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RESOURCES
Disordered eating
Beat
www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk
UK charity offering information and support to people living with an eating
disorder, including eating disorders and disordered eating linked to Type 1
diabetes.
General diabetes resources
Desang Diabetes Media
www.desang.net
This established website has regularly updated news items and can be
searched by keywords.
www.desang-magazine.co.uk
The flagship monthly digital magazine contains news, views, reports and
articles on all aspects of living with diabetes, from wellness to footcare,
from diabetes tech to counting carbohydrates.
www.makingcarbscount.com
Being able to count carbs and general have a good idea as to what's in your
food, is core to healthy living and to gaining optimal blood glucose control.
This site looks at the acrb content of many food and ingredients.
Mental health
resources
IESE digital health
www.iesohealth.com
A free digital, typed therapistdelivered
CBT service offered in
partnership with the NHS and
available across half of England and
nationwide in Scotland.
NHS mental health
helplines
Mental health helpline
How to find a local urgent mental
health helpline if you need help for a
mental health crisis.
NHS talking therapies
Talking therapies
You can bypass your GP and referinfo@mind.org.ukdirectly for talking therapies,
including cognitive behavioural
therapy (CBT), to help with anxiety
and depression.
MIND
www.mind.org.uk
UK charity offering advice and
support to anyone experiencing a
jo@samaritans.orgblem. It also offers
online peer suhelp@beateatingdisorders.orgcal Minds, which run mental health
services in communities in England
and Wales.
0300-123-3393 (M-F 9am to 6pm)
info@mind.org.uk
Samaritans
www.samaritans.org
If you're struggling to cope or are
feeling suicidal, you can reach a
trained listening volunteer by phone
24 hours a day. Support also available
via email letter, in person at local
branches and self-help app.
Calls are free to 116 123
jo@samaritans.org
England
0808-801-0677
help@beateatingdisorders.org.
uk
Scotland
0808-801-0432
Scotlandhelp@
beateatingdisorders.org.uk
Wales
0808-801-0433
Waleshelp@beateatingdisorders.
org.uk
Northern Ireland
0808-801-0434
NIhelp@beateatingdisorders.
org.uk
Diabetes UK's 15 healthcare
essentials
A handy downloadable checklist of the 15 basic
health checks that everyone with diabetes
should receive.
T1 Resources
www.t1resources.uk
An online resource aimed at supporting people with Type 1 diabetes put
together by people living with diabetes and healthcare professionals. It lists
many other online resources than are listed here.