Western Mail

Learning Zone a gift for diabetes patients

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DIABETES UK has launched a free and easy-to-use learning tool for people with diabetes. Learning Zone is a new digital platform to help people understand more about their condition and how to manage it.

On average people with diabetes spend just three hours a year with a healthcare profession­al, and for the remaining 8,757 hours they manage their condition alone. Understand­ing diabetes is crucial when it comes to managing the condition effectivel­y. Having access to trustworth­y informatio­n is important, but can be hard to find.

Learning Zone offers clinically accurate advice in plain language, and is constantly updated in line with best practice. Created by healthcare profession­als together with people living with diabetes, it combines medical knowledge with the real experience of people with the condition.

Videos, games and everyday tips on a range of topics are tailored to the individual needs of each user, taking into considerat­ion things like what type of diabetes they have and the treatment they’re on.

If you are living with diabetes you can try Learning Zone by visiting www.diabetes.org.uk/zone Dai Williams, National Director, Diabetes UK Cymru

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