NHS treating 5,000 diabetics a day as one in 10 patients now suffer with illness, figures reveal
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NHS treating 5,000 diabetics a day as one in 10 patients now suffer with illness, figures reveal

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/04/nhs-treating-5000-diabetics-day-one-10-patients-now-suffer-illness/ By Mason Boycott-Owen Hospitals are being deluged by 5,000 type 2 diabetics a day, new figures reveal as one in 10 patients are now suffering from a form of the illness linked to being overweight and inactive. There were more than 1.7million admissions to hospitals last year for people with type 2 diabetes, costing…

New method of treating type 1 diabetes proposed by US researcher
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New method of treating type 1 diabetes proposed by US researcher

Byangie vallejo

This artilcle was taken from: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/aug/new-method-of-treating-type-1-diabetes-proposed-by-us-researcher-92461916.html By Jack Woodfield Targeting the liver with insulin could be the best way to treat type 1 diabetes, US researchers have claimed. A team from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center set out to investigate whether people with type 1 diabetes experience resistance to the manufactured insulin they take and consider…

Seven numbers every man should know, say district health chiefs
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Seven numbers every man should know, say district health chiefs

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This article was taken from: https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/17701921.seven-numbers-every-man-should-know-say-district-health-chiefs/ By By Alistair Shand MEN across the district should know their vital stats. That’s the message from Bradford district and Craven health chiefs. They say there are seven key numbers every man should be aware of – 37, 150, 5, 14, 10, 120/80 and 75. * The risk of heart…

Heart disease rates halve in a decade as statins and stop-smoking campaigns reap huge benefits
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Heart disease rates halve in a decade as statins and stop-smoking campaigns reap huge benefits

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/06/04/heart-disease-rates-halve-decade-statins-stop-smoking-campaigns/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor Heart disease rates have halved in a decade as statins and the fall in smoking have hugely reduced the prevalence of the condition. Although heart disease is still the leading cause of death in Britain, the number of people dying decreased from 80 per 100,000 to…

Record numbers of amputations on NHS amid warnings 1 in 10 will soon suffer type two diabetes
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Record numbers of amputations on NHS amid warnings 1 in 10 will soon suffer type two diabetes

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/02/record-numbers-amputations-nhs-amid-warnings-1-10-will-soon/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Record number of people are undergoing amputations on the NHS, official figures show, amid warnings that diabetes will soon afflict one in 10 adults. Health officials said it was a “tragedy” that so many people were facing life-changing surgery as a result of preventable ill-health. Estimates suggest…