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It's a world of fascinating dichotomy at the moment, isn't it? The colleges have asked for political parties to commit to the 8 billion the NHS needs to survive, no main stream have agreed to it...while on the back burner sits the issue of having to find 22 billion of efficiencies.

Even if one finds that 8 billion with the appropriate political will, the eye watering efficiency number would make most finance directors reach for their bottle of Gaviscon. Then we have a presumed crisis of leadership as the right leaders potentially would find the money, only if they knew how to lead. Parallel to that we have the "shiny" brigade...striving to improve the emphasis on empathy, trying to spread the feeling of doing good, while at the same time, we have Kirkup suggesting silos, professionals turning a blind eye to poor care...dichotomy is all around us.

One more bit in the mix is the fascinating situation of the market...it makes me smile when people rail against those who do private work...so someone explain to me what PbR has now become? See more patients, turn the wheel, for each activity you generate money for your trust..did you say we were all in this together? How many trusts do you know who have made a profit and then handed it to primary care or social services...no, they rather invest that in developing maybe another wing or an IT project to improve "their" services, not necessarily the system. In between all that, an institution like Barts is now on its knees...leadership and shininess won't sadly help what actually is needed...it's the injection of cash. Who's feeling confident about that 22 billion efficiency savings now?To read more, click here.

JDRF is invited people to make a splash in a new fundraising bid.

The Type 1 diabetes charity has teamed up with the Henley Swim organisers to created the Henley Mile this summer – a fun downstream swimming event for all of the family. To read more, click here.

A diabetes charity has called for extra resources amid “unanswered questions” in the wake of a new national campaign to prevent Type 2 diabetes.

NHS England, Public Health England and Diabetes UK last week announced a major initiative to prevent the illness by unveiling the first ever at-scale National NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. To read more, click here.

The prevention of avoidable ill health and promotion of healthier lifestyles should be a priority of the next government, Diabetes UK has said on the back of a report by MPs.

The calls are part of 26 recommendations to improve the nation's health made in the Impact of Physical Activity and Diet on Health report released this week. To read more, click here.

Sanofi has today announced top-line results of the Phase IIIb ELIXA cardiovascular outcomes study, which compared lixisenatide to placebo in a high-risk population of adults with Type 2 diabetes evaluating cardiovascular safety.

The study showed that lixisenatide was non-inferior, although not superior, to placebo for cardiovascular safety. To read more, click here.

A total of 80 per cent of diabetes-related amputations could be avoided with access to the right care and support, a new report by a group of leading charities has found.

The report sets out how 15 million people in England (1 in 4) live with at least one long-term condition. To read more, click here.

The global treatment market for Type 1 diabetes will expand from $6.6 billion in 2013 to an estimated $13.6 billion by 2023, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. To read more, click here.

Staff and volunteers from the Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation will be jumping out of a plane in a bid to raise £4,000. To read more, click here.