Coronavirus: Advice for people living with diabetes
16 June 2020
Here are some helpful tips on what precautions you should take, and what you need to know The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that spread of the coronavirus as a pandemic in March, and and most countries have seen outbreaks. Although the UK is seeing a decline in the number of new cases and hospitalisations, we all still need to be careful and try to reduce the spread of the virus as much as possible. People with diabetes are classed by the NHS and UK Government as 'clinically vulnerable' Although this means someone with diabetes is not required to shield themselves, they are...
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Blood glucose monitoring
If you take certain medication, having knowledge of your blood glucose levels is an integral part of having diabetes. It helps you understand what your blood glucose levels in your body are doing in response to food, exercise and other factors that affect blood glucose. There are a few ways to check your blood glucose levels, these include flash glucose monitoring, continuous glucose monitoring or traditional finger prick checking. It depends on your diabetes and your therapy but if you are on insulin, checking will be part of your day to day routine. What can I use to help...
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Driving and diabetes
Having diabetes doesn’t automatically mean you cannot drive. There are things you need to know and depending on your diabetes therapy you may need to be monitoring at certain times. Having diabetes requires you to be aware of your condition whilst driving on the road. Great news - giving you a choice of how to check! As of February 2019, the DVLA has changed the rules on driving with insulin treated diabetes.1 If you do have insulin treated diabetes and drive a car or motorcycle (Group 1 licence) you now have a choice how you check blood glucose levels. You can check with...
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Carbohydrate counting tool
Use our handy tool below to find out how carbohydrate counting could benefit you. This interactive training tool covers a wide range of topics to do with carb counting including: The basics of carb counting Factors affecting blood glucose Types of food & carb content 5 ways to count carbs Eating out Quizzes Start now
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Accu-Chek Testing in Pairs tool
You’ll see the difference with before-and-after monitoring. Testing in Pairs is a paper tool designed to help you see changes in your blood sugar before and after a specific meal, exercise, or other event. Use it regularly to discover how things in your daily routine can affect your blood sugar. No day with diabetes is ever the same, the Accu-Chek Testing in Pairs tool can be used to analyse meals, activity, stress and other events: Food and drinks- how does a certain food or alcohol affect your blood sugar? Exercise- how do certain activities affect you? Daily life- if you try...
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Roche receives CE Mark for its Accu-Chek SugarView app
10 December 2019 Accu-Chek SugarView is the first app that determines blood glucose ranges by taking photos with the smartphone camera without the need of a blood glucose meter. It is designed to help non-insulin-dependent people with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes live healthier lives in-between doctors’ visits. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for around 90 % of all diabetes cases. Roche today announced that it has...
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Accu-Chek Diaries
Use this diary template to record your blood glucose measurements, your medical doses and any comments you want to keep. This is provided in a weekly format, and a large print daily sheet. Download weekly format (PDF, 159 kb) Download large print daily sheet (PDF, 69 kb) Other...
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Healthy road to weight loss
Debunking the myths - by Azmina Govindji, Registered Dietician and Consultant Nutritionist There's a sea of conflicting advice, recommendations and fads out there, making it difficult to know what to believe when watching your waistline. If you've been trying to watch your weight, it's likely that at some point you've been lured into one of the many trendy diets on offer. Azmina's top tips Watch your portion size. Use a smaller plate and a smaller spoon. Eat slowly and savour the flavours. Always have breakfast and eat regular meals. Otherwise you might...
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Roast chicken with white bean mash
A recipe for a tasty fllling protein-rich dish. You'll need chicken, sunflower oil, a lemon, rosemery, garlic, herbs and pepper. The bean mash uses tinned beans of your choice with olive oil, garlic and rosemary. Ingredients Nutritional values Per serving: energy 489kcal • protein 55.8g • fat 18.9g • saturated fat 4.4g • carbohydrate 23.7g •...
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Blood glucose monitoring
If you take certain medication, having knowledge of your blood glucose levels is an integral part of having diabetes. It helps you understand what your blood glucose levels in your body are doing in response to food, exercise and other factors that affect blood glucose. There are a few ways to check your blood glucose levels, these include flash glucose monitoring, continuous glucose monitoring or traditional finger prick checking. It depends on your diabetes and your therapy but if you are on insulin, checking will be part of your day to day routine. What can I use to help...
Read More
Driving and diabetes
Having diabetes doesn’t automatically mean you cannot drive. There are things you need to know and depending on your diabetes therapy you may need to be monitoring at certain times. Having diabetes requires you to be aware of your condition whilst driving on the road. Great news - giving you a choice of how to check! As of February 2019, the DVLA has changed the rules on driving with insulin treated diabetes.1 If you do have insulin treated diabetes and drive a car or motorcycle (Group 1 licence) you now have a choice how you check blood glucose levels. You can check with...
Read More
Carbohydrate counting tool
Use our handy tool below to find out how carbohydrate counting could benefit you. This interactive training tool covers a wide range of topics to do with carb counting including: The basics of carb counting Factors affecting blood glucose Types of food & carb content 5 ways to count carbs Eating out Quizzes Start now
Read More Accu-Chek Testing in Pairs tool
You’ll see the difference with before-and-after monitoring. Testing in Pairs is a paper tool designed to help you see changes in your blood sugar before and after a specific meal, exercise, or other event. Use it regularly to discover how things in your daily routine can affect your blood sugar. No day with diabetes is ever the same, the Accu-Chek Testing in Pairs tool can be used to analyse meals, activity, stress and other events: Food and drinks- how does a certain food or alcohol affect your blood sugar? Exercise- how do certain activities affect you? Daily life- if you try...
Read More
Roche receives CE Mark for its Accu-Chek SugarView app
10 December 2019 Accu-Chek SugarView is the first app that determines blood glucose ranges by taking photos with the smartphone camera without the need of a blood glucose meter. It is designed to help non-insulin-dependent people with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes live healthier lives in-between doctors’ visits. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for around 90 % of all diabetes cases. Roche today announced that it has...
Read More
Accu-Chek Diaries
Use this diary template to record your blood glucose measurements, your medical doses and any comments you want to keep. This is provided in a weekly format, and a large print daily sheet. Download weekly format (PDF, 159 kb) Download large print daily sheet (PDF, 69 kb) Other...
Read More
Healthy road to weight loss
Debunking the myths - by Azmina Govindji, Registered Dietician and Consultant Nutritionist There's a sea of conflicting advice, recommendations and fads out there, making it difficult to know what to believe when watching your waistline. If you've been trying to watch your weight, it's likely that at some point you've been lured into one of the many trendy diets on offer. Azmina's top tips Watch your portion size. Use a smaller plate and a smaller spoon. Eat slowly and savour the flavours. Always have breakfast and eat regular meals. Otherwise you might...
Read More Roast chicken with white bean mash
A recipe for a tasty fllling protein-rich dish. You'll need chicken, sunflower oil, a lemon, rosemery, garlic, herbs and pepper. The bean mash uses tinned beans of your choice with olive oil, garlic and rosemary. Ingredients Nutritional values Per serving: energy 489kcal • protein 55.8g • fat 18.9g • saturated fat 4.4g • carbohydrate 23.7g •...
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