This booklet will help you to understand the different risk factors for type 2 diabetes and give you practical advice and tips on what you can do to reduce your risk.

Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes or you’ve lived with it for years, this guide is for you. We’ll take you through everything you need to know, including treating with insulin, counting carbs, what to do when you’re ill, work, travel and more. Wherever you are on your journey with type 1 diabetes, we’re there with you.

We know there’s a lot to think about when you’d just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. That’s why we’ve created this in-depth guide covering treatment, diet, healthy living and the care you’re entitled to.

If you’ve been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, it can feel overwhelming at first to work through what this means for you and your baby. That’s why we’ve put together this guide. It tells you all you need to know about managing your condition. From advice on diet and getting active to checking your blood sugar, managing hypos, getting the right emotional support and more.

It can feel overwhelming when your child is first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and there's a lot to take in. Our guide to type 1 for parents and carers is here to help. Our handy guide is full of tips on injecting insulin, carb counting, getting help from your child's school, teenage issues and loads more. We're here to help you every step of the way when your child has recently been diagnosed.

Enjoying what you eat is one of life's pleasures. But if you, or someone in your family, has diabetes you'll know it can be tricky at times. We have written this simple guide to help you understand what a healthy, balanced diet and make the right choices for your diabetes. It’s got helpful information about shopping, cooking and eating at home, as well as tips on eating out. We have put together the Eating Well with diabetes to help everyone affected by diabetes put the excitement back into cooking and enjoying a healthy diet.
We also have information about eating well, as well as information about different cultural diets, available to download in other languages. For more food inspiration, and see some of these, visit www.diabetes.org.uk/enjoyfood

Our guideto moving more, packed full of information and inspiration to get you active. From advice about managing your blood sugar levels and building up the motivation to move to ideas and examples of activities you can try from your very own home, this guide will support you through your journey to move more. Plus, there’s space for you to track your progress over 10 weeks and reflect on what you’re learning along the way.