The journal Circulation has published a new study. The study compared the age of diagnosis with type 2 diabetes and adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The authors claim an earlier onset of diabetes increases the risk of suffering adverse cardiovascular events e.g. stroke, heart attack. The researchers collected data from the national diabetes register in Sweden (where the study was
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The effect of saturated fat on CVD outcomes. The debate put to bed Introduction What’s the truth about dietary saturated fat intake and cardiovascular disease risk (CVD) risk? This is a topic we cover during my frequent diabetes education sessions. This is because diabetes significantly increases your risk of developing cardiovascular complications. Usually I go through the spill of reducing
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NHS Choices defines metabolic syndrome as a medical term for a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. Metabolic syndrome is a hot topic in diabetes right now with CCG’s trying to reduce glucose levels, blood pressure and cholesterol in patients. The idea being, long term consequences can be reduced if we can lower these markers early. Lifestyle modification
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Type 3 diabetes Type 3 diabetes starts with an organ in the body called the pancreas. The pancreas is only about 6 inches long but its functions are vital for survival. The pancreas has two primary functions. Its first role is to release enzymes into the gastrointestinal tract to help with digestion. Its second role is to release insulin. Using insulin,
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Wooa, this is some mind blowing stuff. Type 2 diabetes upon type 1 diabetes. Can this be real? Can someone with with type 1 diabetes develop type 2 diabetes also? Surely you are either type 2 or type 1 right? I’m here to tell you this is a real thing. To explain how this happens we need to look at
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Todays’ video – below – is about obesity – I know again. But it continues with my recent theme and lends itself well to anyone who struggles with their weight. Obesity is a topic which comes up time and time again in my practice. Whether you have diabetes or not, I think we can all agree there are times when
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Many patients I see have perfectly healthy diets but unfortunately suffer with suboptimal glucose levels. This can be frustrating for the patient. Especially as they are doing their best to control their diabetes but to no avail. When I see these patients in clinic they can be quite downbeat. It seems regardless of the dietary changes they make the glucose
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Diabetes UK is a registered charity in the United Kingdom made up of 300,000 supporters, 5,000 volunteers and 6,000 healthcare professionals. They are a terrific resource for those diagnosed with all types of diabetes and provide information and support for these people. Diabetes UK also assist healthcare professionals by providing many patient resources and best practice guidelines. They have now
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The Obesity Problem Did you know over a quarter of people in the UK are obese? About 2/3 are overweight. Obesity is big news in healthcare and is the primary cause of type 2 diabetes. Obesity is directly linked to a number of different illnesses including type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, hypertension, gallstones and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, as well
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Glucose targets is one of the most important topics I cover with my patients because it is the foundation of how we manage their diabetes. Let me me ask you a question. Have you ever been told your glucose target should be between 4-7mmol/l? If I had £1 for every time someone gave me this answer I’d be long on
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