning freedom and abandoning thoughts of type 1 diabetes
A woman diagnosed with type 1 diabetes seized the opportunity to participate in a research study involving stem cell infusion. Stem cell injection was found to increase her insulin production. We met Layla through a video link on a Friday afternoon at the beginning of March. The only thing we knew before the meeting was...
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Know your risk of type 2 diabetes — even if you’re under 40
Increasing numbers of people under 40 are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It is one of the most common — and serious — health conditions we face in the UK. Cases of type 2 diabetes are rising rapidly and, until recently, it was considered quite rare in people under the age of 40. That...
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The importance of checking if you are at risk of type 2 diabetes
Craig Rowe was diagnosed with prediabetes. Prediabetes means that blood sugars are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It also means there is a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes but does not always mean it will lead to type 2 diabetes. Q: How did you...
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How to improve your emotional wellbeing and deal with stigma
Diabetes isn’t just a physical condition. Its challenges can also take a toll on your emotional wellbeing, so it’s okay to be honest and open if you are struggling. If you struggle with your emotional wellbeing because of your diabetes, that shouldn’t come as a surprise, says Deborah Christie, Professor of Paediatric and Adolescent Psychology...
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“Why I’m rocking my diabetes tech — and feel so proud of it!”
Diabetes doesn’t need to have a detrimental effect on your body positivity. The secret is to view it in a different, empowering way. When she was 12, content creator Jasmine Jaffar discovered she had type 1 diabetes — a diagnosis she found overwhelming at first. “I thought: This is out of my control, and I...
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Helping the rising number of people with diabetes through education
Improving care for diabetes requires education and knowledge sharing among patients and healthcare providers. Right now, 10% of adults — more than 500 million people — are living with diabetes. That number is expected to grow to almost 800 million within the next 25 years. Knowing your diabetes needs As prevalence continues to rise, the...
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Investing in diabetes education can help WHO reach its targets
Investing in diabetes education is growing in importance as the number of people around the world with diabetes continues to rise. According to the latest research from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), more than half a billion people globally (537 million) are living with diabetes — a number that’s expected to exceed 640 million by...
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Calorie restriction programme can lead to remission of type 2 diabetes
Diabetes is increasing worldwide, with 4.41 million people in the UK currently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and another 13.6 million at increased risk of developing it. Approximately 850,000 people have type 2 diabetes in the UK but are not diagnosed yet. Diabetes leads to 185 amputations, 30 incidents of serious vision loss and 700...
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Making personalised care and support work for people with type 2 diabetes
Personalised plans of care and support, created as part of a shared decision-making process with healthcare professionals have been shown to improve outcomes and empower people with type 2 diabetes in a recently published innovative new study. Proactive personalised care is about enabling people to understand the set of health choices that are available to...
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A needle-free CGM system is set to change Type 2 Diabetes care
A new CGM system can help train users to keep their blood glucose levels within healthy ranges without the use of a needle. Needles are a part of the daily routines of a person living with diabetes, for checking blood glucose levels in Type 2 Diabetes, their continuous use can be challenging for many. Whilst...
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Harnessing innovation with life changing potential
One hundred years on from the first patient receiving insulin injections, scientists’ continued research is helping people with diabetes better manage their condition, reducing the burden of existing treatments and improving quality of life. Diabetes has reached pandemic levels, with 537 million people living with diabetes worldwide. In the UK, 4.9 million people have diabetes,...
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Chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes: testing could help save lives
Chronic kidney disease is a common complication of type 2 diabetes, yet many patients and healthcare practitioners do not understand it. There are now around 4.4 million people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the UK, including an estimated 1 million who are undiagnosed. About one in ten of the over 40s have it –...
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Type 1 diabetes from the perspective of an active 11-year-old
Skye, an adventurous 11-year-old Omnipod® user shares her experience identifying the signs of type 1 diabetes. She started her diabetes management during the global pandemic and faced a diagnosis challenge. It can be easy to miss the signs and symptoms of diabetes. It’s even easier to miss them in the middle of a global pandemic,...
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Low calorie diets can contribute to diabetes remission
According to recent research, following a low calorie diet through meal replacements can contribute to sending type 2 diabetes into remission. The ‘Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial’ (DiRECT study) has been investigating the impact of low-calorie diets on those living with type 2 diabetes. The latest findings have shown that over a third of people who...
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The importance of widening access to glucose monitoring technology
Updated NICE guidelines aim to help people with diabetes get access to the right technology, resources and information and improve the management of their condition. Daniel Newman knows all about the challenges of living with type 1 diabetes: he was diagnosed with diabetes when he was just 10 years old. Now, 25 years later, he...
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Helping people live their best lives through an online diabetes community
Two girls share their experiences of living with their diabetes and how their online presence has helped to connect people living with diabetes. Q: When were you diagnosed with diabetes and how did you and your friends/family react? Ellen – I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes the week before I turned seven, so it...
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A targeted campaign has reduced blindness risk in South Asians
Researchers show that vision loss due to diabetes can be largely prevented with culturally and linguistically appropriate information. Many people with diabetes know that blindness is a major risk of uncontrolled diabetes. People of Asian and Black ethnicities, older people and those who have had diabetes for a long time, have an even higher risk....
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Diabetes is serious and missed checks can be devastating
There is an immense backlog facing diabetes care. We need to do more to help tackle it and make diabetes a greater priority within the healthcare agenda. Diabetes cannot be switched on and off. It’s a serious condition and it is with you constantly. Imagine not being able to get the essential checks, care and...
