Anyone for strawberries?
As well as being sweet and juicy, the world’s most popular berry is said to do wonders for your health. Traditionally,…
Diabetes
How can mobile technology contribute to the improvement of health in Africa?
At the start of my internship, a 16-year-old girl was brought into the emergency room; she was in a coma.…
Open access for asthmatics
Asthma patients from surgeries who have good access to primary care, such as in their GP surgery, are less likely…
Save the NHS
A Father’s Day curry at home in muggy Derbyshire afforded me yet again the opportunity to attempt to field answers…
Tresiba® demonstrated significantly lower rates of overall, nocturnal and severe hypoglycaemia vs insulin glargine U-100
New Orleans, US, 11 June 2016 – New findings from the two phase 3b SWITCH trials showed that treatment with…
Diabetes: myth vs reality
Myth: People with diabetes understand what to do when they are unwell Fact: Actually it’s best to give people with…
Diabetes – the silent disease
The vast majority, probably over ninety per cent of cases of Type 2 diabetes are picked up in the GP…
Type 1 diabetes care: Fearsome Four
If you took a step back and looked at the quality of care provided for folks with Type 1 diabetes,…
Sugar tax is a cheap gimmick
The obesity crisis has now become so severe that it is causing misery, ill health and using up huge amounts…
Doctor in the House
When I was offered the job as the TV doctor on BBC One’s Doctor in the House series, I was initially…