Diabetes Week

Find out how employers can use Diabetes Week to raise awareness of diabetes, share tips and resources and support employees who have diabetes.

The value of supporting Diabetes Week at work

Diabetes Week is an annual event run by Diabetes UK. The aim of the week is to raise awareness of diabetes and support those living with diabetes.

Supporting Diabetes Week in your workplace has a number of benefits, including:

• Increased awareness of diabetes
• Increased employee engagement
• Improved morale

Get involved in Diabetes Week at work

There are many ways your workplace can get involved in Diabetes Week.

Here are a few ideas:

Raise awareness

Use your internal communication channels to share information about diabetes to spread awareness.

Visit the Diabetes UK website to find information and resources.

Organise a workshop

Invite a healthcare professional to talk with employees about diabetes. Doing this can be a good way to provide education about management and prevention of diabetes.

Encourage health checks

Share information about diabetes health checks and encourage employees with diabetes to get their diabetes health checks.

Having open conversations about diabetes health checks can also reduce stigma and increase awareness.

Diabetes in the workplace

It’s a great thing to mark Diabetes Week in your organisation, but you can also take action to support employees throughout the year.

Here are some things you could consider in your workplace:

• Make reasonable adjustments for employees with diabetes
• Promote healthy workplace habits
• Encourage early screening and offer support
• Raise awareness and encourage open communication

Find out more about diabetes support for employees.

Find out more

To find out how your workplace can get involved in Diabetes Week, visit the Diabetes UK website.

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