diabetes
A blog about diabetes
A Look Into Modern Diabetes Treatment: 8 Breakthroughs in Recent Years
ccording to the Singapore Ministry of Health, diabetes mellitus afflicts about 9.5% of the population, making it one of the most common chronic illnesses in the country. Fortunately, the high global prevalence of the illness has resulted in a lot of attention and funding being poured into its research.
Continue ReadingDemystifying Diabetes: Understanding Symptoms, Testing, Treatment, and Control
Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood sugar levels, affecting millions of people worldwide. Despite its prevalence, there are still misconceptions surrounding diabetes, making it crucial to shed light on its symptoms, testing methods, treatment options, and strategies for control.
Continue ReadingThe Link between Diabetes and Depression
Anyone who suffers from diabetes will experience increased risk factors for depression. They are more likely to be depressed and may have a tougher time overcoming depression than someone with similar lifestyle factors who is not diabetic. How does this …
Continue ReadingHeatwave warning, hospital food, multiple medicine risks & more
Have you missed out on the health news this week? Get up to date now with our weekly health news roundup. Met Office issues heatwave health warning for Bank Holiday weekend The Met Office has issued a level three heat …
Continue ReadingGoing Vegan? ?
You may already know of the many benefits of going Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Flexitarian; ? To name a few: * Better digestion * Improved metabolism * Improved energy levels * Improved circulation * Healthy weight loss * Improved detoxification ability …
Continue ReadingDiabetes – signs and symptoms and how to help with a hypo
The facts One in 15 people in the UK have diabetes. This includes one million people who have Type 2 but haven’t yet been diagnosed. In the UK, someone is diagnosed with diabetes every two minutes. Worldwide According to the …
Continue ReadingWeb IBS Therapy, Fatty Liver Disease, Cancer Treatment & More
If you’ve not had the chance to catch up on the latest news this week, here are the latest stories from 12 April. Fatty Liver Disease in Young People Experts have warned that high levels of fatty liver disease among young …
Continue ReadingAdjusting To A Chronic Illness Diagnosis
Around 15 million people in the UK have a diagnosed chronic illness and recent research indicates that this number is only going to increase. In the UK, the most common chronic illnesses are asthma, diabetes and coronary heart disease. …
Continue ReadingHealth Round Up – Smear Tests, Ambulance Response, Diabetes & Weight loss & More
Happy Internation Women’s Day! If you’ve not had time to catch up on all the latest health news this week (4th March), we’ve summarised some of the key stories for you. Public Health England Launch Cervical Cancer TV Campaign The government …
Continue ReadingThis week in health – 21 December 2018
It’s only four days until Christmas Day, but that hasn’t slowed the flow of health news. Instead, it seems to have spurred a number of health professionals to call for stronger actions to dissuade people from eating unhealthy foods. This …
Continue ReadingThis week in health – 30 November 2018
Our last health news round-up of November 2018 features an exciting new health trial for the over-65s, a major achievement by Public Health England (PHE) and the continuing theme of the UK’s major diabetes challenge. Keep up to date in …
Continue ReadingThis week in health – 23 November 2018
News about diabetes and mental health continue to top the agendas for the media channels – and these are topics that talkhealth really cares about, too. Catch up with the health news in just 2 minutes. Type 2 diabetes numbers …
Continue ReadingThis week in health – 9 November 2018
Autumn has well and truly arrived here at talkhealth HQ, and the leaves are falling from the trees almost as fast as new health stories are being published in the media. While focusing on the UK, British health journalists are …
Continue ReadingThis week in health – 2 November 2018
After an amazing summer of weather at talkhealth HQ, who would have believed it could continue into November? Healthiest and unhealthiest high streets in the UK The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has compiled a league table of British high …
Continue ReadingThis week in health – 14 September 2018
You might agree that health seems to have suddenly become a more popular topic than ever in the media, with breaking news stories almost every day. Here are a few that caught our attention here at talkhealth in the past …
Continue Reading1 in 8 people will have type 2 diabetes by 2045
Concerning new research just presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity in Vienna indicates that almost one in eight people will have type 2 diabetes and that almost a quarter of people worldwide will be obese by 2045. The …
Continue ReadingHow to take control of your own health
Now that it’s January everybody wants to get back to the gym and start a new diet or exercise health kick of some description whether that’s a detox protocol or simply couch to 5k. For the average person in the …
Continue ReadingWeight Loss for Health
Since the start of January, the media has been full of weight loss plans and exercise regimes. My gym, which was quiet over Christmas, was full to the brim on Monday and I struggled to park the car at 6.30am …
Continue ReadingPHE launches Change4Life campaign around children’s snacking
Public Health England (PHE) has launched the first Change4Life campaign specifically promoting healthier snacks in order to help parents take better control of their children’s snacks. Shockingly, half of children’s sugar intake, currently around 7 sugar cubes a day, comes …
Continue ReadingWorld Diabetes Day
There are two main types of diabetes with type 2 being the most common. In the last decade the number of obese people developing Type 2 diabetes has increased, despite the condition being preventable with a healthy diet and regular …
Continue ReadingType 2 diabetes costing NHS £8.8bn each year
It is estimated that 600,000 people in the UK have Type 2 diabetes but have yet to be diagnosed. Including the undiagnosed, that’s around 4 million people in the UK alone. And since 1996, the number of people with diabetes …
Continue Reading40-60 years old not even walking for 10 minutes once a month
According to a report by Public Health England (PHE), middle aged men and woman are not getting enough exercise. In fact a staggering 41% are not even managing a 10 minute brisk walk once a month! Dr Jenny Harries, Deputy …
Continue ReadingDiabetes! It’s time to get serious
In the last decade the number of people living with type 2 diabetes has increased by a staggering 60% Shockingly around 2.6 million people in Britain suffer from Type 2 Diabetes. A third of people who have this disease don’t …
Continue ReadingProcessed Foods: What’s OK, What to Avoid
There’s a lot of talk about food in the media. Health experts are warning us of an imminent obesity epidemic, with numbers of Type 2 diabetes increasing rapidly. Food-related illnesses are beginning to put real pressure on the NHS. One of …
Continue Reading5 Facts about Diabetes
1. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% of all diabetes cases globally Type 2 Diabetes is by far the most common type of diabetes and is becoming increasingly prevalent. Also known as hyperglycaemia, it is caused by excessively high blood …
Continue ReadingYour Immune System – The First Line of Defence against Infections
On 6th December 2015, there was some disturbing news in the Daily Mail. The headline ran thus: “Superbug that beats antibiotics heading our way” Basically, superbugs have breached the last line of antibiotic defences for the first time. A drug, Colistin, …
Continue ReadingType 2 Diabetes doesn’t discriminate for Age
The news of an obese 3 year old from Texas being the youngest patient ever with type 2 diabetes is shocking indeed. She reached the weight of 5 ½ stone and developed symptoms of extreme thirst and excess urination after …
Continue ReadingJamie’s sugar tax – no way……..
Did anyone see Jamie’s Sugar Rush on Channel 4 a few weeks ago? Jamie Oliver’s new campaign to tackle childhood obesity by reducing sugar intake through a sugar tax on soft drinks. It was an excellent programme and showed, among …
Continue ReadingStay cool. It’s going to be hot.
A heat wave is forecast with temperatures rising above 30 degrees centigrade. Detrimental health effects of hot weather include dehydration, overheating, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke , which is a medical emergency and can be fatal. Generally the risk of these …
Continue ReadingHolidays With Conditions In Mind
It’s true that having a health condition really finds it’s way into all kinds of facets of your life. As I’ve mentioned previously, my chest reacts incredibly badly to the cold, which makes winter something of a pain. So I’m …
Continue ReadingStress at work raises diabetes risk by 45%….
An interesting article appeared in the Mail Online today stating that not only can being stressed at work make you feel tired, grumpy and stressed, it can also significantly increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes – even if you’re not …
Continue ReadingHow To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes – The Facts?
So I’ve been a good boy for a month now and I’m starting to see some results that are making me happy. For starters, my BP is down from 158/90 to 136/85, and that was today in the GP’s surgery! …
Continue Reading4 Reasons Why You Should Get Tested For Diabetes Type 2
Hey people, one of the biggest shocks about developing type 2 diabetes for me was the fact that I was blissfully unaware at the time. I had no idea that I had a potentially life threatening condition and this is …
Continue ReadingMe and Linda
I’m around 2 weeks into my new lifestyle and I have to say that I feel pretty good! I’ve still not joined a new gym, the old one closed down, but that is on the cards this week. But my …
Continue ReadingGenuine and practical help for people with weight issues?…
Today’s newspaper headlines highlight the NICE guidelines that make “recommendations on the provision of effective multi-component lifestyle weight management services for adults who are overweight or obese (aged 18 and over)”. The major health problems often cited as a consequence of obesity …
Continue ReadingShocking news head lines today
There are some big health stories in the news today after the long bank holiday weekend . As we all know health problems never abide by the Mon-Fri 9-5:30 rule and the more we educate ourselves about the issues we …
Continue ReadingModerate coffee consumption may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes by 25%
The Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee highlights the latest research on coffee consumption in the prevention of type 2 diabetes Regular, moderate coffee consumption may decrease an individual’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research highlighted in …
Continue ReadingClothing Innovations To Help Diabetics
In the UK alone, there are approximately 2.9 million people who are directly affected by diabetes, with around 850,000 cases of the disease going undetected. With around 5% of the UK’s 63 million strong population suffering from diabetes, the need …
Continue ReadingHow to Control Diabetes with Exercise
Diabetes is a disease that can progress with time if not properly controlled. It’s a constant vigil: You have to exercise regularly. You must avoid eating food rich in sugar today, tomorrow, and the day after that for as long as …
Continue ReadingChronic diseases now the biggest healthcare burden
An interesting article has appeared in PM Live, based on several articles recently published in The Lancet. These articles reveal that advancements in treating infections and tackling malnutrition have seen chronic diseases and disability become the biggest global healthcare burdens. …
Continue ReadingINSOMNIA…NOOOOOOO – SLEEP-YEEESSSSSSS
How much sleep do you get? Not getting enough sleep isn’t good.Requiring too much sleep can be just as bad…either way something could be wrong with your health. Sleep has ALWAYS been one of my favorite pastimes,as a teen, I …
Continue ReadingAUTOIMMUNE OLYMPIADS
Well, the Olympics are over. Thank God! Now I can get some sleep. I was so sleep deprived. I could have won a gold medal in crankiness. I am in awe when I see the super-human type feats executed by …
Continue ReadingCLEANING HOUSE
Since I’ve written a blog post about poop, I feel as though I can talk to you guys about anything. We are all family, right? OK, so, I want to discuss with y’all a word that is even more vile …
Continue ReadingEat 40% less and live 20 years longer
Today I forgot my lunch. Typical rush in the morning and being hassled by my kids to get out of the house to start the 25 minute school run in the car. I had some errands to run today, so …
Continue ReadingBOOST YOUR IMMUNE
This week’s blog is dedicated to those who suffer from one or more autoimmune diseases. I take my hat off to you! Having to endure the daily struggles of your respective invisible illness is truly a heroic feat, and in …
Continue ReadingNHS failings lead to deaths of 24,000 diabetics each year, says report
Last month it was reported in The Guardian that “Widespread failings in NHS care for the growing number of diabetics lead to 24,000 unnecessary deaths each year and many others suffering complications such as blindness and amputation, a damning report by …
Continue ReadingThe men who made us fat
Whatever you conclude from this blog post, there is no getting away from the fact that as a nation we are fatter than we were 50 years ago. Up until the 1950’s, obesity was not an issue but by the …
Continue ReadingOnline Clinic on Diabetes with NHS Choices
NHS Choices and talkhealth have teamed up to present an Online Clinic on Diabetes supported by Diabetes UK, The Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT) and MedicAlert which has opened today. To post your questions for the experts follow this link. To post …
Continue ReadingPositive Results Of Joslin Diabetes Study
optomap® equivalent to the ETDRS Gold Standard Optos plc (LSE: OPTS), a leading medical retinal imaging company, today announces the results of a clinical validation study comparing Optos ultra-widefield imaging to Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) protocol fundus photography, …
Continue ReadingHuge regional variation in patients having diabetes care checks
Younger patients less likely to have all checks, new figures show Diabetes patients are up to four times more likely to have all their essential care checks depending on where they live in England and Wales, new figures reveal. Today’s …
Continue ReadingAggressive pre-diabetes approach needed
An “early and aggressive” approach to people on the cusp of developing Type 2 diabetes is justified to reduce cases of the disease, a study suggests. People with “pre-diabetes” have higher than normal blood sugar which has not yet reached …
Continue ReadingHospitals make nearly four thousand medication errors in one week for inpatients with diabetes
Nearly one in three hospital patients with diabetes are affected by errors which can result in dangerously high blood glucose levels, according to a national audit report. Hospitals in England and Wales made at least one medication error in the …
Continue ReadingGetting into bed and staying there?
The family GP doesn’t do house calls anymore In late May 2009, my 87 year old mother-in-law fell. She got back into bed and stayed there. She was unwilling to get out of bed and be taken by ambulance to …
Continue ReadingWhen doctors still made house calls and people still died at home
Over 100 years ago, when doctors still made house calls and people still died at home, it would have been difficult to predict the events that led much of the Western world to a trillion dollar healthcare systems technology industry …
Continue ReadingHow private social networking can make healthcare workers really effective
We are accustomed to think about social media in terms of the personal interactions that stimulate our System 1: the intuitive, fast thinking process in our brain that enables us to enjoy interesting content and parry conversations with witty repartee. …
Continue ReadingThe biggest resource in healthcare is the patients themselves.
We can use private social networks to enable patients to connect directly with their physicians and healthcare providers. By connecting directly with their physician in a private social network, doctors can provide guidance and patients can provide feedback using a simple, easy-to-use …
Continue ReadingAqua Classes… Do they really work?
The benefits of Aqua Exercise. Warm water pressure helps to block pain receptors, making it ideal for persons post surgery. (back, hip, knee, shoulder etc) Water works to keep you buoyant meaning the exercise is less weight bearing. This means there …
Continue ReadingTake Away? or Take that Take Aways?
Its Friday…. I have had 3 Text Messages from Takeaway Pizza Companies! 4 Flyers through the door from fast food companies At least 10 people say they are going for takeout today!! Thats 17 opportunities to justify a take away tonight …
Continue ReadingIs advertising to blame for childhood obesity?
Obesity in the UK is rising – and more children than ever before are now obese. It’s all very worrying. There are a deluge of programmes on TV about being overweight and obese from A Year to Save My Life …
Continue ReadingSo much going on at once!
Hey guys 🙂 Good news! My blood tests were all clear, no diabetes!I’m gonna have to go back to the doctor though, just to see what these little ‘annoyances’ are, but other than that I’m good 🙂 My skin has …
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS! & a very nice Christmas :)
Hey guys! I have some (possibly) shocking news for you! But firstly, MERRY CHRISTMAS! I had a great day, which included a delicious Paleo-friendly Christmas dinner! The contents of this meal is in the previous blog post 🙂 Anyway, on …
Continue Reading23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?
A Doctor-Professor answers the old question “What is the single best thing we can do for our health” in a completely new way. Dr Mike Evans explains …. Dr Evans is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li …
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