Research News
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. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/university-of-galway-trial-finds-cell-therapy-slows-kidney-damage-in-people-with-type-2-diabetes-42180628.html 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 […]
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 […]
United Kingdom
Mary Kelly Foy, MP for the UK City of Durham, has thrown her support behind a new campaign by local primary care doctors, Dr Paul Baker and Dr Amanda Porch, to cut the cost of diabetes care for the National Health Service (NHS). The MP whose seat is in the North-East of England, has a […]
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 […]
Watching Out for Diabetes!
National Health Service (NHS) England is planning to roll-out a device worn on the wrist to thousands of people who are considered to be at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It is part of its Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP), launched in 2016 in partnership with Public Health England (PHE) and the patient group organisation […]
900 Try an Artificial Pancreas
Nearly 900 patients in England with Type 1 diabetes have been given a hybrid closed-loop system (HCL) artificial pancreas in a pilot study to test the effectiveness of the technology. An HCL continually monitors blood glucose and automatically adjusts the amount of insulin that is given through a pump. The trial is being run in […]