Gloucestershire NHS Community Diabetes Service

24/10/2025

Some great ideas in this article

23/10/2025

Here at the community diabetes team we firmly believe that knowledge is power. Evidence shows that people with diabetes who know how to manage their condition have better long term outcomes. It is recommended that everyone diagnosed with type 2 diabetes attends an education session so that they can learn about their condition and how to manage it. We offer sessions face to face across the county, online and evening sessions too. Use our online referral page to access our friendly information sessions. https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/our-teams-and-services/diabetes/diabetes-education-sessions-referral-form/

20/10/2025

To all those celebrating in Gloucestershire, we wish you a joyous and prosperous Diwali✨🪔

20/10/2025

As well as being great for heart health, oily fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines, trout and herrings) is also good for mental health too. BBC Food has some great recipes ideas including cheap and simple ones using tinned fish. Here's a simple one incorporating baby new potatoes and smoked mackerel

A Scandinavian-inspired warm salad of fish and potatoes with fresh dill, pickles and a tangy honey and mustard dressing.

19/10/2025

What we eat affects how we feel too!

Food and mood are closely linked. Food gives us the energy and nutrients our brain needs. This page seeks to explore the link between food and mental health.

18/10/2025

Its nearly that time of year when clocks go back and our evenings get darker. Again this can have an impact on mood, some nice ideas on here to reduce the impact of those winter blues

Winter blues got you down? You are not alone. Feeling tired, sad, and unmotivated is common during the winter. The good news? You can beat the winter blues.

18/10/2025

18/10/2025

In the UK, people of Black African, African Caribbean or south Asian backgrounds have an increased risk of getting cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes. Please visit NHS.uk to learn how you can reduce your risk.

17/10/2025

Sleep (or lack of it!) can impact mental health too and can become a vicious circle, so lack of sleep leading to low mood leading to not feeling like doing much leading to more poor sleep. So improving sleep quality and quantity can really help with improving mental health (good for diabetes too) NHS Every mind matters has some great information on improving sleep

Learn about sleep problems, including what it means to be sleep deprived or have insomnia. Plus find out how sleep hygiene can help if you are struggling to sleep.

16/10/2025

This week has been world mental health day (10th October) and thought I would take the opportunity to pop the link in for Diabetes UK emotions and diabetes page.

Diabetes doesn't just affect you physically, it can affect you emotionally too. Whether you've just been diagnosed or you've lived with diabetes for a long time, you may need support for all the emotions you're feeling. This could be stress, feeling low and depressed, or burnt out. The people around...

16/10/2025

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16/10/2025

October is so if you've been called for breast cancer screening, make sure you take up the invite because screening saves lives