Resources
Healthy eating and weight management
Dr Debbie Wake discusses dietary recommendations in practical food terms for weight management in people with type 2 diabetes.
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Heart Disease and Diabetes
A overview of the effects of heart disease on people with diabetes.
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High Ketone Management Flowchart for Hybrid Closed Loop Users
Flowchart for managing large (high) ketones when using a hybrid closed loop.
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How Diabetes Can Affect Your Feet
Having diabetes means you're at much greater risk of developing foot problems. This is because raised blood glucose, also known as blood sugar, can damage the sensation in your feet. It can also affect your circulation, which can lead to you getting less blood supply to your feet.
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How to go to sleep
During anxious times it can be harder to get a restful night's sleep. This guide gives some advice about how you can get a better night's sleep. Compiled by Clinical Psychologist Dr Rose Stewart and the Wrexham Young Adult Diabetes Service (BCUHB, NHS Wales).
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How to Measure your Waist
Diabetes UK video showing how to measure your waist in 4 simple steps.
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How to prepare for pregnancy when you have diabetes
Lucy shares her experiences and tips on managing her diabetes while being pregnant.
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How to Reduce Your Risk of Genital Fungal Infection
This leaflet explains why men and women who have diabetes may develop a genital fungal infection and how to manage it.
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This crib sheet is for emergency departments, acute medical admissions wards or acute medical assessment units to use during the COVID-19 pandemic for people with diabetes.
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Making lifestyle changes
This video offers simple changes you can make to move towards a healthier lifestyle.
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Making changes
In this video, we highlight how small steps can make a big difference to your health.
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Low Ketone Management Flowchart for Hybrid Close Loop Users
Flowchart for managing trace (low) ketones when using a hybrid closed loop.
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Losing Weight: How Do I Start?
This page gives advice on how to get started if you want to lose weight.
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Looking After Your Feet When You Have Diabetes
Diabetes can gradually damage the nerves and blood vessels supplying your feet. This happens so slowly that you may not notice that your feet are less sensitive than they used to be. As your feet are less able to let you know when something is damaging them, it is important to look after them. This leaflet gives you some advice on how to do that.
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Looking After Your Diabetic Foot Ulcer
This page gives advice on how to look after a diabetic foot ulcer.
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Living with Diabetes and Dementia
Dementia can lead to problems with your memory and communication. This can make it difficult to care for your diabetes. Diabetes can also have an impact on your memory and understanding. This leaflet describes some of the issues that someone who has both conditions may face.
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Ketones and Diabetic Ketoacidosis
This resource tells you how to recognise when you have ketones in your blood and how these can cause diabetic ketoacidosis if left untreated.
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