Diabetes

NHS England appoints a Newcastle-based tech company Changing Health to deliver diabetes support programme

Study looking at impact of Covid-19 on hospitalised patients with diabetes finds one in ten die within seven days of admission

Diabetes UK has urged people with diabetes during the pandemic to look after their feet and seek urgent help if they notice anything unusual.

Almost a third of all hospital deaths from coronavirus in England have been in people with diabetes, warns NHS England today in a new study.

Asthma medications and insulin products make up the vast majority of the medicines newly added to the DHSC’s parallel export ban list.

Diabetes leads to more than 176 leg, toe or foot amputations every week in England, according to Diabetes UK.  

LloydsPharmacy has launched a new private health check service that includes a blood pressure and BMI check.

Health promotion in pharmacies “probably” improves patient health outcomes while being cost-effective, says Cochrane.

Pharmacists assessing needle use in diabetics helped Isle of Wight CCG make an annual saving of £44,000.

Many people who have a diabetic relative have told them to speak to a healthcare professional about their hypoglycaemia risk.

Birmingham pharmacist Satyan Kotecha is among the latest ‘clinical champions’ selected by Diabetes UK.

Pharmacists in all settings should be integrated into services aimed at preventing and managing type 2 diabetes.

The number of children and young people being treated for type 2 diabetes, has risen by around 40%.

Book reviews of ‘Reverse Your Diabetes’ and ‘Reverse Your Diabetes Diet’

Brian Collett rounds up the latest health news from around the world

Around 9 per cent of adults in England have diabetes

Victoria Goldman explans why foot and leg care is an important category for pharmacy

Dates to remember from NPA essential, May issue

Diabetes UK wants pharmacists to make a difference to services for patients with diabetes in their area

NHS Health Checks helped prevent at least 2,500 heart attacks and strokes in five years