My advice would be to fast if you’re able to but remember there are medical exemptions so you should do what is best for you and your body, as fasting when living with diabetes and other chronic ...

We know there’s a lot to think about if you have a child with diabetes in your school and your care. It’s really important that a child with diabetes feels confident and safe in school and doesn’t ...

We estimate that more than 5.8 million people in the UK are living with diabetes, which is an all-time high. Our data shows that almost 4.6 million people in the UK live with diabetes diagnoses.

There's a quick and easy test you can do at home, if you have someone to help you, to check if there have been any changes to the feeling in your feet, called the Touch the Toes test. If you have ...

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Here are some of the exciting Diabetes UK events coming up across Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England in February 2026, and how you can get involved.

There are some very early clues to suggest that coronavirus might be triggering type 1 or type 2 diabetes in some people, or making the condition worse for others. We take a look at the evidence and ...

We explain what causes gestational diabetes, what the most common risk factors are and how you can take steps to reduce your risk.

Our new analysis predicts that, without significant government action, up to 5.5m people in the UK could be living with diabetes by 2030.

Devastating diabetes complications costs the UK healthcare system £6.2 billion a year, which highlights not just the seriousness of diabetes but also the importance of getting the right care to people ...

Update, 14 August 2025: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has licensed teplizumab as the first-ever immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes in the UK. Read our news story to ...

UPDATE, 22 MAY 2024: We now have new information on the amount of people living with the diabetes, and for more information you can visit our guide on diabetes statistics. The number of people living ...