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BT's
diabetes screening a success |
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BT has revealed more than 5,000 employees have
undertaken an online risk assessment for diabetes in just six weeks
(HR Magazine, UK) |
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Diabetes
clinic is county first |
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A new clinic offering specialist care for people
with diabetes in Derbyshire is one of the first of its kind in
the East Midlands (This is Debyshire, UK) |
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Diabetes
UK moves into social media |
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Leading health charity Diabetes UK has been
branching out into all the main social media websites in recent
months and has seen a huge uptake in their use among people with
diabetes (MTB Europe) |
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Understand
diabetes and take control: World Diabetes Day 2009 |
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World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year
on November 14. This year sees the first of a five-year campaign.
4-page PDF (IDF) |
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High
rates of type 1 diabetes in Europe’s youngest populations expected to persist |
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A two-fold increase in cases of type 1 diabetes
among European children aged younger than 5 years may occur during
the next 20 years if current trends continue, according to data
from the Epidemiology and prevention of Diabetes (EURODIAB) study
group (Endocrine Today) |
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International
Diabetes Federation to address gaps in diabetes education through
global network of centres |
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IDF Centres of Education will drive initiatives
that build regional capacity to respond to the diabetes epidemic
through collaborative partnerships with other centres for chronic
disease and will form a part of an international voluntary network
to initiate, facilitate, conduct, coordinate and evaluate high-quality
education for healthcare professionals in diabetes and other related
chronic diseases (IDF) |
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A
Study of Dapagliflozin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes on High
Doses of Insulin Plus Insulin Sensitizers |
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In patients on high insulin doses plus insulin
sensitizers who had their baseline insulin reduced by 50%, dapagliflozin
decreased A1C, produced better FPG and PPG levels, and lowered
weight more than placebo (Diabetes Care) |
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Whitehall
II: Metabolic measures identified up to six years before diagnosis
of diabetes |
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Researchers found that patients had changes
in fasting and post-load blood glucose, insulin sensitivity and
insulin secretion as early as six years before diagnosis of diabetes,
according to data from an analysis of the Whitehall II study (Endocrine
Today) |
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Aerobically
Unfit Young Adults On Road To Diabetes In Middle Age |
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Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg
School of Medicine have found that young adults (18 to 30 years
old) with low aerobic fitness levels - as measured by a treadmill
test - are two to three times more likely to develop diabetes in
20 years than those who are fit (Science Daily) |
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Home
telehealth for diabetes improves glycemic control |
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Home telehealth is clinically effective for
patients with diabetes, resulting in better glycemic control and
reduced hospitalizations, show results from a systematic review
(MedWire News) |
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