Cellnovo has announced the launch of the world’s only mobile-connected diabetes management system, the Cellnovo insulin pump, and the start of the largest usability trial ever to investigate insulin pump technology for patients with type 1 diabetes. The trial will also be read more »

Dr Carrie Ruxton separates fact from fiction with the nation’s favourite drink. Drinking four to six mugs of tea a day is just as good as drinking a litre of water when it comes to keeping the body hydrated, according to a groundbreaking read more »

NHS Choices* and talkhealth** have teamed up with patient support charity Action Against Allergy and The Allergy Academy*** to present an ‘Online Clinic on Food Allergy’ this week (until 27 February). The clinic will be hosted on www.talkhealthpartnership.com, with leading food allergy experts read more »

A diabetic can often make it through a typical day without needing to carry glucose tablets on them, except for when those unexpected emergencies occur. However, most diabetics, once out of childhood, are unlikely to forget their keys. Scott Saunders, who has read more »

Tea lovers and festive foodies alike will enjoy the delicate and refreshing taste of green tea in the fabulous floral shape of the Flowering Tea Bloom Gift Set. The blossoming beverage has been launched by online speciality tea company, The Tea Experience. read more »

Colleagues at West Sussex-based Dr Stuart’s herbal teas currently have no time to put their feet up with a cuppa after striking the ultimate deal, to sell tea to China, during a recent business trip to the Far East. The Storrington based read more »

Researchers at MIT are looking into using a spectograph to shine a near-infrared light on your skin and measures the vibrations to determine your blood sugar levels. This approach has some downsides. Most importantly, it measures the amount of glucose in your read more »

Timesulin, a replacement cap for all major insulin pens, has a built-in timer, which tells the user at a glance exactly how long it’s been since their last insulin injection, can now be bought from the following webshop: http://timesulin.com/webshop. Timesulin is a read more »

A researcher hoping to one day take away the need for needles in diabetes care has been recognised at the latest WA Innovator of the Year Awards. Professor Erik Helmerhorst (pictured right) from Curtin’s School of Biomedical Sciences won the Mitsubishi Start Up read more »

Many people with diabetes take more than one form of medication. Keeping tabs on your tablets can be a real headache! Pill containers can help. The Medidos pill container has seven clearly marked boxes for each day of the week. Each box read more »