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The concept of compromising fascinates me. Totally. Especially in the realm of leadership roles. Many a leadership course/document will ask you about consensus, the need to find the middle ground… the broader question always has been what ends up getting compromised in the end? Especially if one takes the example of health – who actually gets compromised? The management? The clinicians? Or is it the third party – about whom the debate rages – the patients? The ability to find the middle ground is always an art – but it's always a fascinating thing to wonder –who actually gets compromised?

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The rate of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged people has more than doubled in 20 years, Public Health England has today revealed.

A total of 2.8 per cent of men in England were diagnosed with diabetes, mainly type 2, between 1991 and 1993 – rising to 6.9 per cent 20 years on. For women in England, diabetes diagnoses rose from two per cent to 4.6 per cent in 20 years. To read more, click here.

The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is five times greater in people who are overweight than those who are not, according to new figures.

The 2015 Health Survey for England gathered information from adults and children to monitor trends in the nation’s health. To read more, click here.

We have re-launched our jobs page for healthcare professionals working in diabetes. To visit the page, click here.

A bill has been presented to parliament calling for all people with diabetes to have their condition monitored during stays in hospital.

Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP, the Chair of the All-Parliamentary Party Group for Diabetes, submitted the Diabetes Inpatient Care Bill 2016-17 on December 15. To read more, click here.

Liraglutide 1.2 mg has proved “cost-effective” compared to alternative daily administered GLP-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in the UK, a study has concluded. To read more, click here.

A new test has been developed to identify obese women at high risk of developing diabetes in pregnancy. To read more, click here.

Researchers in Birmingham are working on a project to create a system which delivers insulin automatically. To read more, click here.

Fenofibrate might reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in people with type 2 diabetes who have high levels of triglycerides and low levels of 'good' cholesterol despite being treated with statins, a study has found.

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More schools are being urged to make use of free information aimed at improving diabetes care and support for children in the educational setting. To read more, click here.

Diabetes UK is calling for people to establish their risk of developing type 2 diabetes during National Obesity Awareness Week.

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Faith leaders from the East Midlands have joined a new regional drive to improve type 2 diabetes care in ethnic minority communities.

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