Reversing type 2 diabetes: how pharmacists are helping patients to go drug-free Pharmacists can help patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus adopt a low-carbohydrate diet and reduce their medicines load.…
‘One-size-fits-all’ treatment targets harm frail older patients with diabetes HbA1c targets that ignore differences in the physiology of older patients put them at risk of severe hypoglycaemia, harm and death.…
Statins may be linked with type 2 diabetes risk in prospective study Use of statins may be associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a prospective study has found.…
More than a quarter of diabetes patients not taking medicines, study finds Study results have shown that more than a quarter of type 2 diabetes patients whose urine was screened had not been taking their full prescription medicine.…
Nearly a third of patients with diabetes experience a medication error in hospital, analysis finds Almost one in three people with diabetes will experience a medication error during their hospital stay, an analysis by charity Diabetes UK has revealed.…
UK needs far greater investment into diabetes research, Diabetes UK head of research says at RPS/UCL New Year lecture The UK is a world leader in diabetes research, but urgently needs greater investment to translate that innovation into clinical practice.…
Personalising treatment for type 2 diabetes: why is NICE so behind? The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s rudimentary approach to managing diabetes needs to catch up with the available evidence and put patients centre stage.…
Night shifts and unhealthy lifestyles both increase risk of T2DM Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the benefits of adhering to a healthy lifestyle could be even greater in people who work rotating night shifts.…
Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes to be put on 800-calorie diet in new NHS pilot People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes will be placed on a new low-calorie diet as part of a pilot scheme to treat the condition, NHS England has announced.…
Weight loss drug reduces risk of diabetes in overweight and obese people Taking lorcaserin and making lifestyle changes can help prevent diabetes in people who are overweight or obese, study findings indicate.…
