Education call as type 2 numbers soar
A leading diabetes researcher has called on health bosses to prioritise education to avoid costly complications as type 2 diabetes cases continue to rise. The number of people living with diabetes in...
View Article‘Sofa generation’ leading to type 2 diabetes epidemic
The nation’s lack of physical activity is leading to a new “sofa generation” at risk of type 2 diabetes, a leading health researcher has said. An NHS report published today ahead of the roll out of the...
View Article‘Most influential’ diabetes GP named
A Leicester diabetes professor has been named as one of the country’s leading GPs in a prestigious list. Professor Kamlesh Khunti has been heralded as a “GP diabetes champion” after being installed at...
View Article‘Promising’ results for type 2 prevention scheme
A programme aimed at preventing the development of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the condition has achieved “promising” early results, a study has found. It comes weeks after Public Health...
View ArticleAlliance formed to promote diabetes self-management
A new international alliance has been formed with a commitment to bring “wholesale changes” to diabetes self-management. Leading figures in Type 2 diabetes self-management from across the globe came...
View ArticleType 2 screening needs ‘reviewing’
The process for screening for type 2 diabetes or those at high risk of the condition needs “careful re-evaluation”, according to the first study on the effectiveness of testing methods. Diabetes...
View ArticleMessage in a film for World Diabetes Day
A diabetes researcher has combined science with art to produce a powerful awareness-raising message for World Diabetes Day. Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, a University of Leicester PhD student and...
View ArticleLeading experts back Jamie’s sugar campaign
Two of the country’s leading researchers into Type 2 diabetes have come out in support of Jamie Oliver’s latest health campaign, saying “it’s time to tackle the sugar generation”. Professors Melanie...
View ArticleReview of new once-weekly type 2 drugs
Once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) differ in their efficacy and safety profiles, according to new research by the University of Leicester. Compared to other once-weekly...
View ArticleStanding up helps prevent type 2
Regularly standing up or walking could help prevent women who are at high risk of type 2 diabetes from developing the condition, according to a new study. Currently, those at risk of type 2 are...
View ArticleDiabetes professor awarded CBE
A doctor who established an international centre of excellence in diabetes research in Leicester has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List. Professor Melanie Davies has been responsible for...
View ArticleDiabetes centre commended in parliament
The work of an international centre of excellence in diabetes research and education based in Leicester has been highly praised in parliament. Keith Vaz, MP for Leicester East, made the comments about...
View ArticleType 2 risk tool hits one million mark
A total of 1 million people have now been through a type 2 risk assessment tool, it has been announced. The Know Your Risk resource, which was developed by researchers at the University of Leicester...
View ArticleDiabetes study looks at diet against exercise
Exercise is being pitted against diet in a straight contest to find out which results in better diabetes control and the effect on heart function as part of new research in Leicester. NIHR-funded...
View ArticleWomen with gestational diabetes needed
The views of women who have had or currently have diabetes during pregnancy are being sought in a bid to prevent the condition. Discussion groups will be held in Leicester to create an education...
View ArticleDiabetes professor collects CBE
A doctor who established an international centre of excellence in diabetes research has been presented with a CBE by Prince Charles. Professor Melanie Davies was made a Commander of the Order of the...
View ArticleDiabetes charity donates treadmill for research
A diabetes charity has donated a state-of-the-art treadmill to a research centre to help progress research into the condition. Silver Star Diabetes has handed over the exercise equipment specially...
View ArticleDiabetes Alliance announces next meeting date
The Alliance for Diabetes Self-Management and Prevention has announced its next meeting. The event, which will be held in Denmark, is scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 1 and Friday,...
View ArticleEducation is ‘power’ to prevent type 2 diabetes
A new education programme can cut the chances of developing type 2 diabetes by 80 per cent, according to a study. The new group education programme called Let’s Prevent Diabetes, developed by the...
View Article‘Pokemon Go could ease type 2 diabetes burden’
The recent smartphone craze Pokemon Go could provide an “innovative solution” to rising obesity levels and chronic disease, leading researchers have said. Millions of people have started to play...
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