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GPs
to screen millions for pre-diabetes from 2009 |
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GPs will be screening for pre-diabetes from
next year after the Government flung open the remit of its vascular
screening programme and ushered in a new era of mass disease prevention
(Pulse) |
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The
mobile phone 'diary' that allows people with diabetes and asthma
to monitor their own health |
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Nurses will monitor patients with conditions
such as diabetes and asthma on a hospital database (Daily Mail,
UK) |
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Making
all children matter: Support for children with diabetes in schools |
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This report has been produced as part of longrunning
efforts by Diabetes UK to improve life for all children with diabetes
at school. 19-page PDF (Diabetes UK) |
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Transition
from paediatric to adult services |
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Effective transition from paediatric to adult
services for young people with diabetes is necessary for the following
reasons ... (Diabetes UK) |
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Phil
Hope launches more 'Pacesetters' to reduce health inequalities |
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Eighteen new projects will have access to a £5.5
million pot to come up with innovative new ways of helping people
from marginalised communities cope with diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular
disease, Care Services Minister Phil Hope announced today (DoH,
UK) |
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Phase
III Trial of Metformin-Mitiglinide Combination Therapy Demonstrates
Significant Reductions in HbA1c |
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Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announce positive
results from a pivotal phase III clinical study of the Company’s oral formulation of mitiglinide administered in combination with metformin
for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes (Elixir Pharmaceuticals) |
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