Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 117594
Diabetes: Diagnosis
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Question
Dr Allison Gardner
Labour — Stoke-on-Trent South
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to improve access to finger-prick blood glucose testing for Type 1 Diabetes when symptoms first appear.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonAs I set out in the debate on Type 1 Diabetes: Infant Testing in response to petition 728677 on Monday 9 March 2026, the Government is committed to supporting people with type 1 diabetes. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recently ...
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