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County Derry woman celebrates 30th birthday with a year-long fundraising challenge

A big-hearted County Derry woman has turned her 30th birthday celebrations into a year long list of challenges to raise money for charity. Gemma Martin from Faughanvale decided to take her 30th year in her stride by setting herself 30 challenges to ...

18 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Scientists to study if beetroot can help people with type 2 diabetes burn fat

Scientists are launching a new study to see if drinking beetroot juice can help people with type 2 diabetes burn fat more efficiently. Research using animals has previously shown that nitrates can turn white fat storage cells into brown fat cells ...

02 Aug 2022 at 09:44

Covid linked to type 2 diabetes in study

Covid-19 infection appears to be linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, a study suggests. But Diabetes UK said there is “still work to do to unpick the link between the two conditions”. Researchers from Germany have associated the two ...

17 Mar 2022 at 00:25

Backlog in diabetes care putting lives at risk, charity warns

Thousands of diabetes-sufferers’ lives are being put at risk due to a backlog in care caused by the pandemic, a charity has warned. Diabetes UK has urged the Government to get services back on track before lives are “needlessly lost”. Almost ...

20 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Calorie control can put even slim diabetics in remission, study finds

Even slim people can get remission from their type 2 diabetes by managing their calorie intake, new research has found. A trial led by expert Professor Roy Taylor has found that 70% of participants with a low Body Mass Index (BMI) went into ...

01 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Hundreds of adults and children test artificial pancreas on the NHS

Hundreds of adults and children with Type 1 diabetes are testing an “artificial pancreas” that could, in future, be rolled out across the NHS. The device uses an algorithm to determine the amount of insulin that should be administered and ...

01 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Type 2 diabetes linked to earlier health problems and cancer

People with type 2 diabetes suffer more middle-aged health problems – and at a younger age – than those without the condition, according to a new study. Experts from the University of Cambridge examined data for three million people and ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Type 1 diabetes patients in England to get wearable blood sugar level monitors

All patients with Type 1 diabetes in England are to be offered wearable technology which enables them to monitor their blood sugar levels in seconds. The wearable monitor, the size of a £2 coin, sit on a patient’s arm and constantly ...

31 Mar 2022 at 10:25

Insomnia could increase people’s risk of type 2 diabetes – study

Having insomnia could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Those who have difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep had higher blood sugar levels than people who rarely had sleep issues, the study of more ...

07 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Over-50s and vulnerable urged to join antiviral Covid-19 trial

Adults over the age of 50 and people with underlying health problems who get Covid-19 are being urged to join a trial testing antiviral drugs. Officials have said that antiviral drugs – which can help alleviate symptoms and ...

25 Jan 2022 at 07:25

Over 50s and vulnerable urged to join antiviral Covid-19 trial

25 Jan 2022 at 01:26

250,000 middle-aged adults ‘do not know they have diabetes’ – research

Around 250,000 middle-aged adults do not know they have type two diabetes, new estimates suggests. Researchers said all adults aged 40-70 should be screened for the condition – with earlier help cutting a person’s risk ...

23 Nov 2022 at 00:01

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