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Jubilee Tips - Some helpful tips for diet over the Jubilee celebrations

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Get Back On Track - Some helpful information that may make things a little easier to get back on track after Christmas...

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Introducing IDDT

We are an organisation for people living with diabetes run by people living with diabetes. We recognise that when one person in a family lives with diabetes, this affects other family members and we offer support to partners and parents. We raise awareness of important issues for people with diabetes and provide information in non-medical language.read less

A charity based in the UK listening to people with diabetes and their carers and supporting their needs. The Trust is run entirely by voluntary donations and we do not accept funding from the pharmaceutical industry in order to remain uninfluenced and independent.

The Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT) is a registered charity and was formed in 1994. We are concerned with listening to the needs of people who live with diabetes, understanding those needs and doing our utmost to offer help and support. We not only want to help those who actually have diabetes but also their carers – the husbands, wives, partners and parents, indeed, all of us who ‘live with diabetes’. We recognise that when one person in a family has diabetes, all other family members are affected to a greater or lesser extent and they all have views and needs which may be different from the person with diabetes, but nevertheless are important.

The Trust was set up to look at some of the day to day difficulties of living with diabetes, the worries, fears and concerns that perhaps we don’t talk about at the hospital clinic- the ones that many of us experience and understand because we actually live with diabetes. As a charity, IDDT has a Board of Trustees and all our Trustees either have diabetes or have family members with diabetes. So we all know first hand that while diabetes doesn’t rule our lives, it is an important part of them. It needs care and attention, it can be a nuisance and it is not without it’s problems!

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Tips for Jubilee Parties

With the Queen’s Jubilee this year there is a range of all types of parties being held to celebrate and no matter what type of party – it means food and drinks to tempt you to over-indulge.

For those with diabetes parties can be a challenge as to what to eat to fit in with their diet. Indeed, some people will avoid any party as they do not want to face temptations on offer.

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Gluten Free Diets – An Update

By Dr Mabel Blades,  Freelance Dietician and Nutritionist
On 1st January 2012 the rules about making claims as regards which foods are gluten free changed.

Background

A number of people suffer from coeliac disease and while this used to be regarded as a simple food intolerance, it is now regarded as an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues (thus there is a link with Type 1 diabetes). In people with coeliac disease the autoimmune reaction is triggered by gluten, which is the name of the protein found in wheat, rye and barley. Some people with the condition are also sensitive to oats.

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Replacement of Disability Living Allowance with Personal Independence Payments

The government intends to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) with Personal Independence Payments (PIP). This may affect people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes who are in receipt of DLA. The government is running a consultation on these changes. It is important that people submit their views before the closing date on April 30th 2012. For details click here.

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First ever mandatory care standards to improve the level of care of children and young people with diabetes

Announced in early April 2012, every child and young person with diabetes in England can expect an improvement in their level of care as a landmark funding agreement for paediatric diabetes services comes in to force.

The ‘Best Practice Tariff for Paediatric Diabetes’ sets out 13 mandatory care standardsfor paediatric diabetes service teams to meet. Providers who can prove they meet these levels of care will qualify for greater funding. Local services unable to achieve these standards will be supported to improve but face having their funding withdrawn if unable to reach the required level by April 2013.

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National Diabetes Inpatient Audit

In March 2011, the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit information for England and Wales was published. This provides a wide range of information about the care of people with diabetes in hospital and their experiences. It is a measure of where improvements need to be made. To look at the key findings click here:

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Driving and hypoglycaemia – what are doctors being advised to do?

The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists [ABCD] has recognised that the EU Directive on standards of driving in diabetes will have a significant impact not only on drivers with diabetes but also on the doctors who complete medical reports for the DVLA. The ABCD has clarified their response to the Directive and this basically advises doctors on their actions with their patients on the most important change – hypoglycaemia. [Practical Diabetes Vol. 29 No1] It seems sensible that people with diabetes know what advice their doctors are receiving, so below are the key points in the ABCD recommendations to doctors.

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