New Type 2 diabetes diagnosis ‘every three minutes’
One person is diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes every three minutes in England and Wales, new figures suggest.
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Brexit latest: Diabetes patients already suffering from shortage of drugs
Diabetes patients are already suffering from a shortage of drugs and monitoring equipment – even before Britain leaves the EU.
Hospital admissions due to smoking down but diabetes deaths rise
Smoking resulted in more than 100,000 hospital admissions in Scotland during 2017, down 11% over the last decade.
Diabulimia patients to be given NHS social media therapy
NHS patients with a rare eating disorder will be offered therapy to combat the damaging effects of social media.
One in 10 over-40s living with Type 2 diabetes, study finds
One in 10 adults over the age of 40 in the UK is living with a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, analysis suggests.
Damaging effects of ageing could be prevented, scientists claim
Some of the damaging effects of ageing could be stopped by the manipulation of cells, according to new research.
Diabetes patients ‘more at risk of death from alcohol, accidents and suicide’
DIABETES patients are more likely to die from alcohol-related factors, accidents or suicide, new research has found.
Diabetes study reveals insulin levels stabilise after seven years
THERE is a "seven year switch" in people with Type 1 diabetes before insulin levels stabilise, scientists have revealed.
Theresa May: I rely on the NHS every day
THERESA MAY has told how she relies on the NHS every day because of her diabetes as she defended her record on public services.
Three quarters of people think restaurants should display calorie information
‘I lost 15 stones to save my life but I couldn’t save my job’: Surgeon forced to quit due to diabetes
A gifted surgeon has given up carrying out operations after diabetes caused him to lose the sensation in his hands.