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Community Support For Diabetes

The Branch is part of a project called Community Champions.

One of the priorities at the moment is to improve support and knowledge about type 2 diabetes and to help people talk about it.

Type 2 Diabetes – Know your risk!

Finding out your risk of type 2 diabetes only takes a few minutes. It could be the most important thing you do today..

Click HERE to answer a few short questions & find out your risk score

Some Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

Peeing more than usual, particularly at night

Feeling thirsty all the time

Feeling very tired

Losing weight without trying

itching around your penis or vagina, or repeatedly getting thrush

Cuts or wounds taking longer to heal

Blurred vision

Contact your GP if you have any of these symptoms

Information taken from nhs.uk/conditions/type-2-diabetes/symptoms

NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

The NHS and Diabetes UK have created a programme to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Click Here for more information about this programme - West Yorkshire Reed Wellbeing

Community Champion Co-ordinator for The Branch

If you have any questions about diabetes or if you would like to be part of sharing this important information with the people you know and influence, please get in touch. You can phone Sebastian on 01484 551551 or complete the contact form below.