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Welcome to the Diabetes Support Forum

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Whilst diabetes is the same the world over, the health systems vary in different countries. Treatment of diabetes in the UK is very much at the mercy of the individual PCTs (Primary Care Trusts) and can vary from one town or region to another, and therefore UK diabetics have a need for support and advice on a very specific health system, the National Health Service or NHS as it is better known.

We have set up this forum to provide that friendly mutual support.

If you are newly diagnosed you will have many many questions and we have tried to put together some resources on these pages to help you understand and put things into perspective.

Click on any of the links to find a brief description or explanation of the subject together with links to other resources. Or feel free to jump right in and ask questions in our friendly forums.

 

DISCLAIMER: Please assume no member of the forum has a medical background. We accept no liability if someone chooses to take advice without asking their medical team first.

This site contains some links to external sites. These are provided in good faith, but DSF cannot take any responsibility for their content.

 

Please note that registration and login on this page is only required for authors of articles and comments. Participation in the forum - because it runs on a separate database - requires registration there

 
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      In one chapter of my book (published March, 2010) I recalled several things from the history of diabetes. One paragraph from that chapter is given here:"There were two schools of thought i ... by Richard157
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  • Diabetes Myth #5 - The Diabetic Diet
    Of course one of the main concerns of a newly-diagnosed diabetic is food.  What can and can't I eat?  What should and shouldn't I eat?  As previously discussed, many people start off wi ... by VBH
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  • Diabetes Myth #4 - Cures
    Not a week goes by without me seeing someone claim to have a cure for diabetes.  Its odd because considering there are 2 million diabetics in the UK, you would have thought it would have made the ... by VBH
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  • Diabetes Myth #3 - Calories Count.
    I've written about this before, but I can't do a series on diabetes myths without mentioning calories since they may be the biggest con and/or misconception in nutrition.We are regularly told by healt ... by VBH
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