More News in Brief: UK Parliamentary Enquiry Launched
Sir George Howarth MP and former Prime Minister Rt. Hon Theresa May MP have launched a new inquiry into eating disorders in type 1 diabetes. Several evidence sessions are currently taking place, with the eventual aim to set out ambitious recommendations to ensure the NHS and healthcare system is better equipped to tackle the complexities […]
US Screening Age Lowered
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has lowered its recommended Type 2 diabetes screening age for overweight and obese adults. What sat at 40 years of age has now been lowered to age 35. The change is reflective of evidence published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that signals an increase in prevalence […]
Malaysian MPs Battle for Bigger Budget
Kuala Kedah MP Dr Azman Ismail and Jerlun MP Mukhriz Mahathir have called for bigger allocations in Budget 2021 to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes. They claim that NCD’s cost the economy nearly RM9 billion ($2.2 billion US) and that over 1.7 million people, or 8 per cent of the adult population, have […]
United Kingdom
Body Size Indicator Having a large body size during childhood may increase the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes in later life, particularly when people remain overweight during adulthood. https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/child-body-size-linked-to-risk-of-heart-disease-and-diabetes-in-later-life New APPG Chair Congratulations to Derek Thomas MP (Conservative, St Ives, Cornwall) the new Chair of the UK Parliament’s All Party Diabetes Group. Derek takes […]
Research Corner
Diabetes and Back Pain https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-02-links-diabetes-pain.html Hope for patients with autoimmune disease https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-treatments-patients-autoimmune-disease.html Kidney Disease in Type 1 http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2019/02/25/dc18-2062 Deprivation linked to poor blood glucose control https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/mar/deprivation-linked-to-poor-blood-glucose-control-in-type-1-diabetes-97428963.html More Reasons To Encourage Good Blood-Sugar Control https://www.endocrine.org/newsroom/2019/higher-risk-of-fracture-in-type Can You Help Us to Help You More? What’s happening in your area? Please share your news both successes and failures […]