Retinal immune cells may hold key to preventing diabetes-related vision loss: New research could form the basis for developing life-changing therapies that limit the impact of diabetic eye disease – a condition that could potentially affect some 1.7 million Australians, suffering from type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Published in PNAS, the University of Melbourne research uncovers […]
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A medication originally used for patients with diabetes is the first to help people with heart failure and could revolutionise treatment, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Early research had shown that Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors could help around half of heart failure patients – those with a condition known as […]
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Fran Vandelli, Dementia Lead at Bupa Care Services gives advice on the Top Five Chores Proven to Stave Off Dementia. It is estimated that 920,000 people are currently living with dementia in the UK – a number expected to almost double to 1.6 million within the next 20 years. While chores might seem boring, they […]
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A new study from the University of Eastern Finland finds gaps and gender differences in current type 2 diabetes management. Type 2 diabetes is often accompanied by elevated cholesterol levels, but many patients do not receive appropriate cholesterol-lowering treatment, according to the study conducted among type 2 diabetes patients in North Karelia, Eastern Finland. Type […]
Diabetes UK responds to new data from National Child Measurement Programme. Nikki Joule, Policy Manager at Diabetes UK, said: “This new data, which shows that two fifths of children aged 10-11 in England are living with overweight and obesity is hugely concerning, and it underlines why urgent action is needed to improve children’s health. Living with obesity […]
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New WHO report maps barriers to insulin availability and suggests actions to promote universal access: 100 years after its discovery, insulin still out of reach for many living with diabetes A new report published by WHO in the lead-up to World Diabetes Day highlights the alarming state of global access to insulin and diabetes care, and […]
Insulin at 100: a life-saving discovery but more remains to be done. 2021 marks the centenary of the discovery of insulin. It is important to remind ourselves that this life-saving medication still remains beyond the reach of many people with diabetes who need it. The International Diabetes Federation is leading a three-year World Diabetes Day […]
WHO prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists: High prices and low availability still a major barrier for patients’ access to new and old medicines. WHO has published the new edition of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children, which include new treatments for various cancers, […]
Diabetes UK responds to study investigating impact of lockdown on diabetes control The meta-analysis, presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, suggested that blood sugar control improved in people with type 1 diabetes, whereas lockdown contributed to a short-term worsening in blood sugar control in many people with […]
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A student nurse has praised the ‘superhero’ nurses she worked alongside at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust during the COVID-19 pandemic and says she wants to become as skilled as them. Coventry University student Olivia Aston was inspired to pursue a career in nursing by her grandmother, who was a nurse at […]
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