Diabetes – The Facts
Diabetes – the facts One in 15 people in the UK have diabetes. This includes one million people who have Type 2 but haven’t yet been...
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Shift work increases diabetes and heart disease risk
With over 20% of the population in industrial countries engaging shift work – in sectors such as healthcare and transportation – we urgently need to...
Understanding type 2 diabetes in Malawi
Researchers at the University of Glasgow are collaborating with Malawian scientists to try to find out why some people in Malawi develop type 2 diabetes...
Popular diabetes drug may not reduce risk of death
One class of drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may not reduce the risk of death when compared with placebo, suggests new findings. But...
Diabetes UK Professional Conference
At the Diabetes UK Professional Conference, which takes place this week, health workers, doctors, nurses and researchers will join with policy makers and business leaders...
Can diabetes drug really protect the heart?
More work needs to be done to examine the real world effects of the commonly prescribed diabetes drug empagliflozin, new research in the journal Diabetes...
Should you go vegan?
Becoming a vegan - eating only plant-based foods - is a personal choice that is often driven by the desire to feel healthier, as well...
Do you have prediabetes?
Britain is facing a Type 2 diabetes epidemic of unprecedented proportions. Around seven million adults in the UK are estimated to have prediabetes without realising...
Don’t overlook Type 3c diabetes
The health of people with diabetes is being put at risk due to the failure of doctors to recognise an important subtype of diabetes which...
Sleep to slim
Getting a better night's sleep could help you stay slim or lose excess weight. That's the premise of a new study, Sleep to Slim, by...
