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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
VIDEO: Child diabetes campaign
The difficulties of having a child with diabetes have been highlighted by a mum in Hertfordshire. Yvonne Pendlebury from Stevenage is among thousands of parents who've had to reduce their working hours or even give up work completely. Care Advisor Cathy Moulton interviewed.
http://www.itv.com/anglia/child-diabetes-campaign39239/
Parents of diabetic children forced to give up work
Almost half (46%) of primary school pupils with Type 1 diabetes report their parents have had to reduce hours or give up work to help them administer insulin injections, according to a new report from Diabetes UK. Around a third (29%) of their secondary school counterparts have the same experience, according to the State of diabetes care in the UK 2009 report for which 661 children and young people with Type 1 diabetes were surveyed.
http://www.onmedica.com/NewsArticle.aspx?id=88fff8c2-bdce-4e83-b9c3-78ae5fd71655
Exclusive: New diabetes rules 'ignore ethnic differences'
New rules on diabetes diagnosis will ignore ethnic differences in HbA1c levels, Healthcare Republic has learned. The WHO is revising global advice on diabetes diagnosis, which includes an update on diabetes classification and the use of glucose intolerance, HbA1c and risk scores in diagnosing, screening and predicting diabetes. Its current guidelines are used by Diabetes UK and NICE.
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/n...New-diabetes-rules-ignore-ethnic-differences/
Processed meats cause heart disease and diabetes - claim
Eating processed meats like bacon, ham and sausages can increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to research published yesterday. Processed meats are already linked to a higher chance of developing bowel cancer but a round-up of worldwide research has shown a link with other conditions. Director of Research Iain Frame comments.
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1740378?UserKey=
Scientists discover link between gas and cases of obesity and diabetes
Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School have for the first time identified a link between blood levels of hydrogen sulfide, a gas more commonly associated with the smell of rotten eggs, and cases of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The recent study published in the medical journal Diabetologia and presented at the British Microcirculation Society in April compared blood levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in lean men, overweight men with metabolic syndrome and male patients with established type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/new...-diabetes/article-2170793-detail/article.html
Compton woman will keep on running
A COMPTON woman has raised about ?200 for Diabetes UK by running the Bristol 10K.
Natalie Thorne completed the race on Sunday, May 9, to raise money for the charity, as her mother Ros has Type 2 diabetes, and she has now collected the donations.
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=13342
Imagining favourite foods drives cravings
Vivid mental images of chocolates, cakes or crisps leave us with little chance of resisting the temptation to give in and indulge, according to the latest research. Although food cravings are a common experience, researchers have only recently begun studying how they develop.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodandd...magining-favourite-foods-drives-cravings.html
Does the NHS suppress whistleblowers?
We have concerns around the culture of many organisations in the NHS. A recent BMA survey has shown that three quarters of hospital doctors have raised significant concerns but frequently the response to those concerns was negative. Most often they felt their concerns were not looked at in adequate detail.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/public_sector/article6625827.ece
Post-natal depression in fathers 'often undiagnosed'
Many new fathers experience post-natal depression, yet most cases go undetected and untreated, experts warn. One in 10 new fathers may have the baby blues, US researchers believe - based on their trawl of medical literature.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8687189.stm
Could US health firm hold key to NHS reform?
The health systems in the UK and US are about as different as you can get. The universal and free NHS is a far cry from the insurance-based model currently operating across the Atlantic.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8688101.stm
Men are bigger liars than women, says poll
Men are more likely to tell lies than women and feel less guilty about it, says a survey. In a poll of 3,000 people, researchers found that the average British man tells three lies every day, that's equivalent to 1,092 a year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8689010.stm
The difficulties of having a child with diabetes have been highlighted by a mum in Hertfordshire. Yvonne Pendlebury from Stevenage is among thousands of parents who've had to reduce their working hours or even give up work completely. Care Advisor Cathy Moulton interviewed.
http://www.itv.com/anglia/child-diabetes-campaign39239/
Parents of diabetic children forced to give up work
Almost half (46%) of primary school pupils with Type 1 diabetes report their parents have had to reduce hours or give up work to help them administer insulin injections, according to a new report from Diabetes UK. Around a third (29%) of their secondary school counterparts have the same experience, according to the State of diabetes care in the UK 2009 report for which 661 children and young people with Type 1 diabetes were surveyed.
http://www.onmedica.com/NewsArticle.aspx?id=88fff8c2-bdce-4e83-b9c3-78ae5fd71655
Exclusive: New diabetes rules 'ignore ethnic differences'
New rules on diabetes diagnosis will ignore ethnic differences in HbA1c levels, Healthcare Republic has learned. The WHO is revising global advice on diabetes diagnosis, which includes an update on diabetes classification and the use of glucose intolerance, HbA1c and risk scores in diagnosing, screening and predicting diabetes. Its current guidelines are used by Diabetes UK and NICE.
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/n...New-diabetes-rules-ignore-ethnic-differences/
Processed meats cause heart disease and diabetes - claim
Eating processed meats like bacon, ham and sausages can increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to research published yesterday. Processed meats are already linked to a higher chance of developing bowel cancer but a round-up of worldwide research has shown a link with other conditions. Director of Research Iain Frame comments.
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1740378?UserKey=
Scientists discover link between gas and cases of obesity and diabetes
Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School have for the first time identified a link between blood levels of hydrogen sulfide, a gas more commonly associated with the smell of rotten eggs, and cases of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The recent study published in the medical journal Diabetologia and presented at the British Microcirculation Society in April compared blood levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in lean men, overweight men with metabolic syndrome and male patients with established type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/new...-diabetes/article-2170793-detail/article.html
Compton woman will keep on running
A COMPTON woman has raised about ?200 for Diabetes UK by running the Bristol 10K.
Natalie Thorne completed the race on Sunday, May 9, to raise money for the charity, as her mother Ros has Type 2 diabetes, and she has now collected the donations.
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=13342
Imagining favourite foods drives cravings
Vivid mental images of chocolates, cakes or crisps leave us with little chance of resisting the temptation to give in and indulge, according to the latest research. Although food cravings are a common experience, researchers have only recently begun studying how they develop.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodandd...magining-favourite-foods-drives-cravings.html
Does the NHS suppress whistleblowers?
We have concerns around the culture of many organisations in the NHS. A recent BMA survey has shown that three quarters of hospital doctors have raised significant concerns but frequently the response to those concerns was negative. Most often they felt their concerns were not looked at in adequate detail.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/public_sector/article6625827.ece
Post-natal depression in fathers 'often undiagnosed'
Many new fathers experience post-natal depression, yet most cases go undetected and untreated, experts warn. One in 10 new fathers may have the baby blues, US researchers believe - based on their trawl of medical literature.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8687189.stm
Could US health firm hold key to NHS reform?
The health systems in the UK and US are about as different as you can get. The universal and free NHS is a far cry from the insurance-based model currently operating across the Atlantic.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8688101.stm
Men are bigger liars than women, says poll
Men are more likely to tell lies than women and feel less guilty about it, says a survey. In a poll of 3,000 people, researchers found that the average British man tells three lies every day, that's equivalent to 1,092 a year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8689010.stm