Patients with dementia, diabetes and learning disabilities are being let down by their local health services in many parts of England, new figures show. A postcode lottery of care across
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The NHS must do more to help people with diabetes self-manage their condition, health leaders have said after a review concluded that the current way sufferers are cared for is
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The University of Leicester has approved a new distance learning degree which will equip you with the knowledge, confidence and skills to specialise in diabetes care. The Distance Learning PGCert/PGDip/MSc
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A diabetes drug can increase a person’s risk of bladder cancer, researchers have found. The anti-diabetic drug pioglitazone helps to control blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Patients are suffering due to wide variations in how many cancer cases are diagnosed at an early stage and who gets the best stroke care, a report has found. The
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Controlling blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes may help prevent dementia, experts have said. A study of 350,000 people with Type 2 diabetes found poor blood sugar
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Women with diabetes have around a 40% increased risk of suffering a heart attack compared with diabetic men, two studies have suggested. Those aged 45 to 84 have a significantly
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Diabetes “threatens to bring down the NHS”, Diabetes UK has warned. Cases in England and Wales have risen by 59.8% in the past decade – as an additional 1.2 million
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Medicine to treat diabetes now accounts for 10% of the annual spend on prescriptions, new figures show. Some £868.6 million was spent on ingredients for diabetes sufferers during the last
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Swansea University has launched a new project aimed at encouraging local children to eat a healthy diet, live an active life and manage a healthy body weight as they grow
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