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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Diabetes no barrier to Everest feat
A 26-YEAR-OLD diabetes suffer from St Andrew's ignored the burden of her condition to trek from Northern Nepal to Everest Base Camp and raise funds for charity. Laura Brown, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was just nine, spent two weeks trekking 10km a day at altitudes of up to 17,000 feet.
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news...rest-feat/article-2438228-detail/article.html
Diabetic Bangor woman scales Everest Base Camp for charity
A DIABETIC woman has spent two weeks trekking 10km a day, at altitudes of up to 17,000 feet, from Northern Nepal to Everest Base Camp, to raise funds for Diabetes UK. Laura Brown, 26, from Bangor, was diagnosed when she was nine and struggled for a long time to keep her condition under control but now finds it easier thanks to an insulin pump.
http://www.theonlinemail.co.uk/bang...everest-base-camp-for-charity-66580-26890194/
Peel woman's award for 50 years with diabetes
A WOMAN from Peel has been presented with an award for living with diabetes for 50 years. Alison Woods, who is chairman of the Manx Diabetic Group, received the Alan Nabarro Medal from charity Diabetes UK.
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/west-news/Peel-woman39s-award-for-50.6427546.jp
Mini-stroke care 'risking lives'
Many patients at high risk of stroke are not getting the specialist treatment they need, an audit found. People who suffer a mini-stroke are meant to undergo neck surgery to help prevent a full-blown attack.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10713946
Death rates at lowest ever levels in England and Wales
Death rates in England and Wales are at their lowest-ever recorded levels, official figures show.
Despite health concerns surrounding rising levels of obesity and alcohol use, death rates for both men and women fell by about 5% in 2009 from 2008.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10718504
Mother's heartbeat 'synchronises with foetus'
The heartbeats of a mother and her unborn foetus synchronise when she breathes rhythmically, researchers have said. Scientists at the University of Aberdeen claim the connection paves the way for a new technique to detect development problems during pregnancy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-10696611
A 26-YEAR-OLD diabetes suffer from St Andrew's ignored the burden of her condition to trek from Northern Nepal to Everest Base Camp and raise funds for charity. Laura Brown, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was just nine, spent two weeks trekking 10km a day at altitudes of up to 17,000 feet.
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news...rest-feat/article-2438228-detail/article.html
Diabetic Bangor woman scales Everest Base Camp for charity
A DIABETIC woman has spent two weeks trekking 10km a day, at altitudes of up to 17,000 feet, from Northern Nepal to Everest Base Camp, to raise funds for Diabetes UK. Laura Brown, 26, from Bangor, was diagnosed when she was nine and struggled for a long time to keep her condition under control but now finds it easier thanks to an insulin pump.
http://www.theonlinemail.co.uk/bang...everest-base-camp-for-charity-66580-26890194/
Peel woman's award for 50 years with diabetes
A WOMAN from Peel has been presented with an award for living with diabetes for 50 years. Alison Woods, who is chairman of the Manx Diabetic Group, received the Alan Nabarro Medal from charity Diabetes UK.
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/west-news/Peel-woman39s-award-for-50.6427546.jp
Mini-stroke care 'risking lives'
Many patients at high risk of stroke are not getting the specialist treatment they need, an audit found. People who suffer a mini-stroke are meant to undergo neck surgery to help prevent a full-blown attack.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10713946
Death rates at lowest ever levels in England and Wales
Death rates in England and Wales are at their lowest-ever recorded levels, official figures show.
Despite health concerns surrounding rising levels of obesity and alcohol use, death rates for both men and women fell by about 5% in 2009 from 2008.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10718504
Mother's heartbeat 'synchronises with foetus'
The heartbeats of a mother and her unborn foetus synchronise when she breathes rhythmically, researchers have said. Scientists at the University of Aberdeen claim the connection paves the way for a new technique to detect development problems during pregnancy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-10696611