"New UK Prime Minister Brings Spotlight to Type 1 Diabetes"
"Today Theresa May becomes the second woman to serve as prime minister of the United Kingdom, but she'll be the first major world leader living with type 1 diabetes." Click here to read the full article Source- http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/866060 #unitedkingdom #europe #news #type1
Even With Level Access, Diabetes Death Risk Higher for Poor- Source: Medscape
"Even in Sweden, a country where healthcare is equally accessible and affordable to all, low socioeconomic status was linked with an increased risk of death for patients with type 2 diabetes." Click here to read the full article Source- http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/865468 #europe #Type2diabetes #type1
"Male infertility: Osteoporosis and diabetes threaten third of men with fertility problems"
"Infertile men are more likely to develop metabolic diseases as they grow older, scientists have warned. Their study, presented at the European Association of Urology conferencein Munich, suggests that up to a third of men with fertility issues face increased risks of developing illnesses such as diabetes or osteoporosis. They also have lower sex hormone levels, highlighting a potential link between hypogonadism and metabolic disorders." Click here to read the full article So
"One person diagnosed with diabetes EVERY two minutes-Britain"
"That means around 700 people a day are now being told they are diabetic as rates of the disease continue to soar. The timebomb statistics were released by the charity Diabetes UK ahead of a major new campaign launch today." Click here to read the full article Source- http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/644109/Health-crisis-Britain-diagnosed-diabetes-two-minutes #Type2diabetes #news #europe #unitedkingdom
"Insulin sensitivity in taller people could explain reduced type 2 diabetes risk, German study
"A new study finds that taller people are more sensitive to insulin, which could explain why they have a lower risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD)." Click here to read the full article Source- http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2016/feb/insulin-sensitivity-in-taller-people-could-explain-reduced-type-2-diabetes-risk,-german-study-claims-90047778.html #news #germany #Type2diabetes #europe
"Diabetes now affects more than 4 million people in UK, charity says"
"The number of people living with diabetes in the UK has topped 4 million for the first time, a charity says. Based on 2014-15 GP patient data, Diabetes UK says there are 4.05 million people with the condition, including 3.5 million adults who have been diagnosed, an increase of 65% over the past decade and around 120,000 more than the previous year. There are thought to be 549,000 with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes." Click here to read the full article Source- http://www.thegu
Type 2 diabetes 'cured by pancreas fat loss'
"A new study has found losing fat from the pancreas can cure people of Type 2 diabetes." "Losing just one gram of fat from the pancreas could help cure people of Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study." Click here to read the full article Source- http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/fitness-and-wellbeing/186040/Type-2-diabetes-cured-by-pancreas-fat-loss #ireland #europe #pancreas #Type2diabetes #news
"Diabetes in patients with HIV" The Netherland Journal of Medicine
"As HIV management has become more successful during the past years, non-communicable diseases have become more prevalent among HIV-infected individuals. As a result, more HIV-infected patients die of cardiovascular diseases, with diabetes being one of the main risk factors. This study evaluates screening and management of diabetes among HIV-infected patients in a university hospital in the Netherlands" Click here to read the full article Source- Roerink, M. E., et al. "Diab
At 45 You Have 50% Chances Of Pre-Diabetes
"A research in Netherlands has come up with the finding that half of 45-year-olds are in the process of becoming what is called pre-diabetic soon. This means that these people will show a blood sugar level higher than normal which is usually asymptomatic and is technically called pre-diabetes. Despite the fact that impaired glucose metabolism would not manifest into symptoms, people with the condition should get themselves regularly tested (preferably every year) to keep a tr
"DIABETES COULD AFFECT ONE IN THREE DUTCH PEOPLE"
"A third of Dutch will get type 2 diabetes at some stage in their life. Almost half of the Dutch population will suffer from the preliminary phase of the disease, so-called pre-diabetes. One in eleven will have to use insulin. This is according to a large-scale study done by scientists at Erasmus MC, NOS reports. These researchers tracked the health of 10 thousand people age 45 and older in the Rotterdam district Ommoord for 14 years, with the help of Rotterdam Study. Accord
