Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 117594

Diabetes: Diagnosis

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Dr Allison Gardner

LabourStoke-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 Hodgson
As 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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