This Diabetes Week we’re #RedefiningDiabetes

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This Diabetes Week we're #RedefiningDiabetes

This year Diabetes.co.uk is marking Diabetes Week by #RedefiningDiabetes and showing the world what diabetes really looks like. To get involved send us your #RedefiningDiabetes or #FacesOfDiabetes selfie and story on Facebook!

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MiniMed 670G launch

Medtronic has announced the US launch of the MiniMed 670G system, a near-artificial pancreas for people with type 1 diabetes.

'World's first' system

Missed diabetes symptoms

A new UK poll marking Diabetes Week has shown that people are missing diabetes symptoms and not eating enough fruit and veg.

'Huge cause for concern'

Genetic breakthrough?

Daniel Darkes, known as ‘Miracle Dan’, has revealed doctors think he was able to come off insulin because of a rare gene.

Miracle Dan update

A fantastic result

“My nurse couldn't wait to tell me the good news, she knew how much I wanted this” says Forum user shosh69.

'Finally reached my goal'

'I've fallen off the wagon'

Falling off the low-carb wagon can happen to all us. There’s no reason to beat yourself up about it, instead just focus on getting in a good frame of mind to making healthy eating choices again.

Stress and diabetes

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

01  Substitute for bread
02  Carb Counting
03  Dawn phenomenon nausea when fasting
04  Life with Libre
05  Feeling Unwell and Have Ketones - should I be worried?
06  Diet Doctor Low Carb Challenge
07  Pregnancy
08  Increased Medication
09 chilling to the bone
10 Should u get tested if family members have diabetes?

There are 1,394,739 posts from 242,731 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.

What we're eating

Get over 1,000 free recipes in the Member Area

Phil Thompson

“Being newly diagnosed I needed a simple solution to getting my prescriptions, to let me have one less thing to worry about!”

What we're reading

New vaccine boost

A new type 1 diabetes vaccine has been shown to potentially help restore proper immune response to insulin-producing cells.

Clinical trial success

Drug class risk

SGLT2 inhibitors, used to treat type 2 diabetes, have again been linked with an increased risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).

What are SGLT2s?

Have a great day,

PS. One forum member "had to go through six months of hell" before getting the right treatment. Do you have a similar story to share?

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