Warning over Lucozade sugar reduction – No 83

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Warning over Lucozade sugar reduction

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Diabetes.co.uk makes Sunday Times ‘disruptor’ list for low carb work

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Diabetes consultant group launch empagliflozin audit

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Intensive glucose control can reduce kidney and eye events

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Type 2 drug semaglutide found to reduce HbA1C levels

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Astute or Risky? – Dr Partha Kar’s latest blog post

Half glass full? Or half glass empty? It's sort of like a perennial question to anything that sits in front of us. Born optimist? Cynical or a pragmatist? I suspect a lot of this runs through our lives, with the pessimists viewing the optimists as skippy, happy people without any sense of realism while the optimists see the pessimists as harbingers of doom, mood-hoovers who simply obstruct progress. A pragmatist is rare to find... and certainly difficult in the white hot emotionally-driven atmosphere when it comes to that ethereal religion, the NHS.

Which brings us to the latest report from Le Beard, Simon Stevens. Now you may or may not like Roy Lilley for his views but in one of his blogs, he absolutely nails it when he says that you need to make your own mind up about the report and not be guided by others prisms, whether it be of politics, deep seated dislike of anything from private sector or indeed the basic need to suck up to the head honcho of the NHS due to a desire to get in his "good books". To read more, click here.

Diabetes jobs page

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

Obesity epidemic remains critical

High levels of obesity remain prevalent among adults and children in England, according to the latest statistics published by NHS Digital. To read more, click here.

Warning over Lucozade sugar reduction

People who rely on Lucozade to treat hypos are being urged to check the labels of the energy drink as the amount of sugar is being halved.

The new formula, which will apply to all Lucozade flavours as well as the original, will be implemented from April 2017. To read more, click here.

Diabetes.co.uk makes Sunday Times ‘disruptor’ list for low carb work

The team behind Europe’s largest diabetes community has been named in a prestigious Sunday Times list for disrupting type 2 diabetes treatment globally through a low carb, high fat approach.

Diabetes.co.uk was recognised as one of the top 100 disruptors of our time thanks to its pioneering Low Carb Program, which has seen the reversal of thousands of cases of type 2 diabetes.

To read more, click here.

Diabetes consultant group launch empagliflozin audit

Diabetes teams are being invited to take part in a national audit of empagliflozin (Jardiance) launched by the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD).

It now means that the organisation is auditing all three from the new class of diabetes drug, SGLT2 inhibitors. To read more, click here.

Intensive glucose control can reduce kidney and eye events

Better intensive glucose control over five years can significantly reduce kidney and eye events in people with type 2 diabetes, research has found.

Although it was already known that intensive glucose control can help to prevent complications in adults with the condition, the research team wanted to find out exactly how blood sugar levels can also affect the risk of microvascular events.

To read more, click here.

Type 2 drug semaglutide found to reduce HbA1C levels

The type 2 drug semaglutide reduces HbA1C levels, helps weight loss and results in fewer hypoglycaemic episodes than insulin glargine, according to new research.

To read more, click here.

DIABETES DIGEST

Date for diabetes inpatient care bill debate

A bill calling for all people with diabetes to have their condition monitored during stays in hospitals will be debated in parliament in May.

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

Diabetes UK say NHS is restricting vital test strips

The number of people in the UK who are not receiving essential pieces of blood monitoring kit from the NHS has gone up in four years, according to Diabetes UK.

The charity ran a UK-wide survey and found that one in four people have experienced problems with getting test strips from the health service, when previously in 2013 it was one in five. To read more, click here.

Diabetes care to be included in national improvement programme

The Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme is to include diabetes in a bid to prevent variation of care, it has been announced.

Following a £60m investment in the programme by the Department of Health, announced last November, GIRFT will now be rolled out to cover 20 specialties in addition to the 12 it already investigates.

To read more, click here.

Weight gain before pregnancy can increase gestational diabetes risk

Women who gain weight before they get pregnant increase their risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to new research.

A study in Australia followed more than 3,000 women aged between 18 and 23. They were asked to answer questions relating to their weight, physical activity, lifestyle, health issues, and pregnancies so the data could be collected.

To read more, click here.

The Big Interview – Sue Marshall

Sue Marshall has type 1 diabetes and is the founder of the Desang family, which is a website, range of kit bags and magazine all dedicated to making life easier for people with the condition. Read her Big Interview here.