Depression and diabetes
To mark the WHO's World Health Day 2017 which, this year, focuses on depression, we talk to Robin Hewings, head…
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Emerging technologies in diabetes
People with type 1 diabetes, which is a lifelong autoimmune condition which means that the body is unable to produce…
A world-class gathering of diabetes professionals
Today sees the start of the 2017 Diabetes UK Professional Congress held at the Manchester Central Convention Complex. Over the…
4Ts of diabetes
Children need to know the warning signs of diabetes, says charity Diabetes UK. Easy to remember, the 4Ts will help…
Information prescriptions for diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a growing problem. There are now almost 3.8 million people who have been diagnosed with 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.…
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,…
One Minute Medical School: Herd Immunity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNscgAG3Nc&feature=em-share_video_user Dr. Rob Tarzwell, a Clinical Assistant Professor on the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia recently…
Scans reveal babies of mothers with gestational diabetes have more body fat
Results of our research have shown that babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes have more body fat at two…
Icelandic Health Symposium: Obesity and Diabetes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsL0sDg7XXU&app=desktop Despite decades of public dietary guidelines devised to optimise human health, the world is now facing an unprecedented global…