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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
On BBC Breakfast today (11/07/2014) they are discussing Type 2 diabetes and the cost of chronic illnesses. Alex Preston is interviewed at the roadshow in Bedford alongside some people taking the risk assessment and the reporter is also chatting to members of the public. The MP Dr Phillip Lee is included in the package saying he wants a debate about actions and consequences and the future of the NHS. In the past he has suggested that people who, according to him, ‘bring it on themselves’ should be asked to pay towards their treatment. Councillor Reg Colwill from Brent (who has Type 2 diabetes) talks about the situation in Brent, which has the highest prevalence in the UK, and argues against Dr Lee’s viewpoint.
The BBC News Channel will be using the footage from BBC Breakfast throughout the day, will have a DUK spokesperson on first thing and will then be opening the debate about Type 2 diabetes being ‘self inflicted’ later in the day in their Have Your Say section.
Also today is a story which is expected to be picked up widely about bariatric surgery, low calorie diets and Type 2 diabetes. DUK have issued the following statement in response to this:
“At Diabetes UK we are funding the largest study in the UK which compares the long-term health effects of current Type 2 diabetes treatments and those of a very low-calorie diet followed by a long-term approach to weight management. We hope this will provide insight into the possible health benefits of intensive weight control and find out whether these can be maintained in the long term as part of routine NHS care.
“If a very low-calorie diet can be used within routine GP care to bring about and maintain weight loss and Type 2 diabetes remission, it could ultimately be of enormous benefit to millions of people living with the condition. But the full results will not be available until 2018. Until we have the evidence that this approach is more effective that the current best-available treatment, we do not recommend that people with Type 2 diabetes attempt to lose weight this way. That’s why we are pleased to see that these new NICE guidelines are cautious about the use of low-calorie diets and take into consideration the need for comprehensive support and planning for those people who do take this approach forward.”
The BBC News Channel will be using the footage from BBC Breakfast throughout the day, will have a DUK spokesperson on first thing and will then be opening the debate about Type 2 diabetes being ‘self inflicted’ later in the day in their Have Your Say section.
Also today is a story which is expected to be picked up widely about bariatric surgery, low calorie diets and Type 2 diabetes. DUK have issued the following statement in response to this:
“At Diabetes UK we are funding the largest study in the UK which compares the long-term health effects of current Type 2 diabetes treatments and those of a very low-calorie diet followed by a long-term approach to weight management. We hope this will provide insight into the possible health benefits of intensive weight control and find out whether these can be maintained in the long term as part of routine NHS care.
“If a very low-calorie diet can be used within routine GP care to bring about and maintain weight loss and Type 2 diabetes remission, it could ultimately be of enormous benefit to millions of people living with the condition. But the full results will not be available until 2018. Until we have the evidence that this approach is more effective that the current best-available treatment, we do not recommend that people with Type 2 diabetes attempt to lose weight this way. That’s why we are pleased to see that these new NICE guidelines are cautious about the use of low-calorie diets and take into consideration the need for comprehensive support and planning for those people who do take this approach forward.”
