Please share your knowledge

DIABETES affects millions of people across the UK. It can have devastating health consequences and impact on all areas of life. And at Diabetes UK, we’re taking it seriously.

About 4.5 million people in the UK have diabetes and a further 11.9 million are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. In Wales, more than 188,600 people, 7.1% of the population aged 17 and over, have the condition – the highest prevalence in the UK.

Today, 65 people will die early and hundreds more will face lifechanging complications that could have been avoided or delayed if they’d had the right knowledge and support to manage their diabetes.

To change this we need to know more about diabetes, and the impact it has on the lives of those affected by it. From healthcare services and medication, to how living with the condition can affect relationships, and life at work or school, we want you to tell us what it’s like to live with the condition now, and how you hope this will change in the future.

If you are living with diabetes, if you’re a parent of a child with diabetes, or if you’re a carer for someone with diabetes, take part in our Future of Diabetes survey.

Together, we can fight the challenges that diabetes presents, we can fight for a cure and we can fight on behalf of those who can’t. We can make sure the Government and NHS are giving people the care they need.

Share your knowledge with us, and help fight for a better future for people with diabetes. Please complete our Future of Diabetes online survey by August 31, www.diabetes. org.uk/future-diabetes Dai Williams National director, Diabetes UK Cymru