Research Corner
Type 2 Diabetes complications and comorbidity in Sub-Saharan Africans https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(19)30162-2/fulltext People with type 1 diabetes have high-priority concerns that go beyond glucose control, including complex and mentally taxing treatment and weight gain, report researchers. https://www.medwirenews.com/diabetes/treatment-simplification-a-major-unmet-need-in-type-1-diabetes/16741108 A rare piece of research into Diabetes related stress asking the question: “Psychological Distress and Type 2 Diabetes: Does Age […]
PDGN News
Focus on PDGN People – Number Two, Our Patron, the Hon Judi Moylan AO GAICD. The Hon Judi Moylan AO GAICD, was elected in 1993 to the Federal Australian Parliament representing the Pearce constituency in Western Australia. She served until her retirement in 2013. Her portfolios included, Minister for Family Services and Minister for the […]
More Support for Role of Community Pharmacies
More research has been published showing how well-placed community pharmacists are to improve the early diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and how this can reduce health service costs in the longer term. The research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Boots UK uses statistics from 2014 showing that in the UK there are […]
News From Around the World
Morocco The Moroccan Diabetes League celebrated World Diabetes Day in the city of LAAYOUN in southern Morocco. Advocacy Action: Start planning now for World Diabetes Day 14th November 2020. Malta Thanks to campaigning MPs, an €800,000 investment will see 2,000 Type 2 diabetes patients on the Island, who previously paid for their insulin, receive it free […]
USA News
Cost of Diabetes American Diabetes Association research estimates the total costs of diagnosed diabetes have risen to $327 billion in 2017 from $245 billion in 2012,. This and much more here: https://www.diabetes.org/resources/statistics/cost-diabetes?language_content_entity=en Amputations on the rise An article in the Philadelphia Enquirer reports on America’s epidemic of obesity and how diabetic amputations are again on […]
Asia News
According to findings from a pooled analysis of more than 1 million patients. the risk of death from diabetes is exceptionally high in Asia. The data suggests that adults in southeast Asian countries living with diabetes are nearly twice as likely to die of any cause over 13 years when compared with Asian adults without […]
Chinese Alcohol Concerns
Advice and information on alcohol consumption can confuse the public and it is hardly surprising when conflicting studies are published. Researchers in China have published a report into alcohol consumption. They conclude that heavy drinking increases the risk of type 2 diabetes in longrun. Other studies have found that moderate alcohol consumption can actually improve […]
Asia News: Where Singapore Leads?
Will Singapore become the first country in the world to ban advertising of pre-packaged drinks with high sugar content? There are clear indications that this is the intent of the small city state in South West Asia. Legislators are also planning to make nutrition labels mandatory for such drinks. In a population of 5.6 million […]
High costs of insulin still creating headlines
The rising cost of insulins has been well documented in the US where there are more than 30 million Americans with diabetes, a disease that costs the U.S. more than $327 billion per year. For people living with diabetes, including all individuals with Type 1 diabetes, access to insulin is literally a matter of life […]