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Faulty insulin pens recall

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) warned people with diabetes who use insulin pens manufactured by Owen Mumford to check their pens are being recalled. If they have a pen from the list of affected lots, then they…

Small lifestyle changes ‘lower type 2 diabetes risk’

The BBC Health website report that a modest lifestyle changes in diet and activity by South Asian families improve their chance of losing weight to lower their risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study.  Making moderate improvements could…

Just a few extra pounds increases heart failure risk

The Daily Express has warned that a “few extra pounds ‘could be deadly’,” because of an increased risk of heart and circulation problems. Most people’s weight fluctuates over time, and there is probably no need to panic if you’ve eaten…

Some statins ‘raise diabetes risk’

Statins are part of many people’s daily routine.  Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.Their study of 1.5 million people, in the British Medical Journal, suggested powerful statins…

24,000 diabetes deaths a year ‘could be avoided’

Up to 24,000 deaths from diabetes could be avoided in England each year, if patients and doctors better managed the condition, a report concludes.  The first-ever audit of patient deaths from the condition said basic health checks, a good diet…