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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
"Worrying" figures for older diabetics
Hospitals admit a diabetic from a care home every 25 minutes, figures have shown. A Diabeties UK report found there are more than 22,000 admissions each year among older diabetics from care homes, working out to one every 25 minutes on average. Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK, quoted.
http://www.managementinpractice.com...abetics&page=article.display&article.id=23663
Study into "care home diabetes"
A new report has revealed that poor training and screening sees one care home resident with diabetes admitted to hospital every 25 minutes. The Diabetes UK report found that 60% of care homes with diabetic patients in England do not train their staff on the condition. Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK, quoted.
http://www.nursinginpractice.com/default.asp?page=article.print&article.id=23658
Warning on poor care for older people with diabetes
One care home resident with diabetes is admitted to hospital every 25 minutes because of poor screening and training, according to a report published today by charity Diabetes UK. Diabetes in care homes - Awareness, screening, training, says that there are more than 22,000 admissions each year among older people with diabetes from care homes. Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK, quoted.
http://www.onmedica.com/NewsArticle.aspx?id=79fb7bba-c882-4147-9659-7a49d0d90786
One care home resident with diabetes admitted to hospital every 25 minutes
One care home resident with diabetes is admitted to hospital every 25 minutes due to failings in screening and training, according to a new report launched today by leading health charity Diabetes UK. Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK, quoted.
http://www.primarycaretoday.co.uk/news/?pid=4216&lsid=4224&edname=29306.htm&ped=29306
Millennium Stadium turns blue to highlight diabetes
The Millennium Stadium turned blue to mark World Diabetes Day, as figures show more than 153,000 people in Wales have been diagnosed with the condition. The Cardiff stadium was lit by Diabetes UK Cymru as landmarks around the world, including Sydney Opera House, also went blue on Sunday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11757920
Obesity's link to sense of smell
People who are overweight have a greater sense of smell for food, a study has found. Researchers from the University of Portsmouth say their early findings may go towards explaining why some people struggle to stay slim.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11755995
Stem cells used in stroke trial
Doctors in Glasgow have injected stem cells into the brain of a stroke patient in an effort to find a new treatment for the condition. The elderly man is the first person in the world to receive this treatment - the start of a regulated trial at Southern General Hospital.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11763681
Clot drug to help heart patients
Hundreds of thousands of heart patients would benefit from new type of blood thinning drug to cut their risk of stroke, say UK experts. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a fast and erratic heartbeat, can reduce their risk by a fifth when taking rivaroxaban rather than the most popular existing treatment, warfarin.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11759070
Hospitals admit a diabetic from a care home every 25 minutes, figures have shown. A Diabeties UK report found there are more than 22,000 admissions each year among older diabetics from care homes, working out to one every 25 minutes on average. Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK, quoted.
http://www.managementinpractice.com...abetics&page=article.display&article.id=23663
Study into "care home diabetes"
A new report has revealed that poor training and screening sees one care home resident with diabetes admitted to hospital every 25 minutes. The Diabetes UK report found that 60% of care homes with diabetic patients in England do not train their staff on the condition. Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK, quoted.
http://www.nursinginpractice.com/default.asp?page=article.print&article.id=23658
Warning on poor care for older people with diabetes
One care home resident with diabetes is admitted to hospital every 25 minutes because of poor screening and training, according to a report published today by charity Diabetes UK. Diabetes in care homes - Awareness, screening, training, says that there are more than 22,000 admissions each year among older people with diabetes from care homes. Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK, quoted.
http://www.onmedica.com/NewsArticle.aspx?id=79fb7bba-c882-4147-9659-7a49d0d90786
One care home resident with diabetes admitted to hospital every 25 minutes
One care home resident with diabetes is admitted to hospital every 25 minutes due to failings in screening and training, according to a new report launched today by leading health charity Diabetes UK. Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK, quoted.
http://www.primarycaretoday.co.uk/news/?pid=4216&lsid=4224&edname=29306.htm&ped=29306
Millennium Stadium turns blue to highlight diabetes
The Millennium Stadium turned blue to mark World Diabetes Day, as figures show more than 153,000 people in Wales have been diagnosed with the condition. The Cardiff stadium was lit by Diabetes UK Cymru as landmarks around the world, including Sydney Opera House, also went blue on Sunday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11757920
Obesity's link to sense of smell
People who are overweight have a greater sense of smell for food, a study has found. Researchers from the University of Portsmouth say their early findings may go towards explaining why some people struggle to stay slim.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11755995
Stem cells used in stroke trial
Doctors in Glasgow have injected stem cells into the brain of a stroke patient in an effort to find a new treatment for the condition. The elderly man is the first person in the world to receive this treatment - the start of a regulated trial at Southern General Hospital.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11763681
Clot drug to help heart patients
Hundreds of thousands of heart patients would benefit from new type of blood thinning drug to cut their risk of stroke, say UK experts. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a fast and erratic heartbeat, can reduce their risk by a fifth when taking rivaroxaban rather than the most popular existing treatment, warfarin.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11759070