Help change the lives of 5.6 million people living with diabetes
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Hi John,
Getting the right care, at the right place, at the right time, can be life-changing when you live with diabetes.
But far too many people are still missing out on their essential care, such as blood tests, foot checks and eye screenings. With a general election coming up, we have a chance to put these checks at the top of the agenda – can you help us?
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Em is 40 and has lived with type 1 diabetes since she was six. She’s struggled with diabetes burnout and serious diabetes complications. She’s not always found it easy to get the support and care needed to live well with diabetes:
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"A 10-minute appointment of checks felt like a tick box. There was no ‘how are you really?’… I needed someone to sit and help me understand.
It’s taken two heart attacks before I really got the help that I needed…now I’ve got the same diabetes nurse that I had when I was diagnosed…she really listens to me and has helped me get information and understand it all better.
I think once you’ve had something major happen it can open your eyes up a lot more…this is serious, and we need serious help at times, and to not let people get to the point where I’ve had to in order to get help. That’s not right, not right at all.” |
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It doesn’t need to be this way, for Em or anyone living with diabetes. And with a general election coming up, we have a chance to make real change.
When the NHS invests in making sure people have earlier access to care and support, it can help save someone’s sight, stop someone having to have an amputation due to diabetes related complications and improve their long-term health and wellbeing.
One email to those standing for election where you live, to ask them to make essential diabetes care a priority, can help change the lives of 5.6 million people living with diabetes in the UK:
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The more people speak up, the harder we’ll be to ignore.
Thank you for everything that you do.
Ella and the Campaigns Team
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