Introducing IDDT
We are an organisation for people living with diabetes run by people living with diabetes. We recognise that when one person in a family lives with diabetes, this affects other family members and we offer support to partners and parents. We raise awareness of important issues for people with diabetes and provide information in non-medical language.
A charity based in the UK listening to people with diabetes and their carers and supporting their needs. The Trust is run entirely by voluntary donations and we do not accept funding from the pharmaceutical industry in order to remain uninfluenced and independent.
The Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT) is a registered charity and was formed in 1994. We are concerned with listening to the needs of people who live with diabetes, understanding those needs and doing our utmost to offer help and support. We not only want to help those who actually have diabetes but also their carers – the husbands, wives, partners and parents, indeed, all of us who ‘live with diabetes’. We recognise that when one person in a family has diabetes, all other family members are affected to a greater or lesser extent and they all have views and needs which may be different from the person with diabetes, but nevertheless are important.
The Trust was set up to look at some of the day to day difficulties of living with diabetes, the worries, fears and concerns that perhaps we don’t talk about at the hospital clinic- the ones that many of us experience and understand because we actually live with diabetes. As a charity, IDDT has a Board of Trustees and all our Trustees either have diabetes or have family members with diabetes. So we all know first hand that while diabetes doesn’t rule our lives, it is an important part of them. It needs care and attention, it can be a nuisance and it is not without it’s problems!
Useful links
It is important that people have a fully informed choice of insulin so that they can choose the type of insulin and the regime that suits them and their lifestyle.
Insulin Choices – The Evidence
Animal insulins are available in the UK
Pork insulin available in Australia
Replacement pork insulin available in
Canada
Helping Developing countries
Latest News
Advice about diabetes and
swine flu
Swine flu is currently affecting 100,000 people per week in the UK. It is an illness characterised by fever, sore throat, cough, fatigue, headache, muscle aches and sometimes vomiting and diarrhoea. People generally recover after 3-5 days. In people with diabetes, the blood sugar will be elevated during the infection and it is important to keep insulin doses up even though you may not be eating – it is also vital to drink plenty of fluids as dehydration will increase the risk of ketoacidosis. Regular blood testing is important during the illness. The chest infection may be quite severe and patients with diabetes should be given priority by their doctors. Tamiflu and paracetamol are safe to give in diabetes and will shorten the illness by 2-3 days.
‘Understanding Your Diabetes’
‘Understanding Your Diabetes’ is a new FREE booklet from IDDT. It explains the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and supports people with both types of diabetes by removing some of the harmful myths and misunderstandings
‘Type 2 and You’
‘Type 2 and You’ is a new quarterly publication to help people with Type 2 diabetes who are not using insulin or are about to go on to insulin.
Stepping Out For IDDT
Everyone can do their bit to help and at the same time, take some exercise! With our free T-shirt every step you take could help someone with diabetes. If you are going for a run or simply walking to the shops or to school you can wear our T-shirts or an IDDT sticker to show people how to get in touch with IDDT.
Get Your Free IDDT Shirt & Pedometer
& Support People with Diabetes
Meet Wilbert!
Here at IDDT we are very proud to introduce our new mascot. We are hoping our mascot will be able to educate and support children with and without diabetes all across the country.
The new member to the IDDT team
wants to give you one of our free
‘Goodie Bags’
Do attitudes need to change?
For people with diabetes to have a real treatment choice, do attitudes need to change? The Debate, followed by a Reception, is to mark the 15th birthday of the formation of the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust.
The green paper becomes a white paper
In our IDDT’s October Newsletter we informed members that we had joined with other charities to raise serious concerns about the Government’s green paper which revealed plans to abolish Attendance Allowance…
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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust
PO Box 294
Northampton
NN1 4XS
UK
01604 622837
01604 622838
enquiries@iddtinternational.org
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