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Employment
Having diabetes shouldn’t prevent you from getting a job, but it’s important to make your employers and colleagues aware that you have diabetes, particularly insulin-treated diabetes so that they know what a hypo is and how to treat it. Have a look at our employment resources below to read more about working with diabetes.
Smoking
Smoking is one of the biggest causes of death and illness in the UK and when you have diabetes, it dramatically increases the risk of developing complications with your eyes, feet, heart, legs, and kidneys.
You can find out about smoking cessation services near you in our get local section or read below for further information.
Driving
Do you know what the law is about driving if you have diabetes? Our resources below give you practical information such as the implications for your car insurance and whether you should inform the DVLA that you have diabetes, as well as potential risks such as having a hypo when you are at the wheel.
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Alcohol, Smoking and Illicit Drugs
Carbohydrate counting is a way of matching insulin requirements with the amount of carbohydrate that you eat or drink. This course will give you everything you need to know about counting carbs.
Through this course, we aim to give you the information you need to know about what type 2 diabetes remission is and how people have achieved it.
A guide to the units, carbohydrate and calories content of selected alcoholic drinks.
