A University of Oxford study published in the journal Obesity has revealed that ‘total diet replacement’ programmes (TDRs), combined with one-to-one support, are an effective and cost-efficient way to lose weight long term. Comparing a nurse-led programme with The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge read more »

Medtrum supplies both an insulin patch pump and a CGM sensor for people with diabetes who might need one or the other, or both. The A6 Touchcare system comes complete with apps as well as a comprehensive website that carries tutorial videos on read more »

Diabetes healthcare is being boosted by greater access to and understanding of what these little bits of wearable wellness can do for users. When we published a feature, A Sensor Adventure, in the summer of 2017, there really weren’t that many about, they read more »

Professor Jonathan Valabhji, OBE Professor Jonathan Valabhji, a consultant diabetologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and National Clinical Director for Diabetes and Obesity at NHS England, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List 2019 for services to diabetes read more »

The NHS Long Term Plan document was published in January outlining the direction of the NHS over the coming years. Speaking about it at the time, NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said, “The NHS has been marking its 70th anniversary, and read more »

The Eversense system continually measures interstitial fluid glucose levels in adults with diabetes for the operating life of the sensor, which is 180 days (six months). Although the CGM is implanted the user wears a reader on the skin, which delivers glucose trend read more »

The Dexcom G6 CGM sensor lasts 10 days and no confirmatory fingersticks are required (neither to dose nor for calibrations). The G6 works with a smartphone app, so you can see your results on your phone’s screen whenever you wish, and get alerts read more »

This is part of a round up of sensors currently available in the UK from a feature in the online magazine. To see the full feature CLICK HERE. The aim of Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre system is to eliminate the need for routine finger read more »

Nemaura has developed predictive algorithms to support alarm functions in its wearable SugarBeat glucose monitoring system. The British company is expecting to win CE Mark approval any day now, at which point it will launch in the UK. A small group of users will read more »

Medtronic’s Enlite sensor works with the company’s Minimed insulin pump series. It can also be used as part of Medtronic’s Guardian Connect alongside other pumps or by people on MDI as a stand-alone system. The purpose of the new Medtronic Guardian Connect is read more »