Alcohol Awareness Week – 03/07/2023

It's Alcohol Awareness Week 3rd - 9th July!

Download the Drink Free Days app Feel healthier, lose weight and save money by picking your days to go drink-free.

One simple way to cut down is to have at least a few drink-free days every week, so choose yours and get practical support to stick with it.

With the app you can: - update and track your drink-free days - get simple and practical tips to help you control your drinking - receive reminders when you need it most - celebrate milestones when you reach your targets

Find out more about the NHS Drink Free App and advice about reducing your alcohol intake at https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/drink-less/ #DrinkLess #DrinkFreeApp #DrinkFreeDays

Diabetes Awareness! – 19/06/2023

Diabetes is a condition that causes a person's blood sugar level to become too high.

There are 2 main types of diabetes:

  • Type 1 diabetes – a lifelong condition where the body's immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin
  • Type 2 diabetes – where the body does not produce enough insulin, or the body's cells do not react to insulin properly

Type 2 diabetes is far more common than type 1. In the UK, over 90% of all adults with diabetes have type 2. High blood sugar that develops during pregnancy is known as gestational diabetes. It usually goes away after giving birth.

To find out more - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetes/

describing difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. type 1 - a lifelong condition where the body's immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin. type 2 - where the body does not produce enough insulin, or the body's cells do not react properly. Visit your GP as soon as possible if you experience the main symptoms of diabetes such as feeling very thirsty, peeing more frequently than usual, particularly at night, feeling very tired, weight loss and loss of muscle bulk, itching around the penis or vagina, blurred vision.