In February 2014 we ran a feature on the development of the BiAP, a Bio-Inspired Artificial Pancreas. Here we catch up with Nick Oliver, Professor of Metabolism at Imperial College, who reports on current progress of the research. By Sue Marshall. Dr Nick read more »

In July Diabetes UK launched its State of the Nation report, Time to take control of diabetes. The day of the event, held at the Houses of Parliament, was the day Teresa May was made the Prime Minister, the first to have read more »

New guidelines come into play next year for all blood test meters. Be sure you are getting the best, or else what’s the point of testing? We also have lots of news: Diabetes UK asks for more emotional and psychological support to read more »

The Cook & Count Android app is now available on the GooglePlay app store. Cook & Count is a nutritional app for people with diabetes specifically designed for use with home cooking. Some people with Type 1 diabetes use ready meals or read more »

Nearly all diabetics are already people who quantify themselves by doing blood tests. But if you want to find out more about what this new trend is all about for non-diabetics and how it is affecting diabetes care, then look at our read more »

The first national meeting of the Older People Diabetes Network (OPDN) will take place on 27th November, 2012. The themes for this free event, which will be held at Glaziers Hall, London Bridge, will include dementia and care homes. A keynote speech read more »

Diabetics doing it for themselves (part 2) It took a couple of trips to the US for Niki Smith, who was diagnosed with insulin dependant diabetes in 2000, to come up with her idea. “It was on holiday in 2003 when I had read more »

By Sue Marshall Since I began writing product information for Desang I’ve come across a wide and interesting range of things, but the ones that really intrigued me were those created by other people with diabetes. Allow me to explain my background. read more »