Sufyan Hussain

Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

  • St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Rd, Bishop's, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom


Richard Lane, former President of DUK, describes the significant improvements in diabetes education since he was first diagnosed in the 1970s, and briefly describes DAFNE (Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating), one of the official UK adult courses for managing type-1 diabetes. Also, a patient with type-1 describes how helpful she found some voluntary diabetes educational courses.

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Richard Lane, former President of DUK, and a patient diagnosed with T2DM suggest that the biggest challenge for diabetes care is actually engaging people who are either at risk of the condition or living with diabetes. Only once people are engaged do you stand a chance to raise their awareness of the disease, and encourage them to change their diets and lifestyles in order to slow the progression of the condition and even prevent it.

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