Election Day and diabetes

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With just two days until the 2017 General Election, we take a look at who’s saying what and assess each party’s policies regarding the NHS and other issues which could affect the diabetes community.

Who’s saying what?

T1 transplant boost

An exciting new technique has been developed which could improve the success rate of islet cell transplantation in people with type 1 diabetes.

Islet cell discovery

Who will you vote for?

You can share your (family friendly) thoughts on Thursday’s General Election with the rest of the diabetes community on the Diabetes Forum.

Your voice matters

Time for a change?

A UK trial finds that delaying meals can affect the natural rhythm of sugar in the blood, suggesting benefits from regularly timed meals.

Meal time study

Travel prepared

You can get a FREE instant online Diabetic Travel Insurance quote here, with claims designed specifically for people with diabetes.

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Beating stress levels

A strong link exists between stress and diabetes, which can negatively affect blood glucose control. Stress management, therefore, is of upmost importance for people with diabetes.

Stress and diabetes

Take a look at some of today's top threads:

01  Food Portions
02  Dawn Phenomenon
03  High BGL and getting it down
04  Honeymoon Period - oral meds only
05  Life with Libre
06  What is normal fasting glucose after Whipple Surgery?
07  New to this - my first post
08  Fasting is working it's magic
09 Fat to eat it or not
10 Naproxen and Codeine

There are 1,389,757 posts from 241,887 members in the forum right now.

Did you know: that 96% of questions get their first response in 4 minutes! Login to join the conversation or sign-up and start a thread here.

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What we're reading

Metformin revelation

Metformin treatment, in combination with changes to gut microbes, could improve blood sugar levels within type 2 diabetes.

Gut news for T2

Start on the right note

As festival season gets underway, check out our guide for people with diabetes to ensure a fun, but ultimately safe experience.

Festivals and diabetes

Have a great day,

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