SWEET TRUTHS: SUGAR AND DIABETES EXPLAINED

AS WORLD DIABETES DAY 2025 ON FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER( THE BIRTHDAY OF SIR FREDERICK BANTING- ONE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF INSULIN) APPROACHES, THE TOPIC OF SUGAR WILL NATURALLY TAKE CENTRE STAGE. MORE THAN 5.8 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UK ARE NOW LIVING WITH DIABETES, BUT IS SUGAR REALLY THE SIMPLE VILLAIN IT’ S MADE OUT TO BE? POLLY HUMPHRIS EXPLORES WHY SWEETNESS IS BOTH ESSENTIAL AND DANGEROUS TO OUR BODIES, WHAT THE RISING NUMBER OF DIAGNOSES REALLY MEANS AND WHY AWARENESS- NOT JUST EVERY NOVEMBER- MATTERS MORE THAN EVER.