Diabetes UK
Encyclopedia
Diabetes UK is a patient, healthcare professional
and research
charity
dedicated to improving the lives of people with diabetes and to working towards a future without the chronic condition diabetes.
Founded in 1934 as The Diabetic Association (by the author H. G. Wells
and Dr R. D. Lawrence), the organisation has since had two name changes - in 1954 to The British Diabetic Association and again in 2000 to Diabetes UK.
It also has a website
that includes information about diabetes for healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes.
The membership of over 180K comprises people with diabetes, their carers and healthcare professionals.
Diabetes UK's first voluntary group was set up in 1939 350 are now spread out across the UK. There are also local offices across England
and national offices in Northern Ireland
, Scotland
& Wales
. They run conferences for their volunteers and healthcare professionals in the field of diabetes.
Diabetes UK campaigns for improvements in the care and treatment of people with diabetes.
The charity has been running care holidays since the 1930s for children. Families and adult holidays have been introduced since. The holidays aim to provide support and advice in a fun surrounding.
In 1993, a counselling line for patients, family and friends was launched with recorded diabetes information available 24 hours a day.
The charity also has an internal library
and provides a science enquiry service.
Diabetes UK funds UK based research
into the causes and treatment of diabetes and its complications. The first research grant was made in 1936.
Produces a range of information booklets and various magazines, including "Balance" (for patients) (formerly The Diabetic Journal, first published in 1935, changing its name to Balance in 1961 and "Diabetes Update" (for professionals). It also via Blackwell Publishing
produces the academic journal
, Diabetic Medicine. Previous issues were published by John Wiley and Sons
(Volume 1, 1984 to Volume 17, mid 2000).
Health profession
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and research
Research
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charity
Charitable organization
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dedicated to improving the lives of people with diabetes and to working towards a future without the chronic condition diabetes.
Founded in 1934 as The Diabetic Association (by the author H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing text books and rules for war games...
and Dr R. D. Lawrence), the organisation has since had two name changes - in 1954 to The British Diabetic Association and again in 2000 to Diabetes UK.
It also has a website
Website
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that includes information about diabetes for healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes.
The membership of over 180K comprises people with diabetes, their carers and healthcare professionals.
Diabetes UK's first voluntary group was set up in 1939 350 are now spread out across the UK. There are also local offices across England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and national offices in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
& Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. They run conferences for their volunteers and healthcare professionals in the field of diabetes.
Diabetes UK campaigns for improvements in the care and treatment of people with diabetes.
The charity has been running care holidays since the 1930s for children. Families and adult holidays have been introduced since. The holidays aim to provide support and advice in a fun surrounding.
In 1993, a counselling line for patients, family and friends was launched with recorded diabetes information available 24 hours a day.
The charity also has an internal library
Library
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and provides a science enquiry service.
Diabetes UK funds UK based research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
into the causes and treatment of diabetes and its complications. The first research grant was made in 1936.
Produces a range of information booklets and various magazines, including "Balance" (for patients) (formerly The Diabetic Journal, first published in 1935, changing its name to Balance in 1961 and "Diabetes Update" (for professionals). It also via Blackwell Publishing
Blackwell Publishing
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produces the academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
, Diabetic Medicine. Previous issues were published by John Wiley and Sons
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
(Volume 1, 1984 to Volume 17, mid 2000).