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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Plate aids diabetes weight loss
Using a simple portion control dinner plate can help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and decrease reliance on medication, research shows. Canadian researchers put people with type 2 diabetes on a calorie-controlled diet for six months. Tracy Kelly, Care Manager, quoted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6238740.stm
New insulin could cut need for daily injections
A new insulin in development may remove the need for daily injections and reduce glucose fluctuations, research suggests. Data from a phase-2 trial showed treatment with new insulin degludec led to a more stable glucose-lowering effect in patients with type-1 diabetes than standard treatment. Dr Iain Frame, Director of Research, quoted.
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/1030792/New-insulin-cut-need-daily-injections/
Drug warning to diabetes patients
Health charity Diabetes UK is urging all people with Type 2 diabetes in Devon taking all forms of the drug Avandia to consult their GP as a matter of urgency following a recommendation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to suspend the treatment with immediate effect. Previous research suggested that people with diabetes who take Avandia have an increased risk of heart failure and heart attack.
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/new...-patients/article-2684156-detail/article.html
Alarming number of Kingston residents going untested for diabetes
Too many adults in Kingston are untested for diabetes, charity Diabetes UK has claimed. Nearly 3,000 people in Kingston may be unaware they have debilitating type 2 diabetes, which can cause blindness, amputation and heart disease. Roz Rosenblatt, London Manager, quoted.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/...ber_of_residents_going_untested_for_diabetes/
Workers 'avoid sweaty exercise'
Many workers dislike exercising during the day because they do not want to get hot and sweaty in front of colleagues, a survey suggests. The British Heart Foundation survey of over 2,000 adults found 55% spent their working day sitting or standing still.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11400584
Breast cancer partners' mood risk
Men whose partners have breast cancer should be checked for signs that their mental health has been affected, say researchers. A Danish study found that men watching their partner fight cancer were 39% more likely to need hospital care for mood problems.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11406741
Astrazeneca upbeat on heart drug green light
ASTRAZENECA yesterday got the green light from regulators for the launch of a new heart medicine, as rival GlaxoSmithKline faced up to a clampdown on sales of its diabetes treatment. The European Medicines Agency said it had recommended approval of AstraZeneca?s blood thinning treatment Brilinta, used to treat dangerous clots.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/201657/AstraZeneca-upbeat-on-heart-drug-green-light
Using a simple portion control dinner plate can help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and decrease reliance on medication, research shows. Canadian researchers put people with type 2 diabetes on a calorie-controlled diet for six months. Tracy Kelly, Care Manager, quoted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6238740.stm
New insulin could cut need for daily injections
A new insulin in development may remove the need for daily injections and reduce glucose fluctuations, research suggests. Data from a phase-2 trial showed treatment with new insulin degludec led to a more stable glucose-lowering effect in patients with type-1 diabetes than standard treatment. Dr Iain Frame, Director of Research, quoted.
http://www.healthcarerepublic.com/news/1030792/New-insulin-cut-need-daily-injections/
Drug warning to diabetes patients
Health charity Diabetes UK is urging all people with Type 2 diabetes in Devon taking all forms of the drug Avandia to consult their GP as a matter of urgency following a recommendation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to suspend the treatment with immediate effect. Previous research suggested that people with diabetes who take Avandia have an increased risk of heart failure and heart attack.
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/new...-patients/article-2684156-detail/article.html
Alarming number of Kingston residents going untested for diabetes
Too many adults in Kingston are untested for diabetes, charity Diabetes UK has claimed. Nearly 3,000 people in Kingston may be unaware they have debilitating type 2 diabetes, which can cause blindness, amputation and heart disease. Roz Rosenblatt, London Manager, quoted.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/...ber_of_residents_going_untested_for_diabetes/
Workers 'avoid sweaty exercise'
Many workers dislike exercising during the day because they do not want to get hot and sweaty in front of colleagues, a survey suggests. The British Heart Foundation survey of over 2,000 adults found 55% spent their working day sitting or standing still.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11400584
Breast cancer partners' mood risk
Men whose partners have breast cancer should be checked for signs that their mental health has been affected, say researchers. A Danish study found that men watching their partner fight cancer were 39% more likely to need hospital care for mood problems.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11406741
Astrazeneca upbeat on heart drug green light
ASTRAZENECA yesterday got the green light from regulators for the launch of a new heart medicine, as rival GlaxoSmithKline faced up to a clampdown on sales of its diabetes treatment. The European Medicines Agency said it had recommended approval of AstraZeneca?s blood thinning treatment Brilinta, used to treat dangerous clots.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/201657/AstraZeneca-upbeat-on-heart-drug-green-light