Exploring the challenges facing Autistic people living with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. We discuss a new report produced by Autek, a disability-led community interest company, in partnership with DRWF. Joining Claire in the discussion are Autek director Dr Steve Bond and Dr Naresh Kanumilli, a Manchester GP with a special interest in diabetes.

We explore the launch of a new leaflet on kidney and heart health produced with the support of Kidney Research UK. We hear from a panel consisting of the leaflet’s author, Professor Janaka Karalliedde, Consultant Physician in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Internal Medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital in London; Swati Bhagat-Jones, the lead for multiple long-term conditions at Kidney Research UK; Daniel Newman, a patient advocate living with type-1 diabetes who has undergone a kidney transplant; and Cardiff-based GP, Dr Sarah Davies, who has a special interest in diabetes.

We talk with Simon McKee, who has lived with type 1 diabetes all his life. He hasn’t let the condition stand in the way of adventure, having experienced some of the most extreme environments on the plant, from racing across oceans, to climbing the highest mountains and trekking across a polar ice-cap. It hasn’t always been easy and has now left investment banking to run a company, Diabetes Take Control.

This is the seventh episode of eight special programmes, in our Living with Diabetes series, which takes an in depth look at women’s health issues. In this episode DRWF’s Claire Levy talks to Laura Spence, a midwife with ADHD who wants to improve the experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood for neurodivergent people. She joined us online from Northern Ireland. Our women’s health series is supported by Abbott.

This is the sixth episode of eight special programmes, in our Living with Diabetes series, which takes an in depth look at women’s health issues. In this episode DRWF’s Claire Levy talks to Sajeela Kershi who is living with Type 2 diabetes who wants to raise awareness in her south Asian community. She attempts to manage her condition alongside a challenging lifestyle on the road as a comedian. Our women’s health series is supported by Abbott.

This is the fifth episode of eight special programmes, in our Living with Diabetes series, which takes an in depth look at women’s health issues. In this episode DRWF’s Claire Levy talks with a panel consisting of the people we’ve already featured, so far, living with Type 1 diabetes, to explore common issues and solutions together: Dawn Adams, Greta Ehlers and Vanessa Haydock. Our women’s health series is supported by Abbott.

This is the fourth episode of eight special programmes, in our Living with Diabetes series, which takes an in depth look at women’s health issues. In this episode DRWF’s Claire Levy talks to Vanessa Haydock, a body trainer and coach living with Type 1 diabetes. Our women’s health series is supported by Abbott.

This is the third episode of eight special programmes, in our Living with Diabetes series, which takes an in depth look at women’s health issues. In this episode DRWF’s Claire Levy talks to Greta Ehlers who is Living with Type 1. She’s a big advocate for tech, encourages innovation in diabetes management to make it less intrusive. Our women’s health series is supported by Abbott.