How can diabetes education help you?
Diabetes is a condition in which a person can have a high level of blood glucose (sugar) in their bloodstream. If it is not brought under control, it can negatively impact quality of life.
Our diabetes education aims to motivate you to make small, simple changes to your everyday life — changes that should lead to a healthier and happier life.
Are you ready to lead a healthier and more active life?
Diabetes education programmes can help you improve your knowledge and skills and take control of your condition.
The Spirit Hub gives people with diabetes a one-stop shop to easily book onto a course that works for them.
Adele's story
Adele attended an X-PERT course after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Initially fearful and worried about her diagnosis, Adele embraced the course and says she has not felt this good for 20 years.
Source: Diabetes UK
Type 1 vs Type 2
Type 1
Accounts for around 1 in 10 diabetes cases
Usually starts in childhood, with some cases developing in young adults
Needs lifelong treatment with insulin injections or an insulin pump
Symptoms often develop quickly, usually within days
Type 2
Accounts for around 9 in 10 diabetes cases
Usually starts in adulthood
Depending on severity it can be treated with lifestyle changes, tablets and injectable treatments
Symptoms often develop gradually, usually over a few years
3.4 million
people with Type 2 diabetes in England
200,000
new diagnoses every year
1 in 15
people in the UK have diabetes
8%
of people with diabetes in the UK have Type 1
Source: Diabetes UK
What people have said
“By following the recommendations of the course, I am losing on average of one kilogram a week and my blood glucose level has stabilised to a level I've not seen since I was diagnosed.”
Stuart
Bognor Regis
“Once I understood what was happening inside my body when I ate carbohydrates it enabled me to focus… I have lost 8 and a half stone through adopting a low carb approach coupled with intermittent fasting.”
Treflyn
North Wales
“The course helped me learn about making better choices in what I eat. It taught me about the consequences of eating processed food and how some foods affect your major organs.”
Lee
Saffron Walden
“They gave us great advice on diet and exercise, while educating us very professionally on how diabetes works and how we can influence it.”
Graham
Stockport
