Diabetes is
a long-standing condition and is on the rise in the population. We offer advice
on how to alter your lifestyle to make you more responsible for your diet and
sugar habits. We also advise you on the medical options you have as options to
help you maintain a normal life. You can also find support from our charity
contact list and the discussion forums which has the thoughts and support from
others who have diabetes.
Diabetes facts
Facts about diabetes
Types of diabetes
- Diabetes
- Diabetes in children
- Type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes)
- Type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes)
- Pregnancy diabetes (gestational diabetes)
Complications of diabetes
- Cardiovascular risk
- Diabetic acidosis (ketoacidosis)
- Diabetic kidney disease
- Diabetic neuropathy (nerve disease)
- Diabetic retinopathy (eye disease)
- Foot and leg ulcers
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) in people with diabetes
Living with diabetes
Treatments for diabetes
Managing your diabetes
- Diabetes – who does what?
- Blood glucose levels
- Blood pressure measurement
- Cholesterol facts
- Diabetes treats
- Exercise
- Know your numbers
- Living with diabetes
- Managing your diet
- Maximise your heart health
- Nocturia (Night-time urination)
- Pregnancy and diabetes
- Sex and diabetes
- Summer dining with diabetes
Test yourself
Treatments for diabetes
Insulins
Biphasic (mixed) insulins
- Humalog Mix25 (biphasic insulin lispro)
- Humalog Mix50 (biphasic insulin lispro)
- Humulin M3 (biphasic isophane insulin)
- Hypurin porcine 30/70 (biphasic isophane insulin)
- Insuman comb (biphasic isophane insulin)
- NovoMix 30 (biphasic insulin aspart)
Intermediate and long-acting insulins
- Humulin I (isophane insulin)
- Hypurin bovine isophane (isophane insulin)
- Hypurin bovine lente (insulin zinc suspension)
- Hypurin bovine protamine zinc (protamine zinc insulin)
- Hypurin porcine isophane (isophane insulin)
- Insulatard (isophane insulin)
- Insuman basal (isophane insulin)
- Lantus (insulin glargine)
- Levemir (insulin detemir)
Short-acting insulins
- Actrapid (human soluble insulin)
- Apidra (insulin glulisine)
- Humalog (insulin lispro)
- Humulin S (human soluble insulin)
- Hypurin bovine neutral (bovine soluble insulin)
- Hypurin porcine neutral (porcine soluble insulin)
- Insuman rapid (human soluble insulin)
- NovoRapid (insulin aspart)
Medicines for type 2 diabetes
Biguanides
Glitazones
- Actos (pioglitazone)
- Avandamet (rosiglitazone, metformin)
- Avandia (rosiglitazone)
- Competact (pioglitazone, metformin)
Sulphonylureas
- Amaryl (glimepiride)
- Glibenclamide
- Diamicron (gliclazide)
- Diamicron MR (gliclazide)
- Minodiab (glipizide)
- Tolbutamide
- Vivazide (gliclazide)
Other oral medicines for type 2 diabetes
- Eucreas (vildagliptin, metformin)
- Galvus (vildagliptin)
- Glucobay (acarbose)
- Janumet (sitagliptin, metformin)
- Januvia (sitagliptin)
- Onglyza (saxagliptin)
- Prandin (repaglinide)
- Starlix (nateglinide)
- Trajenta (linagliptin)
Injectable medicines for type 2 diabetes
Medicines to treat low blood sugar
Treating complications of diabetes
Diabetic kidney disease
- Aprovel (irbesartan)
- Capoten (captopril)
- Cozaar (losartan)
- Ecopace (captopril)
- Lopace (ramipril)
- Micardis (telmisartan)
- Tritace (ramipril)
- Zestril (lisinopril)
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