Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Introduce tests for type 1 diabetes for everyone at least once a year
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53 signatures
What the petition asks
From my experience, I think type 1 diabetes needs to be tested for once a year in children and adults.
There is nowhere near enough awareness of type 1 diabetes and not enough testing. Symptoms can be missed or dismissed. I believe one blood test a year is critical to catching it early to stop DKA, complications, diabetic comas and death.
Timeline
| 1 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
53
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
1 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.