Bristol Diabetes Support Group
About Us
The group was recently formed following a meeting organised by Diabetes UK (South West) which was supported by local health professionals. Views were sought from the participants about what they would like to see from a voluntary group and in October 2011, a group of volunteers met with a member of the team from the regional branch to form a voluntary group. The group aims to support those living with diabetes and their carers.
The group is run by a small number of volunteers and we would welcome any support, no matter how little. Please contact us if you can offer any ideas or time in order to develop the group.
Help in Diabetes Research
We have had a request from a research student at Bristol University for volunteers to take part in research for a Masters degree into the possible link between diabetes and eating disorders.
If you are interested, please see the notes on this page. The researcher will provide you with credentials from the university as the request does not come from Diabetes UK.
Type 1 Diabetes Blogger in Bristol
The large majority of diabetics have the more common Type 2 diabetes,
this is a condition where insulin production slowly declines &/or insulin resistance slowly increases.
In Type 1 diabetes insulin production declines to nothing very quickly indeed.
Twenty years after diagnosis, below is a blog from a family coping with Type 1 diabetes. The Bristol support group do give our thanks to Mike, Jane, Beth and Ellen for sharing this.
Living with diabetes - every day ups and downs. A collection of thoughts, observations, comments and questions from a family sharing there thoughts on living with type 1 Diabetes in the UK.
Diabetes Challenge
TV presenter Dominic Littlewood, who has Type 1 diabetes, is backing leading health charity Diabetes UK by calling on others to take on a Diabetes Challenge via the leading health charity's new website www.diabeteschallenge.org.uk.
Diabetes Challenge is a fun and interactive website that enables anybody to challenge themselves or someone else to raise funds for Diabetes UK by taking on a given challenge. Challenges can be anything from losing a turkey in weight, being silent at work for an hour to walking the Great Wall of China.
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The information presented on this website is for general use only. If you have questions or concerns about individual health matters or the management of your diabetes, please consult your diabetes care team.
Products highlighted on this website are not necessarily endorsed by Diabetes UK. The material on external websites linked to from this website may not be the views of Diabetes UK or the Bristol Voluntary Group.