Diabetes UK is soon to take an important message to government, that food labelling needs to be clear and simple for everyone, something that matters a lot to people living with diabetes. In order to add weight to it’s argument, Diabetes UK read more »

The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has more than doubled in the last twenty years, according to new analysis released by Diabetes UK. The new figures show that there are now almost 3.7 million people living with a read more »

Visualising your diabetes data can really help you to gain insights to intervene and gain greater control of your diabetes. There are tools out there than can help. This issue, it’s insulin pumps and CGM, next issue we look at blood test read more »

Finger lickin’ good, chicken is a low fat meat that fills you up with protein. Spring chickens are young chickens, under 10 months old, and considered tender. Alternatively, if you’re called ‘no spring chicken’, then it’s implied that you’re no longer young. And read more »

Debbie Green trail running in Scotland in Easter this year. Debbie Green has had Type 1 Diabetes since she was a little girl. Now in her 30s, she has a busy time managing work, home and all of the normal things in life. read more »

A new insulin which is rapid-acting and ultra-concentrated is due to be tested in clinical trials in 2018. The insulin, which was developed through a partnership between JDRF and pharmaceutical company Arecor, could lead to smaller (and therefore easier-to-wear) insulin pumps. Most read more »

Patients with Type 2 diabetes in Portsmouth, South East Hampshire, Fareham and Gosport will get access to Our Path, a new online ‘lifestyle change’ programme thanks to a partnership between local CCGs, a diabetes charity and the NHS. The fact is that currently read more »

Tandem Diabetes Care, the medical device company and manufacturer of the only touchscreen insulin pumps available in the US has entered into a distribution agreement with Rubin Medical to commercialize its t:slim X insulin pump (and supplies) in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. read more »

Winning Here is the book of campaign memoirs by LibDem (and diabetic) MP Chris Rennard. In it he puts forward views on things like, How did the Liberal Party survive in the 1970s? Why were the Liberal Democrats formed? Rennard says, “My insight read more »

London Diabetes has updated its clinic site www.londonmedical.co.uk as well as the dedicated diabetes page at www.londondiabetes.com. The company’s Chief Operating Officer David Briggs says, “Since we started over 25 years ago, we’ve grown to be the UK’s leading private specialist outpatient read more »