Checking your blood sugar levels | Diabetes testing | Diabetes UK
Knowing your blood sugar levels helps you manage your diabetes and reduces your risk of having serious complications – now and in the future. What are blood sugar levels? Your blood sugar levels, also known as blood glucose levels, are a measurement that show how much glucose you have in your blood. Glucose is a sugar that you get from food and drink.
What is HbA1c? | Blood Test | Target Levels | Diabetes UK
HbA1c is your average blood glucose (sugar) levels for the last two to three months. If you have diabetes, an ideal HbA1c level is 48mmol/mol (6.5%) or below. If you're at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, your target HbA1c level should be below 42mmol/mol (6%).
Type 2 diabetes | Diabetes UK
Type 2 diabetes is high blood sugar levels due to your body not making enough of a hormone called insulin, or the insulin it makes not working properly — known as insulin resistance. High blood sugar levels over time can cause other health problems like heart attacks and strokes, as well as problems with your eyes, kidneys, and feet. These are called diabetes complications.
Prediabetes | Diabetes UK | Reduce risk type 2 diabetes
What is prediabetes? Prediabetes means that your blood sugars are higher than usual, but not high enough for you to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It also means that you are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. You are unlikely to be experiencing any symptoms with prediabetes. Prediabetes is also sometimes called borderline diabetes. Higher than normal blood sugars can be detected ...
Type 2 diabetes symptoms | Diabetes UK
A lot of people don't have or don't notice symptoms of type 2 diabetes. Signs can include weeing more, feeling more thirsty and more tired than usual.
What is diabetes? | Getting to know the basics | Diabetes UK
Diabetes (otherwise known by the scientific name diabetes mellitus) is a complicated condition and there are many different types of diabetes. Here we'll take you through everything you need to know. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a serious condition where your blood glucose level is too high. It can happen when your body doesn't produce enough …
Type 2 diabetes treatments
Apr 13, 2023 · Eating well, being more active, metformin, insulin, and other types of diabetes medication, along with weight loss surgery are treatments.
Flash glucose monitors (Freestyle Libre) and continuous glucose ...
Update, 4 November 2024: Abbott, the makers of the FreeStyle Libre, have confirmed that FreeStyle Libre 2 sensors will be phased out in the UK by the end of August 2025, meaning that people living with diabetes who use the sensors will need to transition to using FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus sensors.If you're a FreeStyle Libre 2 user, read more about what you need to do next.
Symptoms of diabetes | Type 1 and Type 2 | Diabetes UK
Read about the symptoms of diabetes. If you’re showing early signs of diabetes, contact your healthcare professional today.
Meal plans and diabetes | Diabetes UK
Eating nutritious, healthy and downright delicious food is that bit easier with our meal planners. We've created multiple different weekly meal plans to suit all types and tastes. They're nutritionally balanced, are calorie and carb counted, and can help if you want to lose weight. They also make sure you eat your five a day and have the right amounts of dairy (calcium), wholegrain foods, oily ...