Diabetes Support Health Directory
Social prescribers in Rushcliffe have put together directories for many health and well-being issues.
Find inside tips and information about services offering support in Rushcliffe and Nottingham.
Click here to view the health directories and find 'Diabetes'.
Click here to view the 'June Diabetes Newsletter'
Diabetes Awareness Week
Diabetes Awareness Week is the annual UK-wide event ran by Diabetes UK to raise awareness of diabetes and encourage individuals to be open and talk about their experience with it.
To find support, share experiences or how you can get involved, click here.
Carbs & Cals App
The Carbs & Cals app is the only diabetes, diet and weight loss app to feature food and drink photos. It’s designed to help you track your diet and manage your nutritional needs with confidence, and ideal for anyone who is managing type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes.
With a database of over 5,000 photos, the app gives you at-a-glance carbohydrate, calorie, protein, fat and fibre values for all your favourite foods in a uniquely visual way.
To find out more, click here.
DESMOND
DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) programme is designed to increase your knowledge of type 2 diabetes and help you to develop the skills to effectively self-manage your condition.
DESMOND is free to access and the service is available across Nottinghamshire County.
To find out more or self-refer to the programme, click here.
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Healthy Living with Type 2 Diabetes
Healthy Living is a free online service designed to provide advice and information to people living with type 2 diabetes, to help them better manage their condition.
The programme is user-led and offers an alternative means of accessing support to the more traditional, group-based structured education programmes.
Healthy Living provides information about type 2 diabetes and its treatments, offers advice on emotional wellbeing, and helps with adopting and maintaining healthy behaviours.
You can self-refer and register here.
Find this information in a variety of different languages here.