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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Parents of children with diabetes 'forced to give up career'
Thousands of parents have had to reduce hours or give up work to help their child 'administer life-saving' insulin injections. Almost half of parents of primary school students with diabetes have had to reduce hours or give up work to help their child ?administer life-saving? insulin injections. Douglas Smallwood, Chief Executive, quoted.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...n-with-diabetes-forced-to-give-up-career.html
Parents forced to leave their jobs to provide care
MANY parents of youngsters with diabetes have been forced to quit work or cut their hours to provide care, according to a report published today. Almost half (46 per cent) of primary pupils questioned by Diabetes UK said their mother or father had stopped working or cut their hours. Type 1 diabetes usually develops in adolescence and youngsters rely on vital insulin jabs that must be given at certain times of the day. Douglas Smallwood, Chief Executive, quoted.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Parents-forced-to-leave-their.6298241.jp
Call for junk food ads ban to tackle soaring child diabetes
The specialists, brought to together by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, looked at all the evidence available on how best to tackle rising rates of Type 2 diabetes, which they said was a major health threat. Bridget Turner, Head of Policy, quoted.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/Call-for-junk-food-ads.6298171.jp
Diabetes charity wants changes
A legal duty must be placed on health trusts and schools to guarantee all children with diabetes and long-term conditions are given proper support in order to take part in a normal school life, a charity has said. Diabetes UK has called for a government guide on managing medicines in school to be published as soon as possible. It also wants inspectorate Ofsted to have routine checks to make sure that clear medication policies and procedures are in place. Douglas Smallwood, Chief Executive, quoted.
http://www.nursinginpractice.com/de...changes&page=article.display&article.id=21444
Beware the chair: Hours of sitting down can give you a sluggish metabolism, high blood pressure and diabetes
You may hit the gym at lunchtime or go for a run when you get home. But such efforts will have minimal effect if you spend the rest of your time doing what you are probably doing now - sitting down. In a glut of new research on the subject, experts are warning that we should 'beware our chair', as spending too long in it can raise the risk of high blood pressure, a sluggish metabolism and weight gain.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...-metabolism-high-blood-pressure-diabetes.html
Long conversations on mobile phones can increase risk of cancer, suggests 10-year study
Prolonged use of mobile phones over many years could increase the risk of cancer, scientists have found. However, a landmark study by the World Health Organisation into the safety of mobiles is expected to stop short of concluding that they definitely cause cancer - because the evidence is not conclusive enough.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...wide-study-links-mobile-phone-use-cancer.html
Chips, burgers, pies ? call for heads to shut school gates to stop pupils' junk food binge
Children are risking their health by regularly buying unhealthy snacks from fast-food takeaways near their schools at lunchtime, a study reveals. The findings have prompted calls for more headteachers to forbid pupils from leaving school during breaks. Much of the junk food that pupils are buying at chip shops, burger bars and kebab houses breaches official healthy eating guidelines and contains potentially harmful amounts of salt, fat and calories. The quality is way below the nutritional standard of the Jamie Oliver-inspired meals now served in England's schools.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/may/16/junk-food-threat-school-lunches
Urban pollution 'raises blood pressure'
City pollution, previously linked to poor respiratory health, has now been linked to raised blood pressure. German researchers looked at 5,000 people and found long-term exposure increased blood pressure, even when other key factors were considered.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8682137.stm
Thousands of parents have had to reduce hours or give up work to help their child 'administer life-saving' insulin injections. Almost half of parents of primary school students with diabetes have had to reduce hours or give up work to help their child ?administer life-saving? insulin injections. Douglas Smallwood, Chief Executive, quoted.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...n-with-diabetes-forced-to-give-up-career.html
Parents forced to leave their jobs to provide care
MANY parents of youngsters with diabetes have been forced to quit work or cut their hours to provide care, according to a report published today. Almost half (46 per cent) of primary pupils questioned by Diabetes UK said their mother or father had stopped working or cut their hours. Type 1 diabetes usually develops in adolescence and youngsters rely on vital insulin jabs that must be given at certain times of the day. Douglas Smallwood, Chief Executive, quoted.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Parents-forced-to-leave-their.6298241.jp
Call for junk food ads ban to tackle soaring child diabetes
The specialists, brought to together by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, looked at all the evidence available on how best to tackle rising rates of Type 2 diabetes, which they said was a major health threat. Bridget Turner, Head of Policy, quoted.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/Call-for-junk-food-ads.6298171.jp
Diabetes charity wants changes
A legal duty must be placed on health trusts and schools to guarantee all children with diabetes and long-term conditions are given proper support in order to take part in a normal school life, a charity has said. Diabetes UK has called for a government guide on managing medicines in school to be published as soon as possible. It also wants inspectorate Ofsted to have routine checks to make sure that clear medication policies and procedures are in place. Douglas Smallwood, Chief Executive, quoted.
http://www.nursinginpractice.com/de...changes&page=article.display&article.id=21444
Beware the chair: Hours of sitting down can give you a sluggish metabolism, high blood pressure and diabetes
You may hit the gym at lunchtime or go for a run when you get home. But such efforts will have minimal effect if you spend the rest of your time doing what you are probably doing now - sitting down. In a glut of new research on the subject, experts are warning that we should 'beware our chair', as spending too long in it can raise the risk of high blood pressure, a sluggish metabolism and weight gain.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...-metabolism-high-blood-pressure-diabetes.html
Long conversations on mobile phones can increase risk of cancer, suggests 10-year study
Prolonged use of mobile phones over many years could increase the risk of cancer, scientists have found. However, a landmark study by the World Health Organisation into the safety of mobiles is expected to stop short of concluding that they definitely cause cancer - because the evidence is not conclusive enough.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...wide-study-links-mobile-phone-use-cancer.html
Chips, burgers, pies ? call for heads to shut school gates to stop pupils' junk food binge
Children are risking their health by regularly buying unhealthy snacks from fast-food takeaways near their schools at lunchtime, a study reveals. The findings have prompted calls for more headteachers to forbid pupils from leaving school during breaks. Much of the junk food that pupils are buying at chip shops, burger bars and kebab houses breaches official healthy eating guidelines and contains potentially harmful amounts of salt, fat and calories. The quality is way below the nutritional standard of the Jamie Oliver-inspired meals now served in England's schools.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/may/16/junk-food-threat-school-lunches
Urban pollution 'raises blood pressure'
City pollution, previously linked to poor respiratory health, has now been linked to raised blood pressure. German researchers looked at 5,000 people and found long-term exposure increased blood pressure, even when other key factors were considered.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8682137.stm