News related to diabetes

1. Diabetes healthcare 'in a state of crisis'
   

   14th May 2012 - Healthcare for people in England with diabetes has drifted into "a state of crisis", a stark report has warned. According to the State of the Nation 2012 report, published by the charity Diabetes UK, less than half of people with the condition are able to access the basic minimum car

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2. Should you stop bolting your food to avoid diabetes?
   

   8th May 2012 - Was your mother right to tell you not to bolt your food? Researchers have already linked eating quickly to overeating and obesity; now it has been suggested as an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes. However, one expert on risks and statistics tells us it is too big a leap to

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3. Doubts over diabetes education programme
   

   27th April 2012 - The benefits of a one-off group education programme for people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are not sustained in the long-term, a study has concluded. In the UK, patients are encouraged to take responsibility for managing their diabetes through structured education programm

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4. Diabetes support from those who know
   

   17th April 2012 - Diabetes UK has launched The Peer Support telephone and email service offering people with diabetes the chance to talk to someone who understands what they are going through and can offer support based on their own personal experience. A number of other support services for people

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5. Diabetes blood pressure warning
   

   10th April 2012 - Only just over half of people in the UK with diabetes are meeting targets to control their blood pressure, according to Diabetes UK. The Department of Health says 93% of the 2.34 million people in England diagnosed with diabetes had their blood pressure checked and recorded in 2009

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6. New funding rules to boost diabetes care for children
   

   2nd April 2012 - Many children and young people in England who have diabetes can expect more consistent levels of care from today as a result of a new way of funding services. Those behind the changes say they hope it will lead to fewer admissions to hospital and fewer young adults getting complicat

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7. White rice 'increases risk of type 2 diabetes'
   

   16th March 2012 - The risk of type 2 diabetes is significantly increased if white rice is eaten regularly, as it is done in many Asian countries, according to a new study published today on bmj.com. The average amount of rice eaten varies worldwide with the Chinese population eating an average of fo

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8. Diabetes patients 'failing to get healthy living advice'
   

   9th March 2012 - Doctors think they are giving people with diabetes much more advice about adopting healthier lifestyles than the patients think they are getting, according to new research. It found that nearly all clinicians said they routinely talked about the importance of physical activity with

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9. Does lots of sitting raise a woman’s diabetes risk?
   

   Your risk of developing diabetes is closely tied to your lifestyle, including what foods you eat and how much you exercise. But some research suggests that the amount of time you spend sitting or lying down during your waking hours might also play a role, regardless of whether you also spend time ex

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10. New diabetes drug improves glucose control
    

    27th February 2012 - A new treatment for Type 2 diabetes improves blood sugar control with a significantly lower risk of hypoglycaemia than a commonly used medication, according to a trial. The results, published in The Lancet, say the drug, TAK-875, also produced few side effects. Type 2 diabetes i

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