Registration for the Cardiff Wellness Walk is now open, with discounts available, and participants can look forward to receiving an event t-shirt and a finisher’s medal, as well

As we celebrate Diabetes Week 2023, Diabetes UK Cymru welcomes the Welsh Government’s renewed commitment to improving diabetes care across Wales.

This is the first Quality Statement for diabetes care in Wales and replaces the 2016-2020 Diabetes Delivery Plan for Wales. There are four main areas to highlight from a Diabetes UK Cymru perspective:

Let’s look at those numbers! 

This Diabetes Week, we’re breaking down some of the key numbers for you – from HbA1C to carb counting and we’ve created some brilliant new posters to walk you through all those confusing numbers! 

Lucy said: “Diabetes has been a huge part of my life. My mother said that she was less scared of the lymphoma than the diabetes, because diabetes doesn’t go away. When I was a child, I didn’t understand why I was at the hospital or the implications of my health problems.

Warning: this story talks about suicide.

She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in May 2022. Millie’s father also lives with the condition, so the family knew what to look out for.

She said: “It was a confusing time to be diagnosed - the doctors used long words and I had to rely on trying to decipher the facial expressions of medical staff and parents to realise that this was serious.

In some areas, people living with diabetes do not have access to psychological support and they either have to wait years or are referred to services that are not specialised in diabetes.