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You have to wonder what path most choose when faced with sticky situations, if given a choice, would it be the easier one? Or the one with troubles ahead?

Let's forget the inspiring tweets and speeches as regards to the greater good, but for the average person, beyond their personal zeal to help humanity, there also exists a family, a life and a desire to have a hassle free existence.

Let's forget the example of Gandhi dropped at a hat by many, who also tend to forget the man's lack of family life to compensate for his zeal to deliver independence to India. It's sometimes difficult to have that conversation in the vortex of leadership cults, especially within the NHS, who all seem to have an opinion about how others should lead their lives.

There also seems to be that accusatory stance that if you haven't stayed on late, burned yourself that extra bit... then perhaps your vocation isn't strong enough. Those flippant comments about women having to leave early to pick their kids up... how dare they choose such a course when they should have stayed there and left their kid standing at the school gates wondering where his or her parents were. A scared child? Well what's one or two of them compared to healing a few more people. All for the greater good, isn't it?

It's odd, very odd, to see that attitude which has seeped into the NHS consciousness nowadays, driven a lot by many who themselves have got to a position where either they don't have a family or their family have left. Look at Twitter, it's full of sanctimonious comments about the greater good and it does get a bit nauseating after a bit. I will be pretty honest, I get paid well, I try and put in a hard yard when I am at work, do my job to the best of my ability but no kid of mine will be left crying on a school field. To read more, click here. 

A last minute donation ahead of the 2016 People with Diabetes Conference means the event has now been made free to attend. To read more, click here. 

More than 2,800 experts in the field of diabetes are expected to attend a conference focused on all aspects of the condition next week.

The three-day Diabetes UK Professional Conference, which takes place in, will start on Wednesday, March 2. To read more, click here. 

Foot amputations relating to diabetes have fallen in Newcastle because of a footcare initiative which has successfully been rolled out in the area.

There are now less than 0.6 major amputations per 1000 adults with diabetes in the area since the Newcastle Hospitals Community Health Centre introduced a unique training scheme for non-podiatrists. To read more, click here. 

Up to 25 teaspoons of sugar can be found in some hot drinks which are sold in popular high street cafes, it has been discovered.

Campaign group Action on Sugar studied a total of 131 hot flavoured drinks from a selection of well-known coffee shops across the UK. To read more, click here. 

Pubs, restaurants and cinema chains should clearly display the calorie content in food and drink, according to an organisation which represents councils across the UK. To read more, click here. 

Healthcare professionals who have experience in treating diabetes are being asked to sign up as local volunteers to help with the “diabetes crisis”. To read more, click here. 

One person is diagnosed with diabetes every two minutes in the UK, according to figures published by a leading charity. To read more, click here. 

An Indian woman has spoken out about the struggles she has when managing her diabetes in her home country. To read more, click here.