This presentation introduces the types of Diabetes and updates on the care, support and information available from Diabetes UK. It also lets know how one can get involved and support in dealing with Diabetes.

1. Diabetes:
An Introduction
By:
Syed Hassan (Maqbool)
Public Speaker

2. Agenda
• What is Diabetes?
• What Diabetes UK does?
• How you can get involved?

3. What is Diabetes?
• Diabetes is a common life-long condition
• The amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood
becomes too high because the body cannot
use it properly

4. The Pancreas

5. Main Types of Diabetes
• Type 1:
– Normally diagnosed under 40 years old
– Treated with Insulin, diet control and physical
activity
• Type 2:
– Normally diagnosed over 40 years old
– Treated with diet control and physical activity
– Tablets and/or Insulin may also be prescribed

6. Facts and Figures
• 3 million people diagnosed in the UK
• 850,000 undiagnosed people
• £9 billion spent by NHS annually on treating
Diabetes and its complications
Diabetes UK figures 2012

7. Type 1 Diabetes Facts
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Body cannot produce Insulin
Cells producing Insulin get damaged
Cause is under medical research
Possible cause is body’s abnormal reaction
Maybe triggered by a viral or other infection
You are more at risk if it runs in your family

8. Type 2 Diabetes Facts
• When body cannot produce enough Insulin
• Insulin already produced by body cannot work
properly
• Cells producing Insulin get damaged
• You are more at risk if it runs in your family

9. Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors
• Caucasian/White: over 40 years of age
• Black and South Asian: over 25 years of age
• Family history of Diabetes
• Obese or overweight
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Blood circulation problems in extremities
• High blood pressure

10. Symptoms of Diabetes
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Feeling very thirsty
Going to the toilet very frequently (esp. night)
Feeling very tired
Weight loss
Loss of body muscle
Blurred vision

11. If Diabetes is Left Untreated?

12. Why Awareness is Important?
• Early diagnosis and control of blood glucose
level can reduce complications
• Diabetes UK help is at hand…

13. What Diabetes UK does?
• Reduce the spread of Diabetes on society
using available methods
• Connect with, care for and improve the lives
of people affected by Diabetes
• Create a better positive future for the Diabetic
patients
• Campaign for all people affected by and at risk
of Diabetes
• Work towards the cure of Diabetes

14. More about Diabetes UK?
• Largest patient organisation in the UK
• Largest charity fund provider to Diabetes
research:
– More than £5.8m in 2012
– More than £6m in 2011
• Improving lives for more than seventy five
years
• National and eight regional offices

15. How Diabetes UK Helps?
• Information - Publications, Web site, Care Line
Telephone: 0345 123 2399 (Local Rate Call)
• Support - Children's holidays, Family weekends, Peer
support service and Voluntary groups
• Research - Funds research towards finding better
treatments and ultimately its cure
• Campaigning - For better services of care, To help
prevent discrimination by Diabetes Voices

16. Current Diabetes UK Campaigns

17. More Campaigns for Better Care

18. How You can Get Involved?
• Become Supporting Member – Flexible
and comes with bi-monthly magazine and
access to information and services
• Join Diabetes Voices:
‒ Lots of different ways to make a difference
‒ Quick and easy online actions and
campaigning to improve services in your area
‒ Opportunities available for Diabetes Voices
members to receive training and support

19. Membership and Benefits

20. Thank You
• Diabetes UK Care Line:
– 0345 123 2399 (Local Rate Call)
• Web Site:
– www.diabetes.org.uk
• Regional Office:
– midlands@diabetes.org.uk
– Tel: 01922 614500