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 ...
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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...
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