Health Awareness
Managing Diabetes Q4 2021
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Why we’re at a ‘tipping point’ moment for diabetes care
Every diagnosis of diabetes is life changing. The relentlessness of the condition, and the ever-present fear of serious and life-altering complications is a lifelong reality for millions of families across the UK. Diagnoses of diabetes have doubled in the last 15 years – and currently almost 4.1 million people in the UK are diagnosed with some...
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Widening access to better tech for those living with type 2 diabetes
Flash glucose monitoring should be accessible to more people with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes to make management of their condition easier — and save hospital admissions. Effective diabetes technology has the power to revolutionise lives. Take flash glucose monitoring, which has been an enormous advancement for many people living with type 1 diabetes. Instead of...
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How Khalid Keshta’s career change made him a winner
Khalid discusses his journey with type 1 diabetes and, with the help of diabetes technology, refuses to let it stop him pursuing his athletic career. Khalid Keshta was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2011, on the day of his 18th birthday. He remembers it all very clearly, “I started to lose a lot of weight, yet...
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Encouraging better diabetes management through wearable technology
Blood glucose logging could help to create a holistic view of the impact diabetes can have on daily life. The latest insights from Diabetes UK show that over 4.9 million people are currently living with diabetes in the UK with rates almost doubling in the last 15 years.1 At the current prevalence rates, the NHS...
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One in 10 people live with diabetes
The rates of diabetes globally are at an unprecedented level. Urgent action is needed to control diabetes and provide access to care. The findings from the IDF Diabetes Atlas 10th edition highlight the alarming growth in the prevalence of diabetes around the world. More than 537 million adults (one in 10) are now living with diabetes worldwide —...
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Q&A: Don’t let diabetes stop you from achieving your goals
Jordan Thompson, ambassador for Diabetes UK and professional cricketer, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2013. He wants to share his experiences with the aim of encouraging others to seek help. What impact has your diagnosis had on your life? I would say that being diagnosed has had a positive effect on me. At...
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Why life-changing tech should be accessible to people living with type 2 diabetes
Flash glucose monitoring is life-changing technology for people with diabetes. That’s why it should be available free to anyone who needs it, says Ken who is living with type 2 diabetes. Ken Tait was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1999 and, since then, routine finger prick testing has become an established part of his...
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How immunotherapies could be the next breakthrough for type 1 diabetes
This year marks the centenary of the discovery of insulin, a breakthrough moment when type 1 diabetes was turned from a death sentence into a condition that can be managed. The discovery has saved millions of lives across the world but, as anyone living with type 1 will tell you, managing type 1 with insulin...
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Community action – a winning formula to defeat T2D?
Our communities shape our lives, our behaviours and even our health. Can we harness that power to build environments that promote better health and diabetes outcomes for all? The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is driven by complex environmental and cultural factors – including how connected we are to our communities.1 Novo Nordisk is...
