Welcome to this section of our website, which is designed to help you deal with being diagnosed, to highlight a few key points about diabetes, including the emotional side, and to help you work out what help, support and information you need.

If you have just been diagnosed with diabetes, you may be feeling confused, you may have access to a mass of information that’s hard to get through, or you may be finding it difficult to get the answers to your questions. Whatever your situation, there is something to help you here.

Key facts about diabetes

There are many myths about diabetes, and everyone you meet will probably have some comment to make or advice to give. These key facts have been put together to address some of the myths and to give you some clear messages without swamping you with too much information.

Top tips for coping when you have diabetes (PDF file)

Here are our top tips to help you cope with diabetes in these early days and a reminder that there are some practical steps you can take to manage your diabetes and continue to feel in control of your life. You can save this file in your computer, or print it out for easy reference.

Other relevant sections of our website and further information and resources

Here we offer you some ‘signposts’ to where you might go next on your journey with diabetes and how we can support you.