Written questions

Diabetes: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 117594 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Allison Gardner

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

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 30 Mar 2026

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 ...