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Diabetes threatens to 'bankrupt' NHS within a generation - The Guardian 25/04/12

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:45:07 +0000

"Treatment will use £16.9bn of budget as the number of diabetics rises from 3.8 million to 6.25 million by 2035"

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Diabetes 'to cost sixth of NHS budget' - The Independent 25/04/12

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:27:27 +0000

"Diabetes will cost the NHS more than a sixth of its entire budget by 2035, a report has found."

Tags: Health News The Independent Diabetes Health Economics

Diabetes: Most NHS costs wasteful, says Diabetic Medicine - BBC News 24/04/12

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:12:41 +0000

The majority of NHS spending on diabetes is avoidable, says a report in the journal Diabetic Medicine.

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High levels of vitamin D halve the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes - Daily Mail 16th February 2010

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:35:05 +0000

"People with high levels of vitamin D almost halve their risk of developing heart disease or diabetes, claim researchers. They found those with lowest levels of the vitamin in their blood were at greater risk of a range of serious disorders."

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Blossoming for diabetics - The Independent 12th February 2010

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:01:00 +0000

"Canadian scientists at the University of Calgary are the first in the world to produce a plant-based inexpensive insulin that will possibly change the way any diabetic looks at a safflower seed."

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More young diabetics in Wales need sight-saving action - BBC Health News 9th February 2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:11:54 +0000

"Surgeons in Wales are having to give sight-saving treatment to patients in their late teens and 20s struggling to control their diabetes. Retinopathy, damage to the blood vessels in the eye, is normally more common in older diabetic patients. "

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Better child-diabetes care urged - BBC Health News 8th February 2010

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:51:33 +0000

"A "shocking" number of children are being rushed to hospital each year with potentially fatal complications of diabetes, according to a charity. Many of the 3,300 cases in England in 2008/9 could have been prevented by better care, says Diabetes UK. "

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'Artificial' pancreas offers hope for type 1 diabetes - Daily Telegraph 5th February 2010

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:59:12 +0000

"Hope of end to daily insulin injections for children with type 1 diabetes after the creation of an artificial' pancreas, a study conducted by Cambridge University has found. "

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Artificial pancreas hope for children with diabetes - BBC Health News 5th February 2010

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:46:16 +0000

"Scientists in Cambridge have shown that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes. A trial found that combining a "real time" sensor measuring glucose levels with a pump that delivers insulin can boost overnight blood sugar control."

Tags: Diabetes Children Medical Technology Health News UHN BBC Health News

Diabetes sugar 'can go too low' - BBC Health News 27th January 2010

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:46:18 +0000

"Intense treatment to lower blood sugar in patients with diabetes could prove nearly as harmful as allowing glucose levels to remain high, a study says. Cardiff researchers looked at nearly 50,000 patients with type 2 diabetes and found the lowest glucose levels linked to a heightened risk of death. "

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Five odd health studies discussed this week - The Independent on Sunday 24th January 20

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:15:14 +0000

"This week in science and health, international forums and news sites lit up discussing five apparently important research studies coming from Oxford, King's College London, University of Bologna, University of California at Santa Barbara, Kaiser Family Foundation, Ghent University and Indiana University School of Medicine. "

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One in five hospital patients has diabetes - Daily Telegraph 23rd January 2010

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:52:28 +0000

"One in five hospital patients now suffers from diabetes, according to a national audit which reveals the devastating impact of changes in British lifestyles. "

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One in every five hospital patients battling diabetes - Daily Mail 25th January 2009

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:45:55 +0000

"One in five hospital patients is diabetic, placing a 'terrifying' burden on the cash-strapped NHS, a study has found. Britain's soaring obesity rate has triggered record levels of the condition, which can result in blindness, nerve damage and amputations. "

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Sitting down for too long 'causes health problems - even if you exercise' - Daily Telegraph 19th January 2010

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:02:57 +0000

"Sitting down for too long can cause a range of health problems, even among those who exercise regularly, experts have claimed. "

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Take a break, it could save your life - The Independent 19th January 2010

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:37:04 +0000

"Office workers beware: long periods of sitting at your desk may be a killer. Scientists have identified a new threat from our sedentary lifestyles that they call "muscular inactivity". Sitting still for long periods of time leads to the build up of substances in the blood that are harmful to health. And exercise alone won’t shift them. "

Tags: Physical Activity Health News IHN The Independent Heart Diseases Diabetes

Health news: Sunshine vitamin prevents diabetes, and why losing weight can boost your brain power - Daily Mail 18th January 2010

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:15:11 +0000

"Health stories from around the world this week include a study by scientists as to whether taking vitamin D lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and a seperate study in Germany that shows that cutting your calorie intake could boost your brainpower"

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Most people diagnosed with diabetes 'fail to recognise warning signs they are ill'First private pharmacy since 1971 opened in Sweden - The Independent 18th January 2010 "Swedish Health and Social Affairs minister Goeran Haegglund inaugurated the country'

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:57:29 +0000

"Most people diagnosed with diabetes fail to recognise warning signs that they are ill, new figures show. "

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Diabetes gene points way to new treatments - The Times 18th January 2010

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:00:28 +0000

"One of the largest genetic studies ever undertaken has discovered nine new genes linked to type 2 diabetes, opening a door to new understanding and possible treatment. Scientists from 174 research centres around the world, who studied the genes and blood glucose level of more than 120,000 volunteers, were able to identify a set of genes that control the body’s response to glucose in the blood."

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Diabetes: 5,000 don't know they have it... - North West Evening Mail 15th January 2010

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:54:49 +0000

"WHEN adults think of their health fears for the future, cancer or heart disease are among the first that tend to spring to mind."

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Genetic information no help yet in predicting diabetes onset, study finds - The Times 15th January 2010

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:40:39 +0000

"Genetic variations that are linked to type 2 diabetes cannot yet help doctors to predict who is most likely to develop the disease, scientists have found. While more than 20 DNA variants are now known to affect people’s risk of the condition, research has found that adding these to standard predictive tools does nothing to increase their accuracy. "

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