The information on Living Diabetes is for educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Always consult a qualified healthcare professional
Diabetes is a chronic medical condition. Decisions about your treatment: particularly any change to insulin, oral diabetes medication, blood-pressure medication, or kidney medication: should always be made with your GP, diabetes specialist nurse, endocrinologist, or other qualified healthcare professional who knows your full medical history.
Never delay seeking professional medical advice, or disregard advice you have received, because of something you have read on Living Diabetes.
What this site is, and what it isn’t
Living Diabetes provides plain-English summaries of clinical guidance from authoritative bodies including NICE, the NHS, the American Diabetes Association, and Diabetes UK. We synthesise published research into accessible articles for people living with: or learning about: diabetes.
We do not provide:
- Personalised medical advice for any individual
- Diagnoses
- Personalised insulin doses; calculator outputs require clinical interpretation
- Mental health crisis support
- Emergency medical guidance
If you need urgent help
- Emergency: Dial 999 (UK) / 911 (US) / 112 (EU)
- Possible diabetic ketoacidosis: seek emergency care for vomiting with marked illness, deep or difficult breathing, drowsiness or confusion, especially with high glucose or ketones. Do not delay because you cannot check ketones.
- Severe hypoglycaemia: if someone is unconscious, having a seizure or unable to swallow safely, call emergency services. Do not give food or drink by mouth. Give prescribed glucagon if available and you know how to use it, and follow the emergency dispatcher’s instructions.
- UK non-emergency: NHS 111
- Mental health crisis (UK): Samaritans 116 123, free 24/7
Limitation of liability
Living Diabetes makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the information we publish is accurate and reflects current evidence and clinical guidance. However, medical knowledge changes, and we cannot guarantee that information is error-free or up-to-date in every detail at all times.
Living Diabetes accepts no liability for any loss, damage, or adverse outcome arising from reliance on information published on this site. By using this site you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer.
Editorial accuracy
If you spot an error or believe an article is out of date, please tell us via the contact details on our About page. We update articles when guidance changes and welcome corrections.
Read more about how we work in our Editorial Process and the authoritative sources we cite.
Emergency wording updated 11 September 2026, with reference to NHS guidance on hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis.