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Type 1 diabetes in adults: diagnosis and management

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  • Reference number: NG17
  • Published:  26 August 2015
  • Last updated:  17 August 2022
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  • Type 1 diabetes in adults: the care you should expect
  • Diagnosing type 1 diabetes
  • Your diabetes care team
  • Planning your early care
  • What your diabetes care team will do
  • Learning more about type 1 diabetes
  • Using insulin
  • Checking your own blood glucose, and target levels
  • Having your blood glucose checked: HbA1c
  • Diet and exercise
  • Hypos
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Pancreas or islet transplant
  • Long-term complications
  • Eye damage
  • Gum disease
  • Nerve problems
  • Foot problems
  • Kidney disease
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • High blood pressure
  • Care when you are in hospital
  • Terms explained
  • Where can I find out more?

Where can I find out more?

The NHS website has more information about type 1 diabetes.

The organisations below can give you more advice and support.

  • Diabetes UK, 0345 123 2399

  • JDRF, 020 7713 2030

  • Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation, 023 92 637808

  • InDependent Diabetes Trust, 01604 622837

NICE is not responsible for the content of these websites.

To share an experience of care you have received, contact your local Healthwatch.

ISBN: 978-1-4731-1390-9

This page was last updated: 29 June 2022


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