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Diabetes

Information and advice on the management of diabetes.

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Foot & leg care

There's trouble afoot

Feet are one of the most hardworking parts of the body, but they often get overlooked and neglected – this is where pharmacy can step in.

22 Aug 2016 , 5 Min Article

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Diabetes

Flu jab cuts CV risk and death in type 2 diabetes

Flu vaccination seems to cut mortality by almost a quarter and reduce CV admissions in people with type 2 diabetes

19 Aug 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

Update: Statins may increase diabetes risk

Statins may increase the risk of developing diabetes, cautions a study in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

26 Jul 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

UKCPA viewpoint: Diabetes and the elderly

All pharmacists can help reduce the risk of hypoglycaemia and its related consequences in the elderly

20 Jul 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

Scenario: Diabetic foods

Pharmacist Parveen is talking to a patient about her mother’s diabetes and whether she should buy her diabetic foods

03 Jun 2016 , 1 Min Article

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The importance of flu vaccination in diabetes

Adults with diabetes are especially susceptible to serious influenza-related diseases

03 Jun 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Foot & leg care

Feet first

Victoria Goldman explans why foot and leg care is an important category for pharmacy

09 May 2016 , 3 Min Article

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Diabetes

Call to help boost diabetic foot care

Community pharmacists should do more to help people with diabetic foot problems avoid amputation

15 Apr 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

A spoonful of sugar?

Described variously as ‘toxic’ and ‘the new tobacco’, sugar has had a bad press recently

11 Apr 2016 , 3 Min Article

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Diabetes

Energy zappers

One in five people usually feel tired, while one in 10 suffer from prolonged fatigue

11 Apr 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Diabetes

Diabetes found to affect breast feeding

New mothers with low milk supply are significantly more likely to have had diabetes during pregnancy

22 Mar 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

Ramadan fasting and diabetes

Researchers find 'unsatisfactory' support for Muslims with diabetes during Ramadan.

29 Feb 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

NHS England diabetes plan gets mixed reviews

NHS England has launched its plan of action to improve outcomes for adults with and at risk of diabetes.

29 Feb 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

Diabetes: controlling the crisis

With cases of diabetes in the UK higher than ever before, TM looks at what’s being done to overcome the problem.

24 Feb 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Diabetes

Diabetes care still variable but more BP targets are being hit

Marked variations in diabetes care still persist, according to the latest National Diabetes Audit

19 Feb 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Diabetes

Scenario: Type 2 diabetes

Kathleen Harper was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Pharmacist Parveen asks her how she is doing...

18 Jan 2016 , 1 Min Article

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