UK – Children and young adults with down syndrome four times more likely to have diabetes.
https://www.miragenews.com/children-and-young-adults-with-down-syndrome-867642
Trial finds that cell therapy slows kidney damage in people with type 2 diabetes.
US study shows mental health disparities observed in people with diabetes across Europe.
https://www.ajmc.com/view/mental-health-disparities-observed-in-people-with-diabetes-across-europe
Prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes vary by ethnicity among U.S. Asian adults at healthy weight, overweight, and obesity ranges.
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-14362-8
In India, about 300,000 people with diabetics, aged over 40, are in danger of losing their sight, say researchers.
TAGS: Research News, United Kingdom, Europe, Comorbidities, Type 2, Cell Therapy, United States, North America, Mental Health, Social Factors
Technology Corner
In the UK, an NHS-recommended app for managing Type 1 Diabetes says Google won’t let it send text message alerts to the parents of young children using it, via the app. The link which follows may not work outside of the UK.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62184812
Advocacy Action: Have you come across this in your country? Is your Government taking this up with Google?
GlucoRx and Cardiff University are set to bring out the world’s first non-invasive continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in what they say will herald a new era of needle-free monitoring for people with diabetes.
People with diabetes in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Hong Kong can now access the Dexcom G7.