diabetes awareness

Saturday 18th February at Mount Gould Methodist Church in Plymouth, Devon All monies raised for Diabetes UK - Youre all welcome to attend :)

Diabetes is diagnosed by taking a medical history, conducting a physical exam, and observing symptoms. A person with diabetes will typically exhibit signs of high blood sugar levels like frequent urination, thirst, excessive hunger, or blurred vision. Other common symptoms include weight loss...

Dear all:D, I’m Zhaozhang, a third-year PhD student at King’s College London, UK. I'm currently carrying out my PhD study in Health(diabetes) communication to explore effective communication (social media) strategies that may be beneficial for audiences’ health-related knowledge, attitudes and...

Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well. My name is Rubena, I am a post graduate MSc Health Psychology student. I am interested in the impact of Covid-19 on the experience of living with a chronic health condition. One of the many chronic health conditions i have decided to explore is...

Hi I’m new to the forums but my son was diagnosed with T1 18 years ago. he was recently diagnosed with gastroparesis and I was shocked when I was told that a gastric pacemaker was probably the best option but the gastro team had to request funding. I’ve started a petition on Change.org...

Hi all, I'm a level 3 university student, and I'm doing my dissertation on type 2 diabetes. I just need around 3-5 people for a short 5 mins interview. Would you be willing to help me? If so, please message me. Thank you

I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes 18 months ago after I had been given steroids for a chest infection, I assume prior to this I had pre diabetes, the doctor has kept these details very sketchy. I pretended for all this period that I wasn't diabetic etc. and remained that way until 3 months...

http://www.darwinawards.com/slush/201502/pending20150215-032657.html :eek::rolleyes: Only in the Slush Pile so far, but I think it should be in the main Awards. This story just goes to show: never ignore warning signs with D. I almost lost a toe (if not a foot) because I didn't do anything...

I am Rene Droomer, a postgraduate student at the University of Derby and a fellow person with diabetes. I am undertaking research in Diabetes distress. stigma and self care. 1. If you are 18 years or older, 2. are resident in the UK and 3. have a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, I hope you will...

Hi all, As a 17 year old type 1 diabetic of almost 9 years, I feel very strongly about raising awareness and money for the condition. That's why on August 26th I shall be doing a sponsored skydive!! During the run up to the skydive I shall be posting regular blog posts about diabetes and...

Hi everyone, Hope all is ok. I am working on a project to help raise awareness for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and I would be grateful for Type 1 Diabetics to answer this survey by clicking on this link : SURVEY : https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/RJ77FT5 It won't take more than 5 minutes and...

Hi, My name is Llinos. I live in Wales and I'm type 1 diabetic and was diagnosed in 2012 when I was 15 years old. I am a student studying health and social care with sociology and i'm a keen rugby and netball player. I am on a low-carb diet and I'm currently using Apidra solostar and Lantus...

My names Trish, I'm 18 years old and I was diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes at the age of 5. I study Fine Art and for my final major project I want to base it on Diabetes not just because it's personal to me but because I want to help spread awareness through my art. I was hoping that people with...

Have you heard the song from the JollyBoys? It's only 99p and proceeds are going to diabetes.... It's good, especially if you like 80's rock! Listen and see what you think. If you like it please buy it and share this post. I have no connection to the boys other than I think they have done a...