Diabetes Mellitus
Is there support?
10 Parkway
London NW1 7AA
Tel: 0845 120 2960 Careline
Tel: 020 7424 1000
Fax: 020 7424 1001
e-mail: info@diabetes.org.uk
Web Site http://www.diabetes.org.uk
Formerly known as the British Diabetic Association, Diabetes UK is a National Registered Charity No. 215199, established in 1934 by Dr R D Lawrence and H G Wells. It offers a confidential help and support service for people with diabetes, their carers and health care professionals. It has a nationwide support network and funds research into diabetes. It campaigns for improvements for people who live with diabetes. It publishes: 'Link Up' a quarterly newsletter for parents; 'Tadpole Times' and 'On The Level' quarterly newsletters for children and teenagers with diabetes; 'Balance' a magazine published two monthly; 'Diabetic Medicine' a monthly publication for health care professionals containing research papers on diabetes; and 'Diabetes Update' a quarterly publication for health care professionals with an interest in diabetes. It also has a wide range of information available, details on request. Diabetes UK has around 200,000 members.
Group details last updated August 2007.
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