Blog Latest | Know Diabetes

Know Diabetes Blog

Latest News

23/12/2020 | 7-9 minutes

Looking after your diabetes during the festive season

Having diabetes, you may find it challenging to manage how you eat over the festive period. Take a look at the delicious recipes, handy tips, and advice that we've put together to show you how you can still cook and enjoy delicious foods and treats, without compromising your diet.

Salma Mehar
Consultant Dietitian for the Northwest London Diabetes Transformation programme

23/12/2020 | 6 - 8 minutes

New Year, Fresh Start

Most people who set New Year’s resolutions are very sincere about making changes. The reality is that by Quitter’s Day (17th January 2021), about 40% of people will have already given up on their New Year’s resolutions. I’ve put together some key tips on how to avoid being a Quitter's Day casualty.

Dr. Tony Willis
Clinical Director for Diabetes, NWL Health and Care Partnership

23/12/2020 | 5-7 minutes

Learning how to manage type 2 diabetes

Whether you are newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for many years, there is always lots more that you can learn to help you to better manage your condition.

Peter Gilbert
A patient who has had Type 1 diabetes for 46 years.

26/11/2020 | 6 - 8 minutes

NHS Couch to 5K and type 1 diabetes – an experiment of N=1

An experiment into the impact of the NHS Couch to 5K app on living with type 1 diabetes. The first in a two-part series of blogs.

Alex Silverstein
Diabetes Education Lead

27/10/2020 | 2 minutes

11 ways to age well

Smiling, laughing while the heart is getting a workout - there's no medicine that can do that.

Ian Reddington
Health Behaviour Change Implementation Lead for the North West London Diabetes Transformation programme

27/08/2020 | 5 minutes

REWIND your type 2 diabetes

This is a message of hope. And don’t we all need a bit of hope at the moment?

Dr. Tony Willis
Clinical Director for Diabetes, NWL Health and Care Partnership