Balance magazine - Diabetes UK

Mar 6, 2025 | diabetes.org.uk | Bridget Chapple

Find out all you need to know about sex and diabetes, how diabetes can affect your sex life and sexual problems associated with diabetes.

Oct 25, 2024 | diabetes.org.uk

Over 5.6 million people are now living with diabetes in the UK, with the number of people living with type 2 diabetes having almost doubled in the last 15 years. For the first time, the number of people under 40 being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is rising at a faster rate than the over-40s. Without the right care and support, diabetes can be a gateway to living with multiple long-term conditions.

Aug 6, 2024 | diabetes.org.uk | Bridget Chapple

One third of participants with type 2 diabetes who complete the NHS England Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission programme, involving the ‘soups and shakes’ diet, enter remission, new research shows.

Jun 21, 2024 | diabetes.org.uk

People treated with a drug fenofibrate at the first signs of eye damage were less likely to need specialist care or treatment for diabetic retinopathy compared to people who took a placebo tablet. These results from the LENS (Lowering Events in Non-proliferative retinopathy in Scotland) trial were announced at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.

Apr 2, 2024 | diabetes.org.uk

What is an artificial pancreas? An artificial pancreas – also known as a hybrid closed loop system - continually monitors a person’s blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump.