JOB OPPORTUNITY
***Do you have a passion for diabetes and helping people with the condition on the Isle of Wight? Then apply to be the Diabetes Charity Shop Manager!*** We are looking for someone who has enthusiasm and drive to manage the Diabetes Charity shop in Ventnor. The shop...
NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission
Find out more about this new programme being offered to people with type 2 diabetes. NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme
Volunteering for Diabetes Group IOW
If you have any spare time, maybe you could volunteer for Diabetes Group IOW We really can't do this without you. We need volunteers for all kinds of things such as helping: run our stall at the outdoor summer shows, IW County Show, Garlic Festival, Chale Show and...
Newsletter December 2023
Read our December 2023 Newsletter here
Diabetes Group IOW Membership/Update Form
Diabetes Group IOW MEMBERSHIP FORM Please click on the link below to add your name to our membership which will enable us to update you with new information about this group including new drop ins, events and more. Click here to complete the form online...
100 Years of Insulin Celebration Dinner and Dance – 8 April 2022 18:00 onwards
Come and join us as we Celebrate 100 Years of Insulin Diabetes Group IOW are celebrating the discovery of life-saving Insulin with a dinner and speaker event. Diabetes affects millions of people world- wide and this discovery has led to many more lives being saved...
Winter Foot Care for People with Diabetes – Stephen Taylor, Deputy Head of Podiatry /MPTT, Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Winter Foot Care for People with Diabetes Stephen Taylor Deputy Head of Podiatry /MPTT Isle of Wight NHS Trust Autumn is here again: the swallows have flown south, the leaves are already beginning to fall and the nights are drawing in. But there is still much to look...
The Low Carbohydrate Diet – A Personal Experience by Ced Wells
The Low Carbohydrate Diet - A Personal Experience by Ced Wells I have lived with Type 1 diabetes for 27 years. To be completely honest it is a condition that I have struggled with, sometimes ignored and it hasn’t always been well controlled. But in March 2019 I...
So what should I eat to help control my T2 diabetes?
So what should I eat to help control my T2 diabetes? The problem with having diabetes is your metabolism can no longer deal with sugar, which becomes almost a poison; its consumption needs cutting back dramatically. Reduce starchy carbs a lot... Remember they are...
Low Carbohydrate Diet for Type 2 Diabetes – Dr. Lorena Arnez, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Diabetes Centre, St Mary’s Hospital
Low Carbohydrate Diet for Type 2 Diabetes by Dr. Lorena Arnez,Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Diabetes Centre, St Mary’s Hospital Type 2 diabetes mellitus is mainly caused by the modern way of eating (frequent meals and excess of carbohydrate over the years)...