Join the Diabetes Service User Group

Why join?

✔ Share your lived experience of current services - what has worked well and what could be improved

✔ Contribute to discussions and influence future service delivery

✔ Be part of procuring a new service for diabetes patients

✔ Learn from others as part of this process

Who can join?

✅ Patients and family carers aged 18+ with lived experience of diabetes

✅ Those registered with a GP in Suffolk or North East Essex

How will the group work?

Meetings will be held online using Microsoft Teams
Those who have signed up will be invited to the meetings, and will receive any relevant documents via email
The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board will host and facilitate the meetings, provide notes back to the group, and ensure that all contributions can valuably inform how services are designed and delivered

Any questions?

Feel free to email the team at long.term.conditions@snee.nhs.uk

Ready to join?

Please complete the following form to register your interest in the group. The information you provide will be shared with the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board team facilitating this work. Your email address will be kept and used to contact you about this work and the meetings.

What is your first and last name?

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What is your email address?

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By submitting this form you agree to the meeting facilitators contacting you to organise the meetings and send relevant information

Please confirm the following statements are true:

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I have, or the person I care for has, current lived experience of diabetes

Yes

I am over 18

Yes

I will be representing myself as an individual and not as an organisation

Yes

I am, or the person I care for is, registered with a GP in the Suffolk or North East Essex area

Yes

Please select which times of day you could attend service user group online meetings (during July, August and September 2025)

Mid - late morning

Over lunch time

Early afternoon

Later afternoon

Early evening

My availability varies each day or week

I am generally flexible over the day or week

Other (please specify)

We will try to accommodate as many members as possible. Those who cannot attend a meeting will be able to feed in via email.

Let us know below if you have any accessibility requirements for the online meetings.

What type of diabetes have you, or the person you care for, been diagnosed with?

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Type 1

Type 2

Gestational

Other (please specify)

How long have you been living with diabetes?

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Less than a year

1 - 5 years

6 - 10 years

More than 10 years

Where did you get a diagnoses of diabetes?

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North East Essex

Ipswich or East Suffolk

West Suffolk

Outside of Suffolk and North East Essex (please specify)