Six key symptoms of type 2 diabetes to spot – and who’s at risk

Six key symptoms of type 2 diabetes to spot – and who’s at risk

A nutritionist has outlined the tell-tale signs of type 2 diabetes as around one million Britons have the blood sugar condition without knowing it. Earlier this week, findings from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggested that many more people living in England – perhaps five million – could also be on the verge of … Read more

‘I was diagnosed with diabetes after wounds that wouldn’t heal appeared on my legs’

‘I was diagnosed with diabetes after wounds that wouldn’t heal appeared on my legs’

William David Spencer was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in August 2020. He was very overweight and had a poor diet, but he first decided to see a doctor when he noticed some wounds that wouldn’t heal on his legs. He said: “I had some abrasive wounds on the back of my legs which would … Read more