North East Essex Diabetes Service - NEEDS

06/02/2026

Experiences with body image are unique and lots of young women with T1D struggle with body image. Despite this there is little research done about body image and T1D and even less about experiences of people from black and ethnic minority background.

Many young women struggle to talk to and get help from Diabetes teams, with some interactions even making young women feel worse. This research is looking to co-design resources that help Diabetes teams to give the support that young women with T1D want and need.

To make sure these resources speak about, reflect, and support real and diverse experiences of body image the national DAFNE team need your help! They need to fill this gap in the research to build a diverse understanding of body image that can be a part of these resources.

To find out more and get involved you can follow this link - https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/lincoln/type-1-diabetes-and-body-image-duplicate
Or email Rachael Hughson-Gill on rgill@lincoln.ac.uk


Dafne (Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating)

05/02/2026

Dafne (Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating)

04/02/2026

Today NEEDS and Colchester Paediatric Team are at Colchester Sixth Form college- please come along this afternoon

03/02/2026

Event for Young People aged 16-25
Sat 21 Feb @ Colchester Sports Park

NorthEastEssex wellbeing Diabetes UK - Midlands and East of England

03/02/2026

Event for Young People aged 16-25
Sat 21 Feb @ Colchester Sports Park

Diabetes UK - Midlands and East of England

03/02/2026

Suffolk & North East Essex Diabetic Eye Screening Programme - SNEE DESP

In case you are wondering what happens at a diabetic eye screening appointment.
Take a look at our storyboard.
If you know someone that is worried about attending, share this with them to help them understand what to expect.
We want your experience with us to be a good one, so please do tell us if you have any concerns, or require any reasonable adjustments.

03/02/2026

Morning everyone 🌤️
We are currently having some issues with our phone line📵

Currently all phone calls to the Diabetes Team are being sent to a generic Suffolk GP Federation number.

We would ask that you leave your name and contact number on the voicemail. This message will be sent to us and we will contact you as soon as we are able

Updates to follow

02/02/2026

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31/01/2026

30/01/2026

**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
NEEDS is moving to a paperless system. Letters will no longer be sent to you after appointments.

The letter will be sent to your GP surgery. You can view this on the NHS app in due course. If you have problems accessing the NHS app. Please contact your GP surgery.

You can ask us for a copy if needed.

Please get in touch if you have any questions by calling 0345 241 3313 option 2 or emailing info@diabetesneeds.org.uk

30/01/2026

Whether you’re experiencing a mental health crisis or need support to stay well, Mid & North East Essex MIND can provide a safe, supportive space for you.

You can self refer online or by calling 0300 330 9492

We are dedicated to providing you with the best possible support. Please share some information about the type of support you’re seeking.

28/01/2026

If you would like to connect with local support services or find out what events are happening in your area, can help.

Their Community Wellbeing Support is available for anyone over the age of 18, living in Colchester or Tendring. We are open between 10am – 8pm, 7 days a week. You can refer yourself today.

We are dedicated to providing you with the best possible support. Please share some information about the type of support you’re seeking.