Sophie Reymbaut THE PATIENT’S STORY Sophie Reymbaut was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes on 10 August in 1990 when she was eight years old. She was put on insulin and stayed on it for 27 years and four months. Then, on 11 December 2017, read more »

Interpreting data read-outs is a skill, and for those new to it, it can be daunting. Here DSN  Peter Jennings* talks us through viewing a FreeStyle Libre download. Peter Jennings is a T1D and DSN. These days he spends four days as an read more »

The focus on the drive to tackle obesity should be more about health, not weight, according to Dr Oli Williams. Dr Oli Williams, a leading sociologist from the East Midlands, believes there should be an overhaul of current health campaigns, which he claims read more »

Could OurPath help change your lifestyle, for good? OurPath provides in-your-pocket access to the latest nutrition, behaviour science, your own health coach plus support from others on the OurPath journey. For many people, weight management is a tough, very personal and frustrating experience. read more »

Extreme highs and lows of blood glucose are associated with depression in people with diabetes according to research published by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in its publication, Diabetes Care. The report, by Paola Gilsanz et al, concluded that the presence of read more »

OK, so not everyone needs or wants to go on an insulin pump, but if you are interested in finding out what’s available in the UK, and also what’s ‘coming soon’, then take a look at our extensive feature on p.20. If read more »

Researchers in Malaysia have shown that the plant Cosmos caudatus Kunth contains chemicals that can lower blood glucose levels. These plant-based substances could be investigated further as potential therapeutic agents to help manage high blood sugar in diabetes, a disease that affects read more »

Diet replacement programmes made up of low-calorie soups, shakes and regular counselling should be a recommended NHS treatment for obesity, a BMJ study says [as reported by the BBC]. People on the diets lost three times more weight than those given standard dietary read more »

Privately-held Dance Biopharm has raised $24.5m in a private equity round to help fund the development of its inhaled insulin product. SternAegis Ventures was the exclusive placement agent for the offering. Molex Ventures, an electronics company working with Dance to develop a read more »

Diabetes UK has launched a self-management education platform called Learning Zone, which aims to help people understand more about diabetes and how to manage it. There are 3.7 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK − about 90% of which are read more »