Being diagnosed with a medical condition can be a worrying time, but we are here to help and have provided some links below to information about what your diagnosis means, how it can be managed and potentially put into remission, how health eating and living plays a huge part to your wellbeing, driving rules, medication and what support is out there for you.
Click on any of the below for further information.
Information and education, including how important food choices are with 10 tips for healthy eating
Metformin is a diabetes medication that helps the insulin you produce work better. You usually take it as a tablet.
What to do when you are ill, how you can look after yourself, what to eat/drink, managing medication and when to seek help.
Healthy Living is a free, online NHS programme that supports people to live well with type 2 diabetes.
Living with a physical health condition and your mental health wellbeing
Information on what drivers with different types of diabetes need to tell DVLA by law.