It was September 2008. I was in University College Hospital in London, having just been told I had type 1 diabetes, crying and contemplating a life with a serious, chronic health condition. The ...

Whilst at an eye clinic appointment, it was detected that I had fluid build-up in my left eye. I was told I needed injections for diabetic macular oedema - a form of retinopathy which requires ...

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In this month's article:In this month's article: Long-term health benefits of early weight loss after type 2 diabetes diagnosis A common virus may play a role in type 1 diabetes The link between ...

The moment I was diagnosed with diabetes was both confusing and overwhelming. I was 15 years old, and, like any teenager, my mind was preoccupied with school, friends, and the typical challenges of ...

About 90% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. The signs may not be obvious, or there may be no signs at all. Some people can live with it for might be up to 10 years before being diagnosed.

For a few months before my diagnosis, I’d been feeling increasingly unwell. I felt very weak, had low energy, and was losing weight without trying. At the time, I had attributed these symptoms to my ...

What are we doing to improve treatment, care and outcomes for people who with early onset type 2 diabetes?

This could allow people at risk to get the right care and treatments earlier, helping to slow or prevent kidney damage. Around one in three people living with diabetes develop kidney damage during ...

The findings lay the foundation for new clinical support that could help thousands of women with gestational diabetes avoid the challenges of insulin treatment and improve health for them and their ...

One in five adults in the UK now live with diabetes or prediabetes, and we are calling on the government to address the hidden health crisis we are facing. Our new diabetes prevalence figures show ...

In this month's article:In this month's article: AI-powered screening could spot type 2 diabetes risk years in advance Genetically altered beta cell therapy tested in person with type 1 diabetes ...