kingdom key people david holyoak arjun panesar davinder panesar harminder panesar prit panesar barry summers slogan s the global diabetes community website diabetes.co.uk type of site social networking internet forum launched april 1 2001 current status active diabetes.co.uk is a british based brand and digital communication channel which provides news and information on diabetes evidence based education programmes newsletters cookbooks and a patient network that improves the health of people with diabetes the diabetes forum . 1 the diabetes forum connects people who have diabetes who share their own experiences in relation to diabetes and its associated complications . through this users generate data about the real world nature of diabetes that helps other people with diabetes researchers pharmaceutical companies and non profit organisations develop more effective products services and care . contents 1 history 1.1 growth 2 products and services 2.1 publishing 2.2 books 2.3 clinical trials 2.4 diabetes shop 2.5 diabetes forum 2.6 type 2 testing program 2.7 hypo program 2.8 low carb program 3 corporate affairs and culture 3.1 core values 3.2 business model 4 references 5 external links history edit diabetes.co.uk was founded in 2001 and the diabetes.co.uk forum was launched in 2007 . in march 2014 diabetes.co.uk launched the hashtag bloodsugarselfie to raise awareness for diabetes through people posting selfies with their blood glucose reading . promoted through social media the campaign raised money for jdrf uk and was reported to have saved a life . 2 in october 2015 the bloodsugarselfie campaign was recognised for best use of social media to deliver a health campaign . 3 growth edit the diabetes.co.uk forum is europe s largest diabetes forum . 4 diabetes.co.uk s facebook page has been recognised as a perfect example of a successful social media . 5 products and services edit publishing edit diabetes.co.uk publishes news videos and information on diabetes and related industries daily . books edit reverse your diabetes the step by step plan to take control of type 2 diabetes is written by dr david cavan director of policy and programmes at the idf and published by random house . 6 clinical trials edit diabetes.co.uk publicises clinical trials and recruits patients for researchers and pharmaceutical organisations . 7 diabetes shop edit diabetes.co.uk operates a shop selling diabetes related goods . diabetes forum edit the diabetes forum is the uk s largest diabetes forum and operates a xenforo forum software package . there are currently 166 099 members of the diabetes forum . the diabetes forum was recognised in 2013 and commended by the quality in care qic programmes for improving self management and diabetes care through social interaction . 8 the diabetes forum was cited as being popular in highlighting the adoption of a low carbohydrate diet as a way of achieving weight loss and improving hba1c in patients with type 2 diabetes despite the approach being generally frowned upon in the uk . 9 type 2 testing program edit the type 2 testing program is a subscription service for non insulin dependent type 2 diabetics . test strips a blood glucose meter and a structured testing plan are provided for self monitoring and controlling blood glucose levels . 10 hypo program edit the hypoglycemia program is a free education program for people with insulin dependent diabetes aimed at improving blood glucose awareness . the program is supported by the independent diabetes trust . 11 low carb program edit the low carb program is a free education program for people with type 2 diabetes aimed at improving blood glucose control . 12 the program was developed with the feedback of 20 000 people with diabetes . 13 corporate affairs and culture edit core values edit the company describes its primary aim as improving the physical psychological and mental health of people with diabetes or those caring for people with diabetes . it has four core values to help achieve its goal 14 community first honouring and respecting the patients who use the site its services and share health information . what s best for the community is best for us this is the concept that the community is at the heart of the business and therefore the community s best interests should be preserved over anything else . transparent the company believes that patients should be aware of how their data is used . nice this is the desired response the company seek to achieve when patients use any of the company s websites or apps . business model edit describing itself as a private company with an established community profit culture the diabetes community s interests at heart diabetes.co.uk s business model focuses on recruiting for clinical trials and advertising . 14 references edit diabetes.co.uk profile bloodsugarselfie saved my life says jdrf supporter bloodsugarselfie best use of social media to deliver a health campaign diabetes times diabetes.co.uk reaches over 100 000 members can the internet and social media help the development of healthcare cavan david . reverse your diabetes the step by step plan to take control of type 2 diabetes . clinical trial recruitment quality in care programme best initiative supporting self care unwin david ; unwin jen 2014 . low carbohydrate diet to achieve weight loss and improve hba1c in type 2 diabetes and pre diabetes experience from one general practice . practical diabetes . 31 2 76 79 . doi 10.1002 pdi .1835 . issn 2047 2897 . diabetes.co.uk launches type 2 testing program thousands register for online hypo course thousands of diabetics adopt high protein low carb diet in backlash against official nhs eating plan diabetes boost for low carb diet a b about diabetes.co.uk external links edit diabetes.co.uk hypoglycemia awareness program low carb program for type 2 diabetes retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title diabetes.co.uk & oldid 742701808 categories 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