Channel Title: Diabetes UK Channel Description: We are Diabetes UK. Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm. Diabetes affects more people than any other serious health condition in the UK. More than dementia and cancer combined. That means we need to take action now. Because we’re the leading UK charity for people affected by diabetes it’s our responsibility to lead the fight against the growing crisis. And this fight is one that involves all of us – sharing knowledge and taking diabetes on together. <video> Diabetes and Kidney Health | Online Event | Diabetes UK South East Coast and London Description: A recording of Diabetes UK South East Coast and London’s online event: ‘Diabetes and Kidney Health,’ held on Zoom on 2 July 2024. All attendees were informed that this event was being recorded when registering. Speaker: Hellena Habte-Asres, Lead Clinical Academic Research Nurse in Diabetes & CKD Follow us on Facebook: / secandlondon Follow us on X/Twitter: https://x.com/SECandLondon Check out our Instagram: / diabetesuk.secoastandlondon x.com </video> <video> ACT NOW to Save Feet | Online Event | Diabetes UK Description: Working towards Zero All Preventable (ZAP) Amputations. A recording of Diabetes UK’s online event: ‘ACT NOW to Save Feet: Working towards Zero All Preventable (ZAP) Amputations,’ held on Zoom on 10 July 2024. All attendees were informed that this event was being recorded when registering. Note: this event was aimed at healthcare professionals. Speakers: Professor Michael Edmonds, Specialist Podiatrist Jayne Robbie and Clinical Specialist Christian Pankhurst Follow us on Facebook: / secandlondon Follow us on X/Twitter: https://x.com/SECandLondon Check out our Instagram: / diabetesuk.secoastandlondon </video> <video> Diabetes and HbA1c| Online Event | Diabetes UK South East Coast and London Description: A recording of Diabetes UK South East Coast and London’s online event: ‘Diabetes and HbA1c - The Blood Test for Glucose Control,’ held on Zoom on 13 June 2024. All attendees were informed that this event was being recorded when registering. Speaker: Sarah-Jane Gregory Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SECandLondon Follow us on X/Twitter: https://x.com/SECandLondon Check out our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diabetesuk.secoastandlondon/ Log in or sign up to view </video> <video> What is type 2 diabetes remission? [Spoken in Urdu] | Diabetes UK Description: How type 2 diabetes remission works. We now know it’s possible for type 2 diabetes to be put into remission. Remission means blood sugar levels go back down to a safe, non-diabetes level long-term, with needing to take diabetes medications. There are lots of benefits for your health. This short animation in Urdu explains why blood sugar levels rise when you’ve got type 2 diabetes, why remission is possible and how you can try going into it. For more information on type 2 diabetes remission visit www.diabetes.org.uk/remission . You can also find more diabetes information in Urdu on our website at https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/information-in-different-languages. At Diabetes UK we support you with specialist information and advice on all aspects of living with diabetes. Call our helpline for answers, support or just to talk to someone who knows about diabetes. The helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. If you’re in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, call 0345 123 2399. Or if you’re in Scotland, call 0141 212 8710. You can also email us at helpline@diabetes.org.uk. </video> <video> Type 2 Diabetes Remission | Diabetes UK Description: </video> <video> Swim22 Thank you video Description: We would like to say a massive thank you from everyone at Diabetes UK for taking the plunge and taking part in Swim22. </video> <video> What is type 2 diabetes remission? [Spoken in Arabic] | Diabetes UK Description: How type 2 diabetes remission works. We now know it’s possible for type 2 diabetes to be put into remission. Remission means blood sugar levels go back down to a safe, non-diabetes level long-term, with needing to take diabetes medications. There are lots of benefits for your health. This short animation in Arabic explains why blood sugar levels rise when you’ve got type 2 diabetes, why remission is possible and how you can try going into it. For more information on type 2 diabetes remission visit www.diabetes.org.uk/remission . You can also find more diabetes information in Arabic on our website at https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/information-in-different-languages. At Diabetes UK we support you with specialist information and advice on all aspects of living with diabetes. Call our helpline for answers, support or just to talk to someone who knows about diabetes. The helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. If you’re in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, call 0345 123 2399. Or if you’re in Scotland, call 0141 212 8710. You can also email us at helpline@diabetes.org.uk. </video> <video> A world without diabetes, with a gift in your Will. Description: With more people in the UK now living with diabetes than ever before, gifts in Wills are key to saving and changing lives. You can help create a world without diabetes with a gift in your Will. In years to come, ground-breaking diabetes research and life-changing support for thousands of people living with and affected by diabetes will be made possible, because of people like you who kindly choose to include a gift to Diabetes UK in their Will. We all want a world without diabetes. Will you help with a gift in your Will? Get your free guide to gifts in Wills at: www.diabetes.org.uk/forms/gifts-in-wills1 </video> <video> What is type 2 diabetes? [Spoken in English] Description: This short animation is useful for people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and their family and friends. And anyone else who wants to understand the condition. (There are also versions of this animation in Punjabi (Gurumukhi subtitles), Gujarati, Urdu, and Sylheti (Bengali subtitles). The video explains: - What type 2 diabetes is - The link between the hormone insulin and type 2 diabetes - What increases your risk of type 2 diabetes - Symptoms of type 2 diabetes - What helps prevent health problems related to type 2 diabetes - Treatment and medication for type 2 diabetes - What affects blood sugar levels and what helps keep them within a target range As well as your medical team, we’re here at Diabetes UK to support you. Our helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. If you’re in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, call 0345 123 2399. Or if you’re in Scotland, call 0141 212 8710. You can also email us at helpline@diabetes.org.uk. You can also speak to other people with diabetes at any time on our forum. https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/ Find out more information about living with type 2 diabetes on our website https://www.diabetes.org.uk/type-2-diabetes. </video> <video> What is type 2 diabetes remission? [Spoken in Sylheti] | Diabetes UK Description: How type 2 diabetes remission works. We now know it’s possible for type 2 diabetes to be put into remission. Remission means blood sugar levels go back down to a safe, non-diabetes level long-term, with needing to take diabetes medications. There are lots of benefits for your health. This short animation in Sylheti explains why blood sugar levels rise when you’ve got type 2 diabetes, why remission is possible and how you can try going into it. For more information on type 2 diabetes remission visit www.diabetes.org.uk/remission . You can also find more diabetes information in Sylheti on our website at https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/information-in-different-languages. At Diabetes UK we support you with specialist information and advice on all aspects of living with diabetes. Call our helpline for answers, support or just to talk to someone who knows about diabetes. The helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. If you’re in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, call 0345 123 2399. Or if you’re in Scotland, call 0141 212 8710. You can also email us at helpline@diabetes.org.uk. </video> <video> What is type 2 diabetes remission? [Spoken in Punjabi] | Diabetes UK Description: How type 2 diabetes remission works. We now know it’s possible for type 2 diabetes to be put into remission. Remission means blood sugar levels go back down to a safe, non-diabetes level long-term, with needing to take diabetes medications. There are lots of benefits for your health. This short animation in Punjabi explains why blood sugar levels rise when you’ve got type 2 diabetes, why remission is possible and how you can try going into it. For more information on type 2 diabetes remission visit www.diabetes.org.uk/remission . You can also find more diabetes information in Punjabi on our website at https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/information-in-different-languages. At Diabetes UK we support you with specialist information and advice on all aspects of living with diabetes. Call our helpline for answers, support or just to talk to someone who knows about diabetes. The helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. If you’re in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, call 0345 123 2399. Or if you’re in Scotland, call 0141 212 8710. You can also email us at helpline@diabetes.org.uk. </video> <video> What is type 1 diabetes? [Spoken in English] Description: This short animation is useful for people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and their family and friends. And anyone else who wants to understand the condition. (There are also versions of this animation in Punjabi (Gurumukhi subtitles), Gujarati, Urdu, and Sylheti (Bengali subtitles). The video explains: - What type 1 diabetes is - What can increase your risk of type 1 diabetes - Symptoms - Treatment – including how you take insulin - What affects your blood sugar levels - How type 1 diabetes can affect other parts of the body - What helps keep blood sugar levels in a target range - What to do if blood sugar levels go too low (hypo) or too high (hyper) As well as your medical team, we’re here at Diabetes UK to support you. Our helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. If you’re in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, call 0345 123 2399. Or if you’re in Scotland, call 0141 212 8710. You can also email us at helpline@diabetes.org.uk. You can also speak to other people with diabetes at any time on our forum. https://forum.diabetes.org.uk Find out more information about living with type 1 diabetes on our website: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/type-1-diabetes </video> <video> What is type 2 diabetes remission? [Spoken in Gujarati] | Diabetes UK Description: How type 2 diabetes remission works. We now know it’s possible for type 2 diabetes to be put into remission. Remission means blood sugar levels go back down to a safe, non-diabetes level long-term, with needing to take diabetes medications. There are lots of benefits for your health. This short animation in Gujarati explains why blood sugar levels rise when you’ve got type 2 diabetes, why remission is possible and how you can try going into it. For more information on type 2 diabetes remission visit www.diabetes.org.uk/remission . You can also find more diabetes information in Gujarati on our website at https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/information-in-different-languages. At Diabetes UK we support you with specialist information and advice on all aspects of living with diabetes. Call our helpline for answers, support or just to talk to someone who knows about diabetes. The helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. If you’re in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, call 0345 123 2399. Or if you’re in Scotland, call 0141 212 8710. You can also email us at helpline@diabetes.org.uk. </video> <video> World Diabetes Day 2024 | Will you help us change the mindset? | Diabetes UK Description: Let’s tackle stigma together! 📣 #IfYouKnew #WorldDiabetesDay 😔 If you knew how that well-meaning comment actually made us feel, would you have said it? 📉 If you knew how many more decisions we have to make in a day to manage our diabetes, would you make it more difficult for us? Too often, we hear of people missing appointments, feeling shame or even hiding their condition because of well-meant but hurtful comments. When people make an effort to understand diabetes and the person behind it, it really makes a difference. 🗣️ “Please, listen to us. Stigma hurts. Let’s face it relentlessly together.” Share your ‘if you knew’ in the comments below. Head to www.diabetes.org.uk/wdd to find out more. </video> <video> What is diabetes? [Spoken in English] Description: This short animation is useful for people diagnosed with any type of diabetes and their family and friends. And anyone else who wants to understand the condition. There are also versions of this animation in Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti and Urdu: https://youtu.be/SItmncmcWro https://youtu.be/IQO3_oDGRtw https://youtu.be/wII4gnX3av0 https://youtu.be/CyVTZC1Gz6w The video explains: - what diabetes is - how diabetes is diagnosed - the main types of diabetes - the link between the hormone insulin, diabetes and blood sugar levels different treatments for diabetes - other health problems related to diabetes and how to help prevent them. As well as your medical team, we’re here at Diabetes UK to support you. Our helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. If you’re in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, call 0345 123 2399. Or if you’re in Scotland, call 0141 212 8710. You can also email us at helpline@diabetes.org.uk. You can also speak to other people with diabetes at any time on our forum. https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/ For more information about living with different types of diabetes, please go to our website: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/types-of-diabetes </video>

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We are Diabetes UK. Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm.

Diabetes affects more people than any other serious health condition in the UK. More than dementia and cancer combined. That means we need to take action now.

Because we’re the leading UK charity for people affected by diabetes it’s our responsibility to lead the fight against the growing crisis. And this fight is one that involves all of us – sharing knowledge and taking diabetes on together.

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