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Food labels that fight the flab
With half of Europeans estimated to be overweight or obese - including 61.5 per cent in the UK - it is time for action to curb this epidemic. Obesity significantly increases the risk of heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes and has large cost implications too. MEPs will have the chance to make a significant contribution this week as they vote on a series of measures about the information presented on food labels. Douglas Smallwood mentioned.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-cuts-and-payments-2001350.html
Diabetes care 'still falling short'
Finger prick tests establish blood glucose levels Many people with diabetes are still not receiving effective care despite the fact that more are regularly seeing health professionals, an audit shows. More than 90% of diabetes patients in England and Wales are now in contact with healthcare teams at least once a year, the National Diabetes Audit says. Gavini Terry, Healthcare Policy Manager quoted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10322188.stm
White rice 'raises diabetes risk', say US experts
White rice has a higher glycaemic index than brown rice Replacing white rice with brown rice and wholemeal bread could cut the risk of diabetes by a third, US experts say. White rice poses a diabetes threat because it causes steep rises in blood sugar, say Harvard researchers in Archives of Internal Medicine. Dr Victoria King quoted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10307790.stm
Diabetes patients warned of increased kidney failure risk
Diabetes patients are being warned by a leading charity that there has been a 20 per cent increase in kidney failure among those suffering from the condition. Diabetes UK said it is concerned that between 2003 and 2009 there was a 20 per cent increase in people with diabetes needing dialysis or a kidney transplant, as shown in today's National Diabetes Audit. Douglas Smallwood quoted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10307790.stm
Improved diabetes access not matched by better outcomes
Greater access to health services for people with diabetes is not translating into improved clinical outcomes, NHS Information Centre data show. Latest figures from the National Diabetes Audit show there has been an increase in the number of people receiving all nine of the key processes of diabetes care recommended by NICE. Diabetes UK mentioned.
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/1010119/Improved-diabetes-access-not-matched-better-outcomes/
New campaign urges hospital staff to 'Think Glucose'
NURSES at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust are urging staff to 'Think Glucose' when admitting patients to hospital. The Think Glucose programme, which has been developed by the NHS Institute to help improve the care patients receive when they are admitted with diabetes as a secondary cause, was launched at the Trust to coincide with National Diabetes Week. Diabetes Week mentioned.
http://www.midirs.org/Development/m...6FFF10AD6BE8BD2D802577430058715A?opendocument
Diabetes walk a success
ROBIN Hood's Bay was the setting for the finale of a coast-to-coast walk by the Chief Executive of Diabetes UK. Douglas Smallwood (54) and his son Jimmy (24) completed the 192 mile walk from St Bee's Head in the Lake District in 13 days. Douglas Smallwood quoted.
http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/Diabetes-walk-a-success.6362431.jp
Lifestyles blamed as Tayside sees rise in diabetes
Diabetes levels in the region have also now surpassed the predicted levels for 2018 - exceeding the estimated figure by more than 2000 cases. Dundee-based MSP Marlyn Glen said the statistics clearly demonstrated that the rise of diabetes was one of today's major public health problems. "The latest Scottish Diabetes Survey now puts the numbers with the condition in NHS Tayside in January 2010 at 18,157," she said. Alison McIntosh, secretary of the Dundee branch of Diabetes UK, quoted.
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2010/06/15/story15224957t0.shtm
World Cup Star Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast Helping Kids with Diabetes
Like the rest of the world, the writers here at Diabetes Insider as obsessed with the with 2010 FIFA World Cup currently going on in Africa. As we are watching the current match featuring the Ivory Coast team - we came across the following interesting and feel-good story.
http://diabetesinsider.com/world-cu...f-ivory-coast-helping-kids-with-diabetes-720/
Obese single women are four times more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy
Obese single women are four times more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy than women of a healthy weight, despite having sex less often, researchers said today. They are also 63 per cent less likely to seek advice on contraception, 66 per cent less likely to take the Pill, according to the largest ever study into obesity and sexual health.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...e-women-times-likely-unplanned-pregnancy.html
Call to slash NHS costs with ?10 charge to see your GP
Patients should be charged ?10 for every GP appointment as part of swinging cuts to the NHS, an influential think-tank with links to the Government has suggested. Charging patients a 'token' ?10 could save the NHS ?1.6billion by 2014, the centre-right group Reform said in a controversial report published today ahead of next week's Budget. It advocates cutting 32,000 hospital beds and shedding 250,000 staff to save more than ?20billion from the health budget - nearly a fifth of the total.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1286959/Call-slash-NHS-costs-10-charge-GP.html
Brain 'distorts own body image'
People with anorexia have a distorted body image The brain naturally distorts body image - a finding which could explain eating disorders like anorexia, say experts. Scientists at University College London discovered people tend to think that their hands are wider and their fingers are shorter than they truly are.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10310571.stm
With half of Europeans estimated to be overweight or obese - including 61.5 per cent in the UK - it is time for action to curb this epidemic. Obesity significantly increases the risk of heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes and has large cost implications too. MEPs will have the chance to make a significant contribution this week as they vote on a series of measures about the information presented on food labels. Douglas Smallwood mentioned.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-cuts-and-payments-2001350.html
Diabetes care 'still falling short'
Finger prick tests establish blood glucose levels Many people with diabetes are still not receiving effective care despite the fact that more are regularly seeing health professionals, an audit shows. More than 90% of diabetes patients in England and Wales are now in contact with healthcare teams at least once a year, the National Diabetes Audit says. Gavini Terry, Healthcare Policy Manager quoted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10322188.stm
White rice 'raises diabetes risk', say US experts
White rice has a higher glycaemic index than brown rice Replacing white rice with brown rice and wholemeal bread could cut the risk of diabetes by a third, US experts say. White rice poses a diabetes threat because it causes steep rises in blood sugar, say Harvard researchers in Archives of Internal Medicine. Dr Victoria King quoted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10307790.stm
Diabetes patients warned of increased kidney failure risk
Diabetes patients are being warned by a leading charity that there has been a 20 per cent increase in kidney failure among those suffering from the condition. Diabetes UK said it is concerned that between 2003 and 2009 there was a 20 per cent increase in people with diabetes needing dialysis or a kidney transplant, as shown in today's National Diabetes Audit. Douglas Smallwood quoted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10307790.stm
Improved diabetes access not matched by better outcomes
Greater access to health services for people with diabetes is not translating into improved clinical outcomes, NHS Information Centre data show. Latest figures from the National Diabetes Audit show there has been an increase in the number of people receiving all nine of the key processes of diabetes care recommended by NICE. Diabetes UK mentioned.
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/1010119/Improved-diabetes-access-not-matched-better-outcomes/
New campaign urges hospital staff to 'Think Glucose'
NURSES at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust are urging staff to 'Think Glucose' when admitting patients to hospital. The Think Glucose programme, which has been developed by the NHS Institute to help improve the care patients receive when they are admitted with diabetes as a secondary cause, was launched at the Trust to coincide with National Diabetes Week. Diabetes Week mentioned.
http://www.midirs.org/Development/m...6FFF10AD6BE8BD2D802577430058715A?opendocument
Diabetes walk a success
ROBIN Hood's Bay was the setting for the finale of a coast-to-coast walk by the Chief Executive of Diabetes UK. Douglas Smallwood (54) and his son Jimmy (24) completed the 192 mile walk from St Bee's Head in the Lake District in 13 days. Douglas Smallwood quoted.
http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/Diabetes-walk-a-success.6362431.jp
Lifestyles blamed as Tayside sees rise in diabetes
Diabetes levels in the region have also now surpassed the predicted levels for 2018 - exceeding the estimated figure by more than 2000 cases. Dundee-based MSP Marlyn Glen said the statistics clearly demonstrated that the rise of diabetes was one of today's major public health problems. "The latest Scottish Diabetes Survey now puts the numbers with the condition in NHS Tayside in January 2010 at 18,157," she said. Alison McIntosh, secretary of the Dundee branch of Diabetes UK, quoted.
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2010/06/15/story15224957t0.shtm
World Cup Star Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast Helping Kids with Diabetes
Like the rest of the world, the writers here at Diabetes Insider as obsessed with the with 2010 FIFA World Cup currently going on in Africa. As we are watching the current match featuring the Ivory Coast team - we came across the following interesting and feel-good story.
http://diabetesinsider.com/world-cu...f-ivory-coast-helping-kids-with-diabetes-720/
Obese single women are four times more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy
Obese single women are four times more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy than women of a healthy weight, despite having sex less often, researchers said today. They are also 63 per cent less likely to seek advice on contraception, 66 per cent less likely to take the Pill, according to the largest ever study into obesity and sexual health.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...e-women-times-likely-unplanned-pregnancy.html
Call to slash NHS costs with ?10 charge to see your GP
Patients should be charged ?10 for every GP appointment as part of swinging cuts to the NHS, an influential think-tank with links to the Government has suggested. Charging patients a 'token' ?10 could save the NHS ?1.6billion by 2014, the centre-right group Reform said in a controversial report published today ahead of next week's Budget. It advocates cutting 32,000 hospital beds and shedding 250,000 staff to save more than ?20billion from the health budget - nearly a fifth of the total.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1286959/Call-slash-NHS-costs-10-charge-GP.html
Brain 'distorts own body image'
People with anorexia have a distorted body image The brain naturally distorts body image - a finding which could explain eating disorders like anorexia, say experts. Scientists at University College London discovered people tend to think that their hands are wider and their fingers are shorter than they truly are.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10310571.stm