Educating yourself about your diabetes can help simplify your life. Diabetes self-management can help you optimise blood glucose control, prevent complications, and maximize your quality of life with diabetes. Since we’re learning new things about diabetes all the time, it’s important to stay informed. Talk to your healthcare team about your diabetes education needs.

Diabetes educators provide information about the day-to-day aspects of diabetes care, such as how to administer medications (including insulin), check blood glucose, identify symptoms of hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia, and adjust treatment on sick days.

Diabetes educators should also address psychosocial issues, since emotional well-being improves diabetes outcomes. Many hospitals and clinics have diabetes education programs. The following organisations can help you find diabetes education programs near you:

• Diabetes UK
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Your healthcare professional

You can also check out this Bayer website regularly for the latest in diabetes news, articles and useful resources to help you learn more about diabetes.  Consider bayerdiabetes.co.uk one of your community resources that will help educate you and help you achieve your simple wins.