It is a common office knowledge that I love my budding, little cactus garden. Not a renowned gardener, I settled on cacti because I know that they are nigh indestructible. No chance I could accidentally murder one of those. They grow in almost all environments and thrive on a mouthful of water every two weeks. However, my cactus sanctuary has ... Read More »
A programme aimed at preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease has achieved “promising” early results, a study has found. It comes weeks after Public Health England revealed there were five million people identified as being at high risk of the condition, in the build up to the roll out of the ... Read More »
GPs across the UK are being advised to give “information prescriptions” to any diabetic patients who do not have their condition under control. It is hoped that the page-long printouts will nudge patients in the right direction to avoid serious long-term complications such as amputation. If someone is not meeting their blood glucose target, for example, an alert will flash ... Read More »
People who suffer from diabetes have a 50 per cent increased risk of dementia, a new global study suggests. Experts said changing lifestyles to reduce the risk of diabetes, and other associated health risks, such as obesity and heart disease, was key to tackling the time bomb facing Britain’s ageing population. In the report for Alzheimer’s Disease International, a global ... Read More »
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