{"id":203157,"date":"2025-11-14T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillfoothealth.nhs.uk\/?p=203157"},"modified":"2025-11-16T23:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T23:24:56","slug":"world-diabetes-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hillfoothealth.nhs.uk\/?p=203157","title":{"rendered":"World Diabetes Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Help us spot type 1 diabetes early and prevent life-threatening complications.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Type 1 diabetes can present at any age but most commonly presents in children and young people. It is not caused by lifestyle factors. It is an auto-immune condition, where antibodies cause the pancreas to stop making insulin, resulting in high blood glucose levels.<\/p>\n

People living with type 1 diabetes need lifelong insulin treatment to manage their condition and keep them well. More than 90% of children and young people with diabetes in England have type 1 diabetes.<\/p>\n

Early diagnosis saves lives<\/h4>\n

Nearly 40% of children and young people in England are in life-threatening Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis \u2013 and this percentage is rising. It can be difficult to spot type 1 diabetes in the early stages, especially in younger children and infants. Often, children also present with an acute illness like a viral infection or tonsillitis, so it is important to be vigilant for the symptoms and signs of type 1 diabetes.<\/p>\n

Know the 4Ts<\/h4>\n

This World Diabetes Day, NHS England is raising awareness of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes by promoting the \u20184Ts\u2019 via public and patient-facing channels. Look out for these four key symptoms of new onset type 1 diabetes:<\/p>\n