Diabetes UK - Know diabetes. Fight diabetes. | Diabetes UK
WEBDiabetes and Me. Learning Zone. £66million. We’ve invested millions into diabetes research over the last decade alone, thanks to your donations. With your help, we’re getting …
Living with diabetes | How to manage diabetes | Diabetes UK
WEBLiving with diabetes. We know that everyone’s experience of diabetes is different. Whether you’re living with diabetes or care for a loved one who does, we’re here for you. Our …
Checking your blood sugar levels | Diabetes testing | Diabetes UK
WEBFlash glucose monitors. More and more people with diabetes are choosing to use a flash glucose monitor to check their sugar levels. This is a blood sugar test without a needle. …
Diabetes mellitus | Diabetes the basics | Diabetes UK
- Diabetes mellitus is the scientific name for diabetes, but it is more commonly known simply as diabetes. It’s when your body can’t produce enough of a hormone called insulin, or the insulin it produces isn’t effective. There are two main types of diabetes mellitus: type 1 and type 2.
What is diabetes? | Getting to know the basics | Diabetes UK
WEBDiabetes (otherwise known by the scientific name diabetes mellitus) is a complicated condition and there are many different types of diabetes. Here we'll take you through …
Getting tested for diabetes | How diabetes is diagnosed |Diabetes UK
WEBGetting tested for diabetes. The only way you can find out if you or a loved one has diabetes is from blood tests that measure your blood glucose (sugar) levels. These can be …
Diabetes management | taking care of your diabetes | Diabetes UK
WEBManaging your diabetes, making changes and fitting the demands of diabetes into your lifestyle can be challenging at times. Effective diabetes care can only be achieved …
Symptoms of diabetes | Type 1 and Type 2 | Diabetes UK
WEBThirsty - being really thirsty. Tired - feeling more tired than usual. Thinner - losing weight without trying to. Genital itching or thrush. Cuts and wounds take longer to heal. Blurred …
Type 2 diabetes | Diabetes UK
WEBType 2 diabetes is high blood sugar levels due to your body not making enough of a hormone called insulin, or the insulin it makes not working properly — known as insulin …
Diabetes treatments
WEBMetformin . Metformin is the most common treatment for type 2 diabetes.You might also take it if you have gestational diabetes.. Metformin is part of a drug class called …
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