by Mel Avis | 7 Nov, 2022 | Diabetes, News
Background Current statistics suggest that there are in excess of 4.9 million people in the UK who are diagnosed as diabetic. Cases of diabetes diagnoses have doubled in the last 15 years. One charity warns that up to one in 10 adults in the UK could have diabetes by...
by Abacus Training | 14 Jun, 2016 | Diabetes
Diabetes can be diagnosed using various tests, some of these tests are used by people who are already diagnosed with diabetes to check their blood glucose levels. Blood glucose tests These are often done when someone has the symptoms of diabetes so that their blood...
by Abacus Training | 6 Oct, 2015 | Diabetes
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a condition where the body does not produce enough insulin or the insulin that is produced is not being used effectively. Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas and is required to help control the glucose level in the...
by Abacus Training | 20 Jun, 2014 | Diabetes, News
A recent study from the The BMJ (formally British Medical Journal) has said that more than a third of adults in England are at high risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. This risk has tripled over the last 8 years. The study said that if action was not taken to reduce...
by Abacus Training | 6 Aug, 2013 | Diabetes
See on Scoop.it – First Aid Training As many as one in four children and young people are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when they are in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) – a life-threatening condition that requires urgent medical attention. For children under five...
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