What is diabetes? | Diabetes UK

3.8 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes in the UK, but a lot of people still don’t know what diabetes is. For more information about diabetes go to our website:

Diabetes is a serious, lifelong condition where your blood glucose level is too high.

There are two main types, Type 1 and Type 2. They’re different conditions, but they’re both serious. There are some other rarer types of diabetes too.