Diabetes Awareness month 2018 - impact on family & support networks

Type 2 diabetes affects not only the sufferer but their family and their whole network of support.

November 2018 has seen the annual reflection on type 2 diabetes and this year looking at the impact diabetes has on the whole, not just the sufferer.

Diabetes costs the NHS £billions yet is mostly preventable.

In this latest Lipotrim blog post we look at World Diabetes Day and Diabetes awareness month, and how diabetes is affecting many people's lives negatively.

From Travel and Health Insurance, to the terrible medical complications (including amputations!) type 2 diabetes affects many people unnecessarily.

Type 2 diabetes is mainly a preventable condition.
Type 2 diabetes is often referred to as a "lifestyle disease".

So why oh why are we not doing more to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes?

Take a look at the full post where we discuss these issues and how pharmacy has the answer...

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