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This week, Lyndi Wiltshire takes part in our DSN Spotlight series. The feature aims to find out more about those who are making a difference to people with diabetes everyday.

She explains what she would you like to see change in future diabetes care. To read the feature, click here.

Where do you draw the line? Where is the line which should not be crossed and what is the level of righteousness that a leader should have?

Leadership, as ever, is a fascinating thing for me and as much as anyone tries to convince me, I have always believed that leadership isn't for everyone.

Yes, you can couch it in different phrases  - the fact of the matter is phrases such as "we are all leaders" perpetuates the belief that following isn't something ok to do.

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A team of fundraisers led by The Diabetes Times editor Oliver Jelley generated more than £650 for a diabetes charity by cycling and running from Northampton to Market Harborough.

They biked and ran along the Brampton Valley Way between the two towns on Saturday, July 9, to raise much-needed funds for the InDependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT).

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A prime minister with type 1 diabetes proves having the condition should be “no barrier to living life to the full”, Diabetes UK’s chief executive has said.

In an interview published on the day Theresa May, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2012, takes over leading the country from David Cameron, Chris Askew said reports the condition could kill was an “extraordinary misunderstanding”. To read more, click here. 

The world’s first artificial pancreas could be available to people with diabetes in two years, researchers have said.

The small, portable device, which monitors blood glucose in people with type 1 diabetes, could revolutionise treatment of the condition. To read more, click here. 

For the first time a link has been found between a daily step count and the cardiovascular health of children who have type 1 diabetes.

Researchers say walking an extra 1,000 steps a day can help young people with the condition improve their heart. To read more, click here. 

More than 4,500 people with diabetes have signed up to take part in a diabetic retinopathy trial in Liverpool.

The Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease study – which is the largest of its kind – will see participants undergo a new innovative screening method. To read more, click here. 

A medical warning has been issued about a specific brand of blood glucose test strips.

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“Addictive” junk food adverts are making it difficult for children and families to make healthy food choices, according to a new report.

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