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Once in a Lifetime: Addison’s disease

Once in a Lifetime: Addison’s disease

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Empower your patients: a guide to diabetes and CGM

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Atorvastatin most-prescribed drug by GPs, with diabetes and HRT drugs on rise

Atorvastatin most-prescribed drug by GPs, with diabetes and HRT drugs on rise

‘Alarming’ rise seen in rates of type 2 diabetes in under 40s, a report warns

‘Alarming’ rise seen in rates of type 2 diabetes in under 40s, a report warns

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‘Soups and shakes’ diet programme being rolled out across England

‘Soups and shakes’ diet programme being rolled out across England

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Lack of GP continuity increases mortality in several chronic diseases

Lack of GP continuity increases mortality in several chronic diseases

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Gene in South Asian people linked to inaccurate HbA1c test results

Gene in South Asian people linked to inaccurate HbA1c test results

Semaglutide helps heart failure symptoms in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes

Semaglutide helps heart failure symptoms in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes

GPs alerted as reagent shortage hinders trust in processing bloods

GPs alerted as reagent shortage hinders trust in processing bloods

Diabetes drug shows potential in treating Parkinson’s disease

Diabetes drug shows potential in treating Parkinson’s disease

GPs can switch semaglutide injections for tablets or tirzepatide amid shortages

GPs can switch semaglutide injections for tablets or tirzepatide amid shortages

Long-term type 2 diabetes remission through weight loss ‘unsustainable’ for most

Long-term type 2 diabetes remission through weight loss ‘unsustainable’ for most

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Turning around diabetes with lifestyle changes cuts CVD and CKD risk

Turning around diabetes with lifestyle changes cuts CVD and CKD risk

Government unveils plan to tackle medicine shortages

Government unveils plan to tackle medicine shortages

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NICE recommends huge expansion of Covid antiviral eligibility

NICE recommends huge expansion of Covid antiviral eligibility

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Government extends GLP-1 RA shortage warning until end of 2024

Government extends GLP-1 RA shortage warning until end of 2024

Final NICE guidance approves rollout of wearable tech for type 1 diabetes

Final NICE guidance approves rollout of wearable tech for type 1 diabetes

‘Huge benefits’ associated with NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

‘Huge benefits’ associated with NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

NICE recommends ‘game changer’ wearable tech for type 1 diabetes

NICE recommends ‘game changer’ wearable tech for type 1 diabetes

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Overdiagnosis: Hypothyroidism

Overdiagnosis: Hypothyroidism

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NICE recommends tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes after initial rejection

NICE recommends tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes after initial rejection

NHS launches Wegovy prescribing for weight-loss after securing limited stock

NHS launches Wegovy prescribing for weight-loss after securing limited stock

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New NHS type 2 diabetes programme targets support at young people

New NHS type 2 diabetes programme targets support at young people

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Pre-diabetes raises risk of CVD with women faring worse

Pre-diabetes raises risk of CVD with women faring worse

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Major conditions strategy to focus on lifestyle drivers and early diagnosis

Major conditions strategy to focus on lifestyle drivers and early diagnosis

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Semaglutide cuts risk of cardiovascular events by 20%, claims manufacturer

Semaglutide cuts risk of cardiovascular events by 20%, claims manufacturer

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NICE lowers threshold for weight-loss surgery referrals

NICE lowers threshold for weight-loss surgery referrals

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GPs ‘should discuss stopping’ semaglutide treatment for diabetes due to shortages

GPs ‘should discuss stopping’ semaglutide treatment for diabetes due to shortages

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Spend 10% of NHS funding on ‘improving nation’s health’, experts suggest

Spend 10% of NHS funding on ‘improving nation’s health’, experts suggest

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Therapeutics update: Continuous glucose monitoring

Therapeutics update: Continuous glucose monitoring

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Unregulated semaglutide use for weight loss posing patient safety threat, RCGP warns

Unregulated semaglutide use for weight loss posing patient safety threat, RCGP warns

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Superdrug to offer self-tests for conditions including fertility and vitamin D deficiency

Superdrug to offer self-tests for conditions including fertility and vitamin D deficiency

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Some obese patients have genes protecting against type 2 diabetes, finds study

Some obese patients have genes protecting against type 2 diabetes, finds study

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Fewer than half of diabetes patients had all recommended checks last year

Fewer than half of diabetes patients had all recommended checks last year

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Medical arithmetic: Yellow pigmentation and unusual rashes

Medical arithmetic: Yellow pigmentation and unusual rashes

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Complicated pregnancy clinic: Diabetes

Complicated pregnancy clinic: Diabetes

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GPs asked to respond to Government ‘major conditions strategy’ call for evidence

GPs asked to respond to Government ‘major conditions strategy’ call for evidence

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Lung disorders a direct complication of type 2 diabetes, say researchers

Lung disorders a direct complication of type 2 diabetes, say researchers

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‘Soups and shakes’ diabetes weight loss programme to be rolled out nationwide

‘Soups and shakes’ diabetes weight loss programme to be rolled out nationwide

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Early initiation of SGLT2 inhibitors: practicalities and pitfalls

Early initiation of SGLT2 inhibitors: practicalities and pitfalls

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Number of UK diabetes patients tops five million for the first time

Number of UK diabetes patients tops five million for the first time

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Boots wants access to patient records to enable expansion of diabetes management service

Boots wants access to patient records to enable expansion of diabetes management service

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Quality of care ‘decreased’ after QOF abolished in Scotland, study suggests

Quality of care ‘decreased’ after QOF abolished in Scotland, study suggests

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NHS diabetes prevention programme ‘reduces type 2 diabetes risk by one fifth’

NHS diabetes prevention programme ‘reduces type 2 diabetes risk by one fifth’

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Medical arithmetic: unusual skin lesions and mouth ulceration

Medical arithmetic: unusual skin lesions and mouth ulceration

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Wide variation in testing frequency for long-term conditions, finds GP study

Wide variation in testing frequency for long-term conditions, finds GP study

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Artificial pancreas also improves type 2 diabetes control

Artificial pancreas also improves type 2 diabetes control

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NICE advocates wider use of artificial pancreas technology if NHS can get a better price

NICE advocates wider use of artificial pancreas technology if NHS can get a better price

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GP study shows promise for diabetes remission with early low-carb intervention

GP study shows promise for diabetes remission with early low-carb intervention

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Diabetes screening through HbA1c tests could pick up cases two years earlier, study suggests

Diabetes screening through HbA1c tests could pick up cases two years earlier, study suggests

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Ten-fold referral increase for diabetes prevention when eligible patients texted, finds study

Ten-fold referral increase for diabetes prevention when eligible patients texted, finds study

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Tirzepatide granted UK marketing authorisation for type 2 diabetes

Tirzepatide granted UK marketing authorisation for type 2 diabetes

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GPs told not to initiate two diabetes drugs amidst supply shortages

GPs told not to initiate two diabetes drugs amidst supply shortages

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Medical arithmetic: a ‘popped’ muscle, skin thickening and facial telangiectasia

Medical arithmetic: a ‘popped’ muscle, skin thickening and facial telangiectasia

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Lifestyle changes after gestational diabetes ‘can cut type 2 risk by 90%’

Lifestyle changes after gestational diabetes ‘can cut type 2 risk by 90%’

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Number of diabetes prescriptions by GPs increased by 5% last year

Number of diabetes prescriptions by GPs increased by 5% last year

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Medical arithmetic: Unusual ear, nail and skin conditions

Medical arithmetic: Unusual ear, nail and skin conditions

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Diabetes diagnosis risk raised for 12 weeks after Covid infection

Diabetes diagnosis risk raised for 12 weeks after Covid infection

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GPs urged to screen asymptomatic patients on metformin for B12 deficiency

GPs urged to screen asymptomatic patients on metformin for B12 deficiency

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Diabetes patients ‘having to rely on GPs’ as specialist footcare access patchy, warns review

Diabetes patients ‘having to rely on GPs’ as specialist footcare access patchy, warns review

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RCGP produces post-pandemic guide for prioritising long-term condition reviews

RCGP produces post-pandemic guide for prioritising long-term condition reviews

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South Asians predisposed to early-onset type 2 diabetes, finds study

South Asians predisposed to early-onset type 2 diabetes, finds study

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NICE urges patients to seek HCP advice if waist measures ‘more than half of height’

NICE urges patients to seek HCP advice if waist measures ‘more than half of height’

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Continuous glucose monitors to be offered to all type 1 diabetes patients in England

Continuous glucose monitors to be offered to all type 1 diabetes patients in England

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NHS type 2 diabetes scheme has prevented 18,000 diagnoses, finds study

NHS type 2 diabetes scheme has prevented 18,000 diagnoses, finds study

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Mild Covid-19 linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Mild Covid-19 linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

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NHS portal launched for millions of patients on elective waiting list

NHS portal launched for millions of patients on elective waiting list

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NICE planning dramatic expansion in diabetes continuous blood glucose monitoring tech

NICE planning dramatic expansion in diabetes continuous blood glucose monitoring tech

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Semaglutide to be added to list of options for treating obesity

Semaglutide to be added to list of options for treating obesity

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Patients in elective queue to receive online support to get fit for surgery

Patients in elective queue to receive online support to get fit for surgery

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Substantial fall in diabetic health checks as GPs reprioritised during pandemic

Substantial fall in diabetic health checks as GPs reprioritised during pandemic

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NHS England expands ‘soups and shakes’ type 2 diabetes programme

NHS England expands ‘soups and shakes’ type 2 diabetes programme

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GP diabetes health checks down by 7.4m due to pandemic, research suggests

GP diabetes health checks down by 7.4m due to pandemic, research suggests

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‘One in 10’ adults on course to live with diabetes ‘by 2030’

‘One in 10’ adults on course to live with diabetes ‘by 2030’

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Primary care diabetes drug bill rises 62% in five years

Primary care diabetes drug bill rises 62% in five years

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GPs to prescribe SGLT2 inhibitors to reduce CVD risk under NICE proposals

GPs to prescribe SGLT2 inhibitors to reduce CVD risk under NICE proposals

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GPs must still ration blood tests despite emergency tube order, says NHS England

GPs must still ration blood tests despite emergency tube order, says NHS England

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GPs urged to limit blood test waste amid tube shortage

GPs urged to limit blood test waste amid tube shortage

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Study pinpoints reasons for small number of missed diagnoses in general practice

Study pinpoints reasons for small number of missed diagnoses in general practice

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GPs can remove some patients with previous gestational diabetes from shielding list

GPs can remove some patients with previous gestational diabetes from shielding list

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QCovid tool ‘to be reviewed’ after healthy women were told to shield

QCovid tool ‘to be reviewed’ after healthy women were told to shield

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History of gestational diabetes prompting patients to shield under new algorithm

History of gestational diabetes prompting patients to shield under new algorithm

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GPs told to prioritise an extra 800,000 new shielding patients for Covid vaccination

GPs told to prioritise an extra 800,000 new shielding patients for Covid vaccination

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New tool allows patients to self-refer for diabetes intervention without seeing GP

New tool allows patients to self-refer for diabetes intervention without seeing GP

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Regular use of acid reflux drugs ‘raises type 2 diabetes risk’

Regular use of acid reflux drugs ‘raises type 2 diabetes risk’

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Diet schemes are the tip of the iceberg (lettuce)

Diet schemes are the tip of the iceberg (lettuce)

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GPs to prescribe meal replacement diets to reverse diabetes

GPs to prescribe meal replacement diets to reverse diabetes

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GP experts welcome ‘game changer’ semaglutide pill for type 2 diabetes

GP experts welcome ‘game changer’ semaglutide pill for type 2 diabetes

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Covid-19 could cause type 1 diabetes in children, study suggests

Covid-19 could cause type 1 diabetes in children, study suggests

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BAME health checks should start at 25, says Government primary care adviser

BAME health checks should start at 25, says Government primary care adviser

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PHE unveils BAME recommendations and admits ‘humbling’ inequalities

PHE unveils BAME recommendations and admits ‘humbling’ inequalities

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Being of Bangladeshi origin doubles Covid-19 death risk, finds PHE review

Being of Bangladeshi origin doubles Covid-19 death risk, finds PHE review

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Diabetes patients to get dedicated support but are not added to shielding list

Diabetes patients to get dedicated support but are not added to shielding list

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Quarter of patients who have died with Covid-19 had diabetes

Quarter of patients who have died with Covid-19 had diabetes

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Primary care experts back redeployment of BAME staff away from the frontline

Primary care experts back redeployment of BAME staff away from the frontline

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Practices can consider remote working or ‘buddying’ to get BAME GPs off frontline

Practices can consider remote working or ‘buddying’ to get BAME GPs off frontline

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Diabetes: How to manage during Covid-19 – 2 April

Diabetes: How to manage during Covid-19 – 2 April

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Non-Covid clinical crises: Diabetic foot

Non-Covid clinical crises: Diabetic foot

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Government launches Bill which could allow nurses to prescribe metformin and statins

Government launches Bill which could allow nurses to prescribe metformin and statins

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Clinical digest – top stories in January

Clinical digest – top stories in January

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Almost 90,000 patients complete national diabetes prevention programme

Almost 90,000 patients complete national diabetes prevention programme

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Link between maternal diabetes and child’s CVD ‘highlights importance of screening’, says study

Link between maternal diabetes and child’s CVD ‘highlights importance of screening’, says study

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Diabetes cases rise in the under 40s who also show ‘worse metabolic profile’

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Diabetes drug effective in heart failure treatment, study shows

Diabetes drug effective in heart failure treatment, study shows

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NHS to offer digital support to those at risk of type 2 diabetes

NHS to offer digital support to those at risk of type 2 diabetes

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Major GP guidelines mostly ‘based on expert opinion and not evidence’

Major GP guidelines mostly ‘based on expert opinion and not evidence’

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Patients feeling supported by GP as important as medication for diabetes control

Patients feeling supported by GP as important as medication for diabetes control

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Don’t sugarcoat the obesity epidemic

Don’t sugarcoat the obesity epidemic

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Diabetes charity sends ‘at-risk’ patients to GP via online test

Diabetes charity sends ‘at-risk’ patients to GP via online test

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Government set to double NHS diabetes prevention programme

Government set to double NHS diabetes prevention programme

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GPs report increase in patients asking for medicinal cannabis and low-carb diets

GPs report increase in patients asking for medicinal cannabis and low-carb diets

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Low carb app for diabetes patients gets NHS funding boost

Low carb app for diabetes patients gets NHS funding boost

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CPD: Key questions on type 2 diabetes

CPD: Key questions on type 2 diabetes

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GP-based weight loss programme leads to diabetes remission for third of patients

GP-based weight loss programme leads to diabetes remission for third of patients

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GPs asked to support weight loss in obese women before pregnancy

GPs asked to support weight loss in obese women before pregnancy

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Diabetes patients to be put on 800-calorie-a-day diet, says NHS England

Diabetes patients to be put on 800-calorie-a-day diet, says NHS England

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How our practices are collaborating to improve diabetes care

How our practices are collaborating to improve diabetes care

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GPs face restrictions on glucose testing strip and bath emollient prescribing

GPs face restrictions on glucose testing strip and bath emollient prescribing

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How to spot zebras – diabetes insipidus

How to spot zebras – diabetes insipidus

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Government must fund public health properly if it’s serious about prevention

Government must fund public health properly if it’s serious about prevention

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GPs prescribing diabetes drugs at a cost of over £1bn per year, show NHS data

GPs prescribing diabetes drugs at a cost of over £1bn per year, show NHS data

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BMI linked with death risk from all major causes except transport accidents

BMI linked with death risk from all major causes except transport accidents

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NHS England to launch online version of flagship diabetes prevention programme

NHS England to launch online version of flagship diabetes prevention programme

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NICE puts forward new QOF indicators to help GPs ‘personalise’ diabetes care

NICE puts forward new QOF indicators to help GPs ‘personalise’ diabetes care

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Group consultations must not be used to plug gaps in GP services

Group consultations must not be used to plug gaps in GP services

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Don’t rule out meal replacement for weight loss – it worked for my patients

Don’t rule out meal replacement for weight loss – it worked for my patients

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We can’t base public health policy on one MP’s experience

We can’t base public health policy on one MP’s experience

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High dose folic acid does not prevent pre-eclampsia in high risk women

High dose folic acid does not prevent pre-eclampsia in high risk women

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GP’s online low-carb model saw ‘40% of diabetes patients able to cut medicines’

GP’s online low-carb model saw ‘40% of diabetes patients able to cut medicines’

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Diabetes diagnosis under 10 cuts life expectancy by 16 years

Diabetes diagnosis under 10 cuts life expectancy by 16 years

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NICE proposes changes to QOF diabetes indicators to consider patient frailty

NICE proposes changes to QOF diabetes indicators to consider patient frailty

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Pharmacist review of GP patients drastically reduces sulfonylurea prescriptions

Pharmacist review of GP patients drastically reduces sulfonylurea prescriptions

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Switching diabetes patients to sulfonylurea linked with complications

Switching diabetes patients to sulfonylurea linked with complications

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RCGP launches GP training on low carb diet for diabetes patients

RCGP launches GP training on low carb diet for diabetes patients

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Assess frailty in elderly diabetes patients, GPs urged in new guidelines

Assess frailty in elderly diabetes patients, GPs urged in new guidelines

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Putting GPs in gyms is a fantasy – and a fallacy

Putting GPs in gyms is a fantasy – and a fallacy

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90% of councils slashing smoking, sexual health, weight management services

90% of councils slashing smoking, sexual health, weight management services

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Type 2 diabetes drug does not reduce risk of death, say researchers

Type 2 diabetes drug does not reduce risk of death, say researchers

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GPs warned that diabetes drug increases risk of IBD by 75%

GPs warned that diabetes drug increases risk of IBD by 75%

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NHS Health Checks set to miss cost-effectiveness target with just 40% uptake

NHS Health Checks set to miss cost-effectiveness target with just 40% uptake

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Patients with pre-diabetes and depression more likely to develop dementia

Patients with pre-diabetes and depression more likely to develop dementia

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Diabetes prevention programme sees patients lose an average of 3.3 kgs

Diabetes prevention programme sees patients lose an average of 3.3 kgs

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Researchers identify five types of diabetes

Researchers identify five types of diabetes

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Hospital wins contract to take the lead on providing GP clinical services

Hospital wins contract to take the lead on providing GP clinical services

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How our ‘welfare champions’ free up valuable GP time

How our ‘welfare champions’ free up valuable GP time

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‘Leg Clubs’ are helping us tackle loneliness

‘Leg Clubs’ are helping us tackle loneliness

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Inspectors launch probe into GP practice weighing scales

Inspectors launch probe into GP practice weighing scales

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Dr Rangan Chatterjee: ‘Medicine is missing the big picture’

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: ‘Medicine is missing the big picture’

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Guideline of the month – SIGN update on glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes

Guideline of the month – SIGN update on glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes

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Journal digest – five must-read papers for January

Journal digest – five must-read papers for January

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‘It’s extremely empowering to have an effective service to refer to’

‘It’s extremely empowering to have an effective service to refer to’

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Ten top tips – insulin initiation and monitoring in type 2 diabetes

Ten top tips – insulin initiation and monitoring in type 2 diabetes

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Primary care weight loss schemes ‘reversed half of Type 2 diabetes cases’

Primary care weight loss schemes ‘reversed half of Type 2 diabetes cases’

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The top five practice-changing papers of 2017

The top five practice-changing papers of 2017

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Fewer high-risk patients put on statins since NICE guidance, study finds

Fewer high-risk patients put on statins since NICE guidance, study finds

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The treatment – type 2 diabetes

The treatment – type 2 diabetes

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‘Lifestyle medicine’ could revolutionise patient care

‘Lifestyle medicine’ could revolutionise patient care

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We read all the journals … so you don’t have to

We read all the journals … so you don’t have to

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Creating an extra million medical school places will translate into one extra full-time GP, admits think tank

Creating an extra million medical school places will translate into one extra full-time GP, admits think tank

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NICE finalises guidance for GPs to refer to diabetes prevention scheme

NICE finalises guidance for GPs to refer to diabetes prevention scheme

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We need to stop treating international GPs as pariahs

We need to stop treating international GPs as pariahs

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Creating a shared vision for general practice in London

Creating a shared vision for general practice in London

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Diabetes drugs – when to use and what to avoid

Diabetes drugs – when to use and what to avoid

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Wales increases funding for eating disorders by £500,000 per year

Wales increases funding for eating disorders by £500,000 per year

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#GPnews: Pharmacists ‘treating record numbers hurt by aggressive seagulls’

#GPnews: Pharmacists ‘treating record numbers hurt by aggressive seagulls’

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#GPnews: Diabetes drug may halt progression of Parkinson’s

#GPnews: Diabetes drug may halt progression of Parkinson’s

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GPs to be incentivised to refer patients to diabetes prevention programme

GPs to be incentivised to refer patients to diabetes prevention programme

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Why GPs should prescribe a low-carb diet for type 2 diabetes

Why GPs should prescribe a low-carb diet for type 2 diabetes

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Aerobic exercise improves fibromyalgia, says new Cochrane review

Aerobic exercise improves fibromyalgia, says new Cochrane review

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Annual diabetes checks ‘halve’ mortality rates, analysis finds

Annual diabetes checks ‘halve’ mortality rates, analysis finds

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Antidepressant prescribing growing faster than other areas

Antidepressant prescribing growing faster than other areas

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Longer weight loss programmes cut disease risk and save money

Longer weight loss programmes cut disease risk and save money

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GP interventions see 18,000 diabetes patients take up exercise classes

GP interventions see 18,000 diabetes patients take up exercise classes

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NHS England missing targets for ‘urgent’ eating disorder referrals

NHS England missing targets for ‘urgent’ eating disorder referrals

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Diabetes prevention programme is making good progress

Diabetes prevention programme is making good progress

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Flagship NHS diabetes scheme under scrutiny

Flagship NHS diabetes scheme under scrutiny

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Doubts over abolition of QOF as BMA continues to negotiate indicators

Doubts over abolition of QOF as BMA continues to negotiate indicators

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Pharmacist-led review improves diabetes control, study finds

Pharmacist-led review improves diabetes control, study finds

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Stroke survivors ‘quitting preventative medication against GP advice’

Stroke survivors ‘quitting preventative medication against GP advice’

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GPs to be given greater say on NICE guidelines as ‘reference panel’ launched

GPs to be given greater say on NICE guidelines as ‘reference panel’ launched

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New heart failure drug may ‘improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes’

New heart failure drug may ‘improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes’

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#GPnews: Twenty million Brits at risk of dying because of a lack of exercise

#GPnews: Twenty million Brits at risk of dying because of a lack of exercise

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MPs criticise ‘missed opportunities’ in Government childhood obesity strategy

MPs criticise ‘missed opportunities’ in Government childhood obesity strategy

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Type 2 diabetes ‘reversed by intensive lifestyle intervention’

Type 2 diabetes ‘reversed by intensive lifestyle intervention’

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GPs will be paid £270 per care home patient under new DES

GPs will be paid £270 per care home patient under new DES

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Number of GP patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes triples

Number of GP patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes triples

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Maybe we need shock tactics to tackle obesity

Maybe we need shock tactics to tackle obesity

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Nurse-led diabetes management leads to better outcomes, finds study

Nurse-led diabetes management leads to better outcomes, finds study

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GP practices to be given part of £44m funding to hire diabetes GPSIs and nurses

GP practices to be given part of £44m funding to hire diabetes GPSIs and nurses

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NHS chiefs urged to rethink flagship diabetes prevention scheme to boost uptake

NHS chiefs urged to rethink flagship diabetes prevention scheme to boost uptake

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Bariatric surgery effects on diabetes ‘support lower BMI thresholds’

Bariatric surgery effects on diabetes ‘support lower BMI thresholds’

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DH sells GP-led diabetes prevention scheme to Middle East

DH sells GP-led diabetes prevention scheme to Middle East

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GPs come under fire for ‘not referring enough’ patients to eating disorder specialists

GPs come under fire for ‘not referring enough’ patients to eating disorder specialists

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#GPnews: Intermittent dieting can ‘reverse diabetes’, scientists suggest

#GPnews: Intermittent dieting can ‘reverse diabetes’, scientists suggest

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One in three GPs have offended patients by talking about their weight

One in three GPs have offended patients by talking about their weight

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GPs ‘should use cancer risk’ to shock patients into lifestyle changes

GPs ‘should use cancer risk’ to shock patients into lifestyle changes

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How treating diabetes patients in primary care works for us

How treating diabetes patients in primary care works for us

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GPs should face scrutiny of acute kidney injury care, says NICE

GPs should face scrutiny of acute kidney injury care, says NICE

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All GP practices to submit data to diabetes audit under new contract

All GP practices to submit data to diabetes audit under new contract

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#GPnews: Overweight patients less likely to die following heart surgery

#GPnews: Overweight patients less likely to die following heart surgery

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Patients in deprived areas more likely to be hospitalised due to diabetes

Patients in deprived areas more likely to be hospitalised due to diabetes

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Diabetes screening programme ‘too inaccurate to have benefit’, say GP academics

Diabetes screening programme ‘too inaccurate to have benefit’, say GP academics

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NHS Health Checks have prevented 8,400 heart attacks and strokes, claims study

NHS Health Checks have prevented 8,400 heart attacks and strokes, claims study

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NICE urges GPs to refer for suspected eating disorder ‘without delay’

NICE urges GPs to refer for suspected eating disorder ‘without delay’

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New diabetes management DES under discussion

New diabetes management DES under discussion

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GP-led diabetes model ‘saved NHS £2m by cutting heart attacks and amputations’

GP-led diabetes model ‘saved NHS £2m by cutting heart attacks and amputations’

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GPs could be asked for more health information on benefits claimants

GPs could be asked for more health information on benefits claimants

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GP-led diabetes service ‘effective’ in preventing hospital admissions

GP-led diabetes service ‘effective’ in preventing hospital admissions

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Lower cut-off for prediabetes may prevent cardiovascular disease, study finds

Lower cut-off for prediabetes may prevent cardiovascular disease, study finds

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GPs urged to prescribe more preventative drugs for stroke patients

GPs urged to prescribe more preventative drugs for stroke patients

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Pharmacists treating sore throats is not an ‘innovation’

Pharmacists treating sore throats is not an ‘innovation’

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GP-led CBT weight-loss programme ‘beats standard approach’

GP-led CBT weight-loss programme ‘beats standard approach’

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#GPnews: Childhood obesity continues to rise

#GPnews: Childhood obesity continues to rise

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GPs to assign patients to weight-loss programme before surgery

GPs to assign patients to weight-loss programme before surgery

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GPs should not worried about ‘offending patients’ in helping them lose weight

GPs should not worried about ‘offending patients’ in helping them lose weight

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A day treating students

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#GPnews: Just two soft drinks a day raises type-2 diabetes risk, study claims

#GPnews: Just two soft drinks a day raises type-2 diabetes risk, study claims

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Health secretary announces ‘one-stop’ plan to revolutionise role of GPs

Health secretary announces ‘one-stop’ plan to revolutionise role of GPs

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Guidance on creating a DWP appeals policy

Guidance on creating a DWP appeals policy

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How we halved healing times for leg ulcers

How we halved healing times for leg ulcers

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There’s no sugar-coating the obesity strategy

There’s no sugar-coating the obesity strategy

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Mental health crisis teams becoming ‘default’ for treating suicidal patients

Mental health crisis teams becoming ‘default’ for treating suicidal patients

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‘Jeremy Hunt’s behaviour is unforgiveable’

‘Jeremy Hunt’s behaviour is unforgiveable’

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Why we are asking GPs to submit undated resignations

Why we are asking GPs to submit undated resignations

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GPs to be asked to submit undated mass resignation letters

GPs to be asked to submit undated mass resignation letters

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#GPnews: Illnesses related to lifestyle ‘cost the NHS £11bn’

#GPnews: Illnesses related to lifestyle ‘cost the NHS £11bn’

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GP-led diabetes prevention scheme will start saving NHS money ‘after 14 years’

GP-led diabetes prevention scheme will start saving NHS money ‘after 14 years’

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Almost one million patients have undiagnosed diabetes, warns PHE

Almost one million patients have undiagnosed diabetes, warns PHE

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GPs should set patients exercise goals to cut obesity, say councils

GPs should set patients exercise goals to cut obesity, say councils

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GPs treating 600,000 patients with dental problems a year

GPs treating 600,000 patients with dental problems a year

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GPs face ban on routine bariatric surgery referrals amid CCG review

GPs face ban on routine bariatric surgery referrals amid CCG review

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#GPnews: Government is failing children over obesity strategy, says Jamie Oliver

#GPnews: Government is failing children over obesity strategy, says Jamie Oliver

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#GPnews: Dr Sarah Wollaston MP attacks ‘downgraded’ obesity plan

#GPnews: Dr Sarah Wollaston MP attacks ‘downgraded’ obesity plan

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GP experts slam ‘weak’ and ‘watered down’ DH obesity strategy

GP experts slam ‘weak’ and ‘watered down’ DH obesity strategy

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10 clinical advances GPs should be proud of

10 clinical advances GPs should be proud of

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#GPnews: Cricket stars launch campaign to raise awareness of Type 2 diabetes

#GPnews: Cricket stars launch campaign to raise awareness of Type 2 diabetes

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TV entertainment is killing our efforts to tackle the obesity crisis

TV entertainment is killing our efforts to tackle the obesity crisis

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GPs need to start prescribing lifestyle medicine

GPs need to start prescribing lifestyle medicine

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GPs urged to prescribe ‘lifestyle medicine’ instead of drugs for type 2 diabetes

GPs urged to prescribe ‘lifestyle medicine’ instead of drugs for type 2 diabetes

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GP’s should act as ‘physical activity role models’ says PHE

GP’s should act as ‘physical activity role models’ says PHE

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Government’s obesity strategy set for further ‘unacceptable’ delay

Government’s obesity strategy set for further ‘unacceptable’ delay

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Success of diabetes prevention programme ‘depends on GPs’

Success of diabetes prevention programme ‘depends on GPs’

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We should be treating the societal, not biological cause of ADHD

We should be treating the societal, not biological cause of ADHD

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Physical activity and lifestyle to be RCGP clinical priority

Physical activity and lifestyle to be RCGP clinical priority

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My solution for type 1 diabetes workload dump

My solution for type 1 diabetes workload dump

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Should GPs stop aspirin in diabetes patients without CVD?

Should GPs stop aspirin in diabetes patients without CVD?

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GPs to manage up to 50% of type-1 diabetic patients under CCG plans

GPs to manage up to 50% of type-1 diabetic patients under CCG plans

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First 10 diabetes prevention sites ready to make referrals

First 10 diabetes prevention sites ready to make referrals

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GPs to record BMI of patients under QOF indicator approved by NICE committee

GPs to record BMI of patients under QOF indicator approved by NICE committee

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NICE approves QOF target for statin prescribing in type 1 diabetes

NICE approves QOF target for statin prescribing in type 1 diabetes

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GPs set for enhanced service to refer patients for exercise and diet classes

GPs set for enhanced service to refer patients for exercise and diet classes

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Treating a chronic sense of self-entitlement

Treating a chronic sense of self-entitlement

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#GPnews: Obesity experts quit over report advocating fat consumption

#GPnews: Obesity experts quit over report advocating fat consumption

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Guidance on creating a DNA policy

Guidance on creating a DNA policy

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GPs may consider stopping diabetes drug in patients with foot problems, say EMA

GPs may consider stopping diabetes drug in patients with foot problems, say EMA

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Oral steroids linked with ten-fold increased risk of diabetes

Oral steroids linked with ten-fold increased risk of diabetes

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Ten top tips – eating disorders

Ten top tips – eating disorders

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CSA practice case: Unwell insulin-dependent diabetic

CSA practice case: Unwell insulin-dependent diabetic

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Weight loss and exercise referral services axed in further public health cuts

Weight loss and exercise referral services axed in further public health cuts

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An evening treating the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Five minute refresher – glycaemic management of type 2 diabetes

Five minute refresher – glycaemic management of type 2 diabetes

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Advising patients who self-monitor their blood glucose

Advising patients who self-monitor their blood glucose

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Four out of five patients rejected lifestyle programme in diabetes prevention pilot

Four out of five patients rejected lifestyle programme in diabetes prevention pilot

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Major GP-led programme to reduce risk of diabetes in 20,000 people launches today

Major GP-led programme to reduce risk of diabetes in 20,000 people launches today

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The art of treating a patient who doesn’t want to be fixed

The art of treating a patient who doesn’t want to be fixed

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GPs told to refuse requests to manage eating disorders

GPs told to refuse requests to manage eating disorders

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Treating patients on the Antarctic sea

Treating patients on the Antarctic sea

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GPs will have to submit evening and weekend access data under new contract

GPs will have to submit evening and weekend access data under new contract

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What GPs need to know about submitting undated resignations

What GPs need to know about submitting undated resignations

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Sweating the small stuff

Sweating the small stuff

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What are the rules on treating overseas patients?

What are the rules on treating overseas patients?

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GPs having to phone patients to find out if they fasted for blood tests

GPs having to phone patients to find out if they fasted for blood tests

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NICE: Regular lifestyle advice for overweight adults should be in QOF

NICE: Regular lifestyle advice for overweight adults should be in QOF

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Government looks to reboot telehealth in the NHS

Government looks to reboot telehealth in the NHS

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GP practices should be ‘forced to submit data for diabetes audit’

GP practices should be ‘forced to submit data for diabetes audit’

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Department of Health DDRB submission for 2016/17

Department of Health DDRB submission for 2016/17

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Spuds ‘may cause diabetes’ in pregnancy, ‘boost’ for dementia care and doomed explorer’s hole in the heart diagnosis

Spuds ‘may cause diabetes’ in pregnancy, ‘boost’ for dementia care and doomed explorer’s hole in the heart diagnosis

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Guideline of the month – NICE guideline on type 2 diabetes

Guideline of the month – NICE guideline on type 2 diabetes

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Referral of the month – the diarrhoeal diabetic

Referral of the month – the diarrhoeal diabetic

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‘Scandalous crisis’ in elderly care, e-cigarette approved for prescription and four million Brits have diabetes

‘Scandalous crisis’ in elderly care, e-cigarette approved for prescription and four million Brits have diabetes

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Five-year-olds ‘eat own weight in sugar’, NHS drug funds pay off hospital debts and website to ‘take control’ of death

Five-year-olds ‘eat own weight in sugar’, NHS drug funds pay off hospital debts and website to ‘take control’ of death

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GPs face switching emergency as insulin shortage could affect 50,000 patients

GPs face switching emergency as insulin shortage could affect 50,000 patients

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Tinder to promote organ donation, nurses protest tuition fees and half of teenage girls think they need to lose weight

Tinder to promote organ donation, nurses protest tuition fees and half of teenage girls think they need to lose weight

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Obesity as big a health risk to women ‘as terrorism’ and how a drink or two may stave off dementia

Obesity as big a health risk to women ‘as terrorism’ and how a drink or two may stave off dementia

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Weight gain increases risk of stillbirth, patients dissatisfied with foreign nurses and the instant baby calming trick

Weight gain increases risk of stillbirth, patients dissatisfied with foreign nurses and the instant baby calming trick

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Three-quarters of areas sign up for GP diabetes screening programme

Three-quarters of areas sign up for GP diabetes screening programme

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‘Shed a gram’ to curb diabetes, slowing onset of Alzheimer’s and daily insulin injections could be a thing of the past

‘Shed a gram’ to curb diabetes, slowing onset of Alzheimer’s and daily insulin injections could be a thing of the past

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GPs told to consider ‘relaxing’ diabetes targets in some patients by NICE

GPs told to consider ‘relaxing’ diabetes targets in some patients by NICE

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In summary: NICE’s updated T2D guidelines

In summary: NICE’s updated T2D guidelines

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Stroke prevention champion named ‘GP of the Year’

Stroke prevention champion named ‘GP of the Year’

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The 151% winter death spike, end of injections for diabetes sufferers and fewer children dying from cancer

The 151% winter death spike, end of injections for diabetes sufferers and fewer children dying from cancer

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Being bilingual doubles stroke recovery, kids believe everything they read online, and worm ‘gets women pregnant’

Being bilingual doubles stroke recovery, kids believe everything they read online, and worm ‘gets women pregnant’

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Would a sugar tax help GPs manage obesity?

Would a sugar tax help GPs manage obesity?

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Post antibiotic era is looming, getting up for work ‘causes diabetes’ and half of stillbirths ‘avoidable’

Post antibiotic era is looming, getting up for work ‘causes diabetes’ and half of stillbirths ‘avoidable’

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Researchers urge NICE to lower blood pressure targets for high-risk patients

Researchers urge NICE to lower blood pressure targets for high-risk patients

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‘Shocking’ NHS ‘fat cat’ earnings, schools’ mental health services crunch and eating only home-made meals is key to staying healthy

‘Shocking’ NHS ‘fat cat’ earnings, schools’ mental health services crunch and eating only home-made meals is key to staying healthy

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World-first gene therapy for leukaemia, male suicide ‘national emergency’ and junk food ‘not to blame’ for obesity

World-first gene therapy for leukaemia, male suicide ‘national emergency’ and junk food ‘not to blame’ for obesity

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GP practices ‘should employ personal trainers’, says campaign group

GP practices ‘should employ personal trainers’, says campaign group

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Seven out of ten GPs back a sugar tax

Seven out of ten GPs back a sugar tax

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111 patients face delays, Hunt says overtime is ‘danger money’, and low fat diets less effective for weight loss

111 patients face delays, Hunt says overtime is ‘danger money’, and low fat diets less effective for weight loss

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Public health advisers urge Government to introduce sugar tax

Public health advisers urge Government to introduce sugar tax

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Deaths from diabetes fall but improvements in GP care ‘stalling’, say Government auditors

Deaths from diabetes fall but improvements in GP care ‘stalling’, say Government auditors

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Public health chief defends refusal to publish sugar report

Public health chief defends refusal to publish sugar report

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Hospital failings, DNA blood test to treat cancer and how weight loss surgery boosts fertility

Hospital failings, DNA blood test to treat cancer and how weight loss surgery boosts fertility

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GP commissioners to keep A&E open after defeating Hunt in court

GP commissioners to keep A&E open after defeating Hunt in court

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GPs criticised for treating one condition at a time

GPs criticised for treating one condition at a time

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GP diabetes prevention programme ‘will reduce workload’

GP diabetes prevention programme ‘will reduce workload’

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‘Preventing disease will reduce GPs’ workload’

‘Preventing disease will reduce GPs’ workload’

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Even child obesity is bigger in Texas, NHS didn’t measure benefits of cancer drugs fund, and African malaria halved

Even child obesity is bigger in Texas, NHS didn’t measure benefits of cancer drugs fund, and African malaria halved

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Big meal portions causing obesity, health inequalities exposed again and the perils of… chairs

Big meal portions causing obesity, health inequalities exposed again and the perils of… chairs

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Diabetes drug may work against blood cancer, hearts ‘five years older’ than actual age and a call for pregnant women to slim down

Diabetes drug may work against blood cancer, hearts ‘five years older’ than actual age and a call for pregnant women to slim down

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Health checks and Zumba for NHS staff, suicidal medical students and how being overweight ‘speeds up’ Alzheimer’s

Health checks and Zumba for NHS staff, suicidal medical students and how being overweight ‘speeds up’ Alzheimer’s

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GPs won’t be swamped by the diabetes prevention programme

GPs won’t be swamped by the diabetes prevention programme

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Referral of the month – hypothyroidism

Referral of the month – hypothyroidism

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Thousands dying in welfare reform Britain, pint of water aids weight loss and goths more likely to self harm

Thousands dying in welfare reform Britain, pint of water aids weight loss and goths more likely to self harm

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GPs should refer immediately when type 1 diabetes is suspected in young patients, says NICE

GPs should refer immediately when type 1 diabetes is suspected in young patients, says NICE

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GPs to be tasked with finding five million at high risk of type 2 diabetes under national scheme

GPs to be tasked with finding five million at high risk of type 2 diabetes under national scheme

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Stroke risk from over working, munching on the move increases over-eating and brain-boosting drugs need debate

Stroke risk from over working, munching on the move increases over-eating and brain-boosting drugs need debate

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Number of practices submitting monthly Friends and Family data dives sharply

Number of practices submitting monthly Friends and Family data dives sharply

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GPs ‘face axe’ for overprescribing, aspirin helps overweight people avoid cancer and the defence of pasta on the NHS

GPs ‘face axe’ for overprescribing, aspirin helps overweight people avoid cancer and the defence of pasta on the NHS

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Paramedics get prescribing powers, diabetes incidence up by 60% and e-cigarette use increasing among teens

Paramedics get prescribing powers, diabetes incidence up by 60% and e-cigarette use increasing among teens

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Diabetes drugs ‘now account for tenth of primary care prescribing bill’

Diabetes drugs ‘now account for tenth of primary care prescribing bill’

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Diabetes prevention policy is too selective, leading academics warn

Diabetes prevention policy is too selective, leading academics warn

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Trusts told to fill ‘essential’ vacancies only and cut exercise targets for over 60s

Trusts told to fill ‘essential’ vacancies only and cut exercise targets for over 60s

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Branding patients ‘frail’ could harm their health, unhealthy attitudes to LGBT people among NHS staff, and genetic link for binge eating

Branding patients ‘frail’ could harm their health, unhealthy attitudes to LGBT people among NHS staff, and genetic link for binge eating

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Treating patients during Nepal’s earthquake

Treating patients during Nepal’s earthquake

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Call for sugar intake to be halved, returning to normal weight from obesity is challenging and Facebook warning on skin cancer goes viral

Call for sugar intake to be halved, returning to normal weight from obesity is challenging and Facebook warning on skin cancer goes viral

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GPs can only do so much – we need legislation against sugar

GPs can only do so much – we need legislation against sugar

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Minister says NHS should be like Asda, online symptom checkers miss one in eight emergencies, and overweight teens think they’re healthy weight

Minister says NHS should be like Asda, online symptom checkers miss one in eight emergencies, and overweight teens think they’re healthy weight

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Unhealthy lifestyle shortens life by 23 years, Cornwall devolution and could Tetris cure PTSD?

Unhealthy lifestyle shortens life by 23 years, Cornwall devolution and could Tetris cure PTSD?

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Experts warn of unintended consequences of GP pre-diabetes screening programme

Experts warn of unintended consequences of GP pre-diabetes screening programme

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NICE’s redrafted type 2 diabetes guidelines criticised for introducing ‘truly retrograde steps’

NICE’s redrafted type 2 diabetes guidelines criticised for introducing ‘truly retrograde steps’

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‘The whole exercise cost us £430,000’

‘The whole exercise cost us £430,000’

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GP receptionists ‘need training to recognise stroke symptoms’

GP receptionists ‘need training to recognise stroke symptoms’

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Respiratory clinic – man with COPD, weight loss and a persistent productive cough

Respiratory clinic – man with COPD, weight loss and a persistent productive cough

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NICE bows to pressure to re-open consultation on ‘bonkers’ diabetes guidelines

NICE bows to pressure to re-open consultation on ‘bonkers’ diabetes guidelines

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Viagra ‘risks skin cancer’, Chinese mushroom ‘slows weight gain’ and 92-year-old found carrying 50-year-old foetus

Viagra ‘risks skin cancer’, Chinese mushroom ‘slows weight gain’ and 92-year-old found carrying 50-year-old foetus

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GPs ‘should review low-dose aspirin’ in patients with type 2 diabetes

GPs ‘should review low-dose aspirin’ in patients with type 2 diabetes

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NICE tests for gestational diabetes ‘could miss thousands of women with the condition’

NICE tests for gestational diabetes ‘could miss thousands of women with the condition’

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Drugs regulator to review safety of gliflozins for type 2 diabetes patients

Drugs regulator to review safety of gliflozins for type 2 diabetes patients

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Eating disorder treatment delays, older women getting cervical cancer and ‘lazy lifestyles’ giving younger men back pain

Eating disorder treatment delays, older women getting cervical cancer and ‘lazy lifestyles’ giving younger men back pain

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GPs advised to encourage patients with asthma to exercise

GPs advised to encourage patients with asthma to exercise

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Study finds no increase in CVD, heart failure risk with diabetes drug

Study finds no increase in CVD, heart failure risk with diabetes drug

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Ezetimibe offers extra protection against secondary heart attacks and strokes

Ezetimibe offers extra protection against secondary heart attacks and strokes

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DH-commissioned analysis to cast further doubt on NHS Health Checks

DH-commissioned analysis to cast further doubt on NHS Health Checks

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Statins ‘halve cancer risk’, rise in eating disorders and marathon runners advised to get hearts tested

Statins ‘halve cancer risk’, rise in eating disorders and marathon runners advised to get hearts tested

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NICE makes substantial changes to ‘bonkers’ diabetes guidelines after GP criticism

NICE makes substantial changes to ‘bonkers’ diabetes guidelines after GP criticism

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In full: RCGP and GPC responses to NICE QOF indicators consultation

In full: RCGP and GPC responses to NICE QOF indicators consultation

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Obesity strategy ‘failing’, new diabetes hope and warning over ‘deadly pollen invasion’

Obesity strategy ‘failing’, new diabetes hope and warning over ‘deadly pollen invasion’

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Practice treating 10,000 patients with two GPs

Practice treating 10,000 patients with two GPs

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NHS end-of-life care is poor, bullying increases obesity risk and genes do not worsen breast cancer prognosis

NHS end-of-life care is poor, bullying increases obesity risk and genes do not worsen breast cancer prognosis

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Statins ‘reduced risk of stroke by 30%’

Statins ‘reduced risk of stroke by 30%’

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DNA tests for overweight NHS patients, rat poo in make-up and relatives kept in dark over loved ones’ wishes in death

DNA tests for overweight NHS patients, rat poo in make-up and relatives kept in dark over loved ones’ wishes in death

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£10m community diabetes programme boosts checks rate by 60%

£10m community diabetes programme boosts checks rate by 60%

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Exercise ‘buys elderly five extra years’ but half of Britons doing none at all, while leading suncreams found wanting

Exercise ‘buys elderly five extra years’ but half of Britons doing none at all, while leading suncreams found wanting

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GPs should never be asked to determine a patient’s immigration status before treating them

GPs should never be asked to determine a patient’s immigration status before treating them

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‘Alarming’ rise in strokes, Scotland nursing shortage and higher oestrogen increases men’s breast cancer risk

‘Alarming’ rise in strokes, Scotland nursing shortage and higher oestrogen increases men’s breast cancer risk

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Atorvastatin and simvastatin ‘increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 46%’

Atorvastatin and simvastatin ‘increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 46%’

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Atkins-style diets leads to long-term weight gain and early death, ‘obliviobesity’ on the rise, and head to the hills to lose weight

Atkins-style diets leads to long-term weight gain and early death, ‘obliviobesity’ on the rise, and head to the hills to lose weight

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GPs urged to monitor blood glucose closely when patients with diabetes quit smoking

GPs urged to monitor blood glucose closely when patients with diabetes quit smoking

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International analysis highlights GPs’ success in diagnosing diabetes

International analysis highlights GPs’ success in diagnosing diabetes

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Britons gain four years of life, older carers work 50-hour weeks and the benefits of eating an apple before a supermarket shop

Britons gain four years of life, older carers work 50-hour weeks and the benefits of eating an apple before a supermarket shop

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You ‘can’t outrun’ obesity, Conservatives’ NHS £8bn is not enough and genetic odour link to mozzie bites

You ‘can’t outrun’ obesity, Conservatives’ NHS £8bn is not enough and genetic odour link to mozzie bites

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Hospital bosses ‘milking’ NHS pay rises and there are six types of obesity

Hospital bosses ‘milking’ NHS pay rises and there are six types of obesity

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GP commissioning champion among heavyweights vying for RCGP presidency

GP commissioning champion among heavyweights vying for RCGP presidency

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Treating folic acid deficiency ‘helps to reduce the risk of stroke’

Treating folic acid deficiency ‘helps to reduce the risk of stroke’

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Rich can skip cataract op queue, underweight people at higher risk of dementia and a rise in Welsh eating disorders

Rich can skip cataract op queue, underweight people at higher risk of dementia and a rise in Welsh eating disorders

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Election pledges on health and wellbeing – do they add up?

Election pledges on health and wellbeing – do they add up?

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Local QOF targets ‘failed to improve clinical care’, study says

Local QOF targets ‘failed to improve clinical care’, study says

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Labour attacks GP access record, half of public support migrant charging and a gentle exercise warning

Labour attacks GP access record, half of public support migrant charging and a gentle exercise warning

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Should practices be paid to screen for type 2 diabetes risk?

Should practices be paid to screen for type 2 diabetes risk?

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Cutting inappropriate blood glucose self-monitoring ‘could save NHS £20m’

Cutting inappropriate blood glucose self-monitoring ‘could save NHS £20m’

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Screening the masses: GPs set for contractual incentives to measure diabetes risk

Screening the masses: GPs set for contractual incentives to measure diabetes risk

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Parents fail to spot obesity and NHS ‘could save billions’ from cycling

Parents fail to spot obesity and NHS ‘could save billions’ from cycling

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GP involvement boosts patients’ perceptions of commercial weight loss programmes

GP involvement boosts patients’ perceptions of commercial weight loss programmes

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GPs warned over link between glucose-lowering drugs and heart failure

GPs warned over link between glucose-lowering drugs and heart failure

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Public health managers want to include weight-loss programmes in QOF

Public health managers want to include weight-loss programmes in QOF

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Obesity NHS measures ‘inexplicable’, daily drinking risks liver cancer and warning over internet breast milk

Obesity NHS measures ‘inexplicable’, daily drinking risks liver cancer and warning over internet breast milk

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Rosuvastatin does more harm than good, claims academic

Rosuvastatin does more harm than good, claims academic

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GPs set to face contractual diabetes screening targets

GPs set to face contractual diabetes screening targets

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GMC ‘creating a climate of fear’, local GP leaders say

GMC ‘creating a climate of fear’, local GP leaders say

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GPs set to screen millions as NHS England launches new diabetes prevention strategy

GPs set to screen millions as NHS England launches new diabetes prevention strategy

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Vaccine ‘cure’ for diabetes, tobacco plain packaging ‘likely’ and sex in seventies boosts memory

Vaccine ‘cure’ for diabetes, tobacco plain packaging ‘likely’ and sex in seventies boosts memory

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Over 10,000 patients to get combined personal health and social care budget

Over 10,000 patients to get combined personal health and social care budget

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Are NICE guidelines becoming a ‘laughing stock’?

Are NICE guidelines becoming a ‘laughing stock’?

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Daily Mail invites readers to submit their ‘GP crisis’ stories

Daily Mail invites readers to submit their ‘GP crisis’ stories

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A hospital financial crisis, expensive eating disorders and UKIP wants to fight dementia

A hospital financial crisis, expensive eating disorders and UKIP wants to fight dementia

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Health minister in eight-week Men’s Health challenge to prove busy people have time for exercise

Health minister in eight-week Men’s Health challenge to prove busy people have time for exercise

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Call for tighter blood pressure targets in patients with diabetes

Call for tighter blood pressure targets in patients with diabetes

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Obesity warnings, whistleblowers’ protection, and patients can Google health advice

Obesity warnings, whistleblowers’ protection, and patients can Google health advice

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NICE risks making itself a ‘laughing stock’ over guidance on metformin alternatives, say experts

NICE risks making itself a ‘laughing stock’ over guidance on metformin alternatives, say experts

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NHS ‘#hellomynameis’ drive, stroke campaign success and unhealthy mums more likely to have overweight kids

NHS ‘#hellomynameis’ drive, stroke campaign success and unhealthy mums more likely to have overweight kids

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NHS 111 sending ambulances ‘because computer told them to’, hospital refuse funding cuts and some good news on childhood obesity

NHS 111 sending ambulances ‘because computer told them to’, hospital refuse funding cuts and some good news on childhood obesity

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Treating asthma was a wheeze before NICE got involved

Treating asthma was a wheeze before NICE got involved

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Submit your questions for RCGP chair Dr Maureen Baker

Submit your questions for RCGP chair Dr Maureen Baker

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GPs to conduct loneliness and heating checks on elderly, pledges Miliband

GPs to conduct loneliness and heating checks on elderly, pledges Miliband

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NHS in ‘critical’ condition, rethink ‘unrealisitic’ exercise targets, and new guidance on chicken pox in pregnancy

NHS in ‘critical’ condition, rethink ‘unrealisitic’ exercise targets, and new guidance on chicken pox in pregnancy

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GPs ‘should recommend joining walking groups’ to their patients

GPs ‘should recommend joining walking groups’ to their patients

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Treating patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone

Treating patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone

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GPs asked to hold back pregabalin/gabapentin prescriptions, inactivity worse than obesity and a suspected case of ebola in Northampton

GPs asked to hold back pregabalin/gabapentin prescriptions, inactivity worse than obesity and a suspected case of ebola in Northampton

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GPs told to submit reports on all staff for NHS workforce survey by May

GPs told to submit reports on all staff for NHS workforce survey by May

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Few obese patients offered weight loss interventions in primary care

Few obese patients offered weight loss interventions in primary care

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Six o’clock blood result – hyper- and hypothyroidism (1 CPD hour)

Six o’clock blood result – hyper- and hypothyroidism (1 CPD hour)

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Labour cancer fund pledge, an obesity pill ‘to replace the treadmill’ and fizzy drink blood pressure warning

Labour cancer fund pledge, an obesity pill ‘to replace the treadmill’ and fizzy drink blood pressure warning

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Doctors not needed at most births, complementary therapies undermine cancer treatment, late night snacking drives weight-gain

Doctors not needed at most births, complementary therapies undermine cancer treatment, late night snacking drives weight-gain

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Government pledges £150m towards tackling eating disorders

Government pledges £150m towards tackling eating disorders

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NICE lowers threshold for weight-loss surgery

NICE lowers threshold for weight-loss surgery

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Challenges in obesity (1.5 CPD hours)

Challenges in obesity (1.5 CPD hours)

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GPs struggling to tackle weight loss issues with patients

GPs struggling to tackle weight loss issues with patients

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I’m no Kate Moss, but I don’t need to lose weight to help my patients

I’m no Kate Moss, but I don’t need to lose weight to help my patients

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GPs urged to discontinue aspirin in stable CAD patients with atrial fibrillation

GPs urged to discontinue aspirin in stable CAD patients with atrial fibrillation

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GP cancer referrals on the front pages and UK spends more on obesity than war

GP cancer referrals on the front pages and UK spends more on obesity than war

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Labour to make exercise on referral ‘first port of call’ for GPs

Labour to make exercise on referral ‘first port of call’ for GPs

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GPs to be paid to manage patients with eating disorders

GPs to be paid to manage patients with eating disorders

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Bariatric surgery could prevent NHS bankruptcy, first e-cigarette advert to air on TV and pink prophylactic pillar promotes safe sex

Bariatric surgery could prevent NHS bankruptcy, first e-cigarette advert to air on TV and pink prophylactic pillar promotes safe sex

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GPs won’t be dealing with the vomiting virus, British Lion eggs safe in pregnancy, and gut bacteria swap could boost weight loss

GPs won’t be dealing with the vomiting virus, British Lion eggs safe in pregnancy, and gut bacteria swap could boost weight loss

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‘Brain age’ tool hits front pages, bariatric surgery cuts risk of diabetes and exercise helps prevent breast cancer

‘Brain age’ tool hits front pages, bariatric surgery cuts risk of diabetes and exercise helps prevent breast cancer

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Calorie labels on alcohol to tackle obesity, therapy chickens an egg-cellent idea, and don’t demonise mental illness this Halloween

Calorie labels on alcohol to tackle obesity, therapy chickens an egg-cellent idea, and don’t demonise mental illness this Halloween

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New comparison website ranks GP practices on diabetes care

New comparison website ranks GP practices on diabetes care

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Health Checks scheme must be targeted to at-risk patients – if it continues at all

Health Checks scheme must be targeted to at-risk patients – if it continues at all

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NHS England set to introduce weight loss incentive schemes for NHS staff

NHS England set to introduce weight loss incentive schemes for NHS staff

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Save the NHS for £8 billion, NHS to pay for weight loss and a new dementia breakthrough

Save the NHS for £8 billion, NHS to pay for weight loss and a new dementia breakthrough

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Submit your questions for Professor Clare Gerada

Submit your questions for Professor Clare Gerada

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Welsh patients in mass exodus to England, paralysed man walks again and lifestyle key to heart disease

Welsh patients in mass exodus to England, paralysed man walks again and lifestyle key to heart disease

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Submit your questions for Dr Kailash Chand

Submit your questions for Dr Kailash Chand

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Paramedics leaving over workload pressure, healthy eating costs three times more than junk, and the uncomfortable truth about comfort food

Paramedics leaving over workload pressure, healthy eating costs three times more than junk, and the uncomfortable truth about comfort food

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Minister tells GPs to ‘stop moaning’, three quarters of people suffer from back pain and avoid overweight guests at dinner parties

Minister tells GPs to ‘stop moaning’, three quarters of people suffer from back pain and avoid overweight guests at dinner parties

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Clinical casebook: diabetes (1.5 CPD hours)

Clinical casebook: diabetes (1.5 CPD hours)

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Type 2 diabetes less well managed in the under 40s, finds audit

Type 2 diabetes less well managed in the under 40s, finds audit

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Practice profile: Most deprived patient list

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Some of our ‘care’ is a burden to patients

Some of our ‘care’ is a burden to patients

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Skirt size to measure breast cancer risk, Ebola risks causing political meltdown and sushi parasites eating men

Skirt size to measure breast cancer risk, Ebola risks causing political meltdown and sushi parasites eating men

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Statins link with diabetes put down to weight gain

Statins link with diabetes put down to weight gain

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No TV to beat obesity, ‘ageist’ NHS increases ‘silver trauma’ harm, and overweight children perform worse in school

No TV to beat obesity, ‘ageist’ NHS increases ‘silver trauma’ harm, and overweight children perform worse in school

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Tobacco giants to help pay for NHS, 80% of men could avoid heart attacks with lifestyle changes, stroke patients three times more likely to die if statins are stopped

Tobacco giants to help pay for NHS, 80% of men could avoid heart attacks with lifestyle changes, stroke patients three times more likely to die if statins are stopped

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Obesity ‘will bankrupt NHS’, prostate cancer treatment concerns and the migraine link with Parkinson’s

Obesity ‘will bankrupt NHS’, prostate cancer treatment concerns and the migraine link with Parkinson’s

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QOF incentives on glycaemic control ‘improved management of type 2 diabetes’

QOF incentives on glycaemic control ‘improved management of type 2 diabetes’

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GPs could face increased targets for dementia diagnosis

GPs could face increased targets for dementia diagnosis

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RCGP calls for ‘COBRA-style taskforce’ on childhood obesity

RCGP calls for ‘COBRA-style taskforce’ on childhood obesity

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Debate over parents’ cancer boy removal, women ‘can’t locate vagina’ and GP warnings on UK child obesity

Debate over parents’ cancer boy removal, women ‘can’t locate vagina’ and GP warnings on UK child obesity

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Brits make up quarter of Dignitas suicides, MRSA efforts ‘ineffective’ and more evidence of obesity link with dementia

Brits make up quarter of Dignitas suicides, MRSA efforts ‘ineffective’ and more evidence of obesity link with dementia

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More comfort for care home elderly, patients keep demanding antibiotics and a new treatment for stroke recovery

More comfort for care home elderly, patients keep demanding antibiotics and a new treatment for stroke recovery

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Depressed Britons denied treatment, millions die from eating salt and calls for earlier start to smear testing

Depressed Britons denied treatment, millions die from eating salt and calls for earlier start to smear testing

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Primary care diabetes prescribing increases by 5%

Primary care diabetes prescribing increases by 5%

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What is pre-diabetes?

What is pre-diabetes?

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GPC: combined diabetes QOF indicator ‘will create cliff edge’

GPC: combined diabetes QOF indicator ‘will create cliff edge’

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GPC to oppose NICE bundled diabetes indicators during contract negotiations

GPC to oppose NICE bundled diabetes indicators during contract negotiations

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Hospitals employ locum nurses at £1,800 a day, ab fat better than BMI at predicting diabetes, and DDT may trigger obesity

Hospitals employ locum nurses at £1,800 a day, ab fat better than BMI at predicting diabetes, and DDT may trigger obesity

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NHS staff ‘could be incentivised to lose weight’ says NHS England head

NHS staff ‘could be incentivised to lose weight’ says NHS England head

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How we reduced workload by working with pharmacists

How we reduced workload by working with pharmacists

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One patient’s a weight off my mind

One patient’s a weight off my mind

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Pleas to exempt the NHS from TTIP, the ‘learning impairment’ of female obesity, and shorts in the workplace

Pleas to exempt the NHS from TTIP, the ‘learning impairment’ of female obesity, and shorts in the workplace

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NICE pushes through decision to widen statin treatment to millions more healthy people

NICE pushes through decision to widen statin treatment to millions more healthy people

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Special care measures for care homes, pre-diabetes label is ‘unhelpful’ and calls for GPs to offer ‘holistic’ care

Special care measures for care homes, pre-diabetes label is ‘unhelpful’ and calls for GPs to offer ‘holistic’ care

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How Alzheimer’s disease could be prevented through healthier lifestyles and other health stories

How Alzheimer’s disease could be prevented through healthier lifestyles and other health stories

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NICE proposes lowering threshold for bariatric surgery

NICE proposes lowering threshold for bariatric surgery

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Success for the NHS organ donation campaign, proof that healthy lifestyle translates to long life, and seal of approval for a new dementia therapy

Success for the NHS organ donation campaign, proof that healthy lifestyle translates to long life, and seal of approval for a new dementia therapy

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NHS Health Checks ‘costs twice as much’ as opportunistic testing

NHS Health Checks ‘costs twice as much’ as opportunistic testing

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Obesity could be fuelling asthma epidemic, dementia sufferers feel uncared for and Cameron tackles antibiotics resistance

Obesity could be fuelling asthma epidemic, dementia sufferers feel uncared for and Cameron tackles antibiotics resistance

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Diabetes targets ‘do more harm than good’, say researchers

Diabetes targets ‘do more harm than good’, say researchers

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A spoonful of sugar helps the nation go round, three in four over 45s are overweight, and a health warning for Ramadan fasters

A spoonful of sugar helps the nation go round, three in four over 45s are overweight, and a health warning for Ramadan fasters

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NICE disregards GP warnings over divisive ‘bundled’ diabetes indicator

NICE disregards GP warnings over divisive ‘bundled’ diabetes indicator

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Children should drink water to tackle obesity, vitamin D supplements to treat high blood pressure, and TV watching may double risk of early death

Children should drink water to tackle obesity, vitamin D supplements to treat high blood pressure, and TV watching may double risk of early death

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Rates of pre-diabetes have tripled over past decade in England

Rates of pre-diabetes have tripled over past decade in England

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Don’t wash chickens, obesity crisis is costing hospitals and a cure for tinnitus?

Don’t wash chickens, obesity crisis is costing hospitals and a cure for tinnitus?

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NICE gives green light to divisive ‘bundled’ diabetes QOF indicator

NICE gives green light to divisive ‘bundled’ diabetes QOF indicator

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Letter: GMC has not banned doctors from treating family

Letter: GMC has not banned doctors from treating family

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GPs must ‘exercise professional judgement’ over treating loved ones, GMC says

GPs must ‘exercise professional judgement’ over treating loved ones, GMC says

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Exercise programmes for the elderly reduce unplanned hospital admissions

Exercise programmes for the elderly reduce unplanned hospital admissions

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Breast cancer survivors ‘should exercise more’, Health Checks push and how poverty causes heart attacks

Breast cancer survivors ‘should exercise more’, Health Checks push and how poverty causes heart attacks

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Submit your questions for Dr Charles Alessi

Submit your questions for Dr Charles Alessi

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GP sees 84 patients in one day

GP sees 84 patients in one day

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Hospitals hit back over anti-independence ads, domestic dads deliver driven daughters, and weighty news from the Telegraph

Hospitals hit back over anti-independence ads, domestic dads deliver driven daughters, and weighty news from the Telegraph

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UK’s women fattest in Europe, ‘anti-obesity’ parks spark outrage and WHO urged not to suppress e-cigs

UK’s women fattest in Europe, ‘anti-obesity’ parks spark outrage and WHO urged not to suppress e-cigs

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Why GPs should ‘stop whingeing’, Weight Watchers on the NHS and why giving up smoking isn’t always harmless

Why GPs should ‘stop whingeing’, Weight Watchers on the NHS and why giving up smoking isn’t always harmless

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NICE publishes new obesity referral guidance

NICE publishes new obesity referral guidance

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My CQC inspection was the most unpleasant exercise of my career so far

My CQC inspection was the most unpleasant exercise of my career so far

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Only one in five doctors proud of the NHS, chronic pain ‘inherited’ and why girls think exercise is not cool

Only one in five doctors proud of the NHS, chronic pain ‘inherited’ and why girls think exercise is not cool

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NICE to look at developing multimorbidity QOF indicators

NICE to look at developing multimorbidity QOF indicators

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Key questions on bariatric surgery (1.5 CPD hour)

Key questions on bariatric surgery (1.5 CPD hour)

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Stroke and transient ischaemic attack (2 CPD hours)

Stroke and transient ischaemic attack (2 CPD hours)

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Genetic link to gender difference in MS, exercise the key for women over 30 and why you really can be ‘nagged to death’

Genetic link to gender difference in MS, exercise the key for women over 30 and why you really can be ‘nagged to death’

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Invest in new antibiotics to stem resistance, poor lifestyles cause quarter of deaths and the pop stars fighting dementia

Invest in new antibiotics to stem resistance, poor lifestyles cause quarter of deaths and the pop stars fighting dementia

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NICE to move to multimorbidity guidance, chief says

NICE to move to multimorbidity guidance, chief says

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CPAP improves diabetes control in patients with sleep apnoea

CPAP improves diabetes control in patients with sleep apnoea

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Intermediate care clinics increased patients’ control of diabetes

Intermediate care clinics increased patients’ control of diabetes

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GPs should be contracted to manage register of people at high risk of diabetes, says leading charity

GPs should be contracted to manage register of people at high risk of diabetes, says leading charity

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Life-saving surgical techniques not adopted quick enough and underweight mothers-to-be more likely to raise obese children

Life-saving surgical techniques not adopted quick enough and underweight mothers-to-be more likely to raise obese children

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Patients undergoing bariatric surgery have a reduced risk of CV events and mortality

Patients undergoing bariatric surgery have a reduced risk of CV events and mortality

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Public health chiefs to trial lifetime risk score rejected by NICE

Public health chiefs to trial lifetime risk score rejected by NICE

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GPs ‘should prescribe sleep for diabetes and obesity’

GPs ‘should prescribe sleep for diabetes and obesity’

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Majority of GPs reject NICE proposals to extend statins to millions more

Majority of GPs reject NICE proposals to extend statins to millions more

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NHS Health Checks programme stalling amid poor uptake and critical MPs’ report

NHS Health Checks programme stalling amid poor uptake and critical MPs’ report

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Increased obesity admissions among young and elderly, older fatherhood linked to behavioural problems and Hunt confirms Mid-Staffs closure

Increased obesity admissions among young and elderly, older fatherhood linked to behavioural problems and Hunt confirms Mid-Staffs closure

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Cooking meat may increase chances of dementia, overweight children could become the norm, and blood pressure pills raise the risk of fatal fall

Cooking meat may increase chances of dementia, overweight children could become the norm, and blood pressure pills raise the risk of fatal fall

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Complex care GP practices will ‘bridge gap with hospitals’, says NHS director

Complex care GP practices will ‘bridge gap with hospitals’, says NHS director

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Stomach bug risk from flooding, crackdown on gender selective abortions and cocaine use raises stroke risk

Stomach bug risk from flooding, crackdown on gender selective abortions and cocaine use raises stroke risk

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Early flu vaccination linked with 26% reduction in risk of stroke

Early flu vaccination linked with 26% reduction in risk of stroke

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Teenage mental health ‘timebomb’, chocolate regulates insulin and why the newspapers are suddenly talking about care.data

Teenage mental health ‘timebomb’, chocolate regulates insulin and why the newspapers are suddenly talking about care.data

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‘Obesity paradox’ in diabetes does not exist, say US researchers

‘Obesity paradox’ in diabetes does not exist, say US researchers

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Two million patients eligible for bariatric surgery, estimate researchers

Two million patients eligible for bariatric surgery, estimate researchers

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NICE urges GPs to adopt latest risk scores for assessing stroke risk in atrial fibrillation

NICE urges GPs to adopt latest risk scores for assessing stroke risk in atrial fibrillation

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GPs should routinely record waist circumference, say obesity experts

GPs should routinely record waist circumference, say obesity experts

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Obesity crisis even bigger than we thought, researchers rally around care.data and could a 10-minute test detect Alzheimer’s?

Obesity crisis even bigger than we thought, researchers rally around care.data and could a 10-minute test detect Alzheimer’s?

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NHS England to add more diabetes incentives to GP contract

NHS England to add more diabetes incentives to GP contract

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GPC criticises ‘misguided’ plan for all-or-nothing diabetes QOF target

GPC criticises ‘misguided’ plan for all-or-nothing diabetes QOF target

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One in three GPs back A&E charges, increasing obesity in the developing world and how shingles before you are 40 raises the risk of stroke

One in three GPs back A&E charges, increasing obesity in the developing world and how shingles before you are 40 raises the risk of stroke

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Warfarin raises stroke risk by 70% when first initiated

Warfarin raises stroke risk by 70% when first initiated

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Warfarin raises stroke risk by 70% when first initiated

Warfarin raises stroke risk by 70% when first initiated

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CCG budgets to be weighted for deprivation

CCG budgets to be weighted for deprivation

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An apple a day keeps strokes away, who drinks the most and how NHS England rehires 17% of staff

An apple a day keeps strokes away, who drinks the most and how NHS England rehires 17% of staff

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GP federation agrees ‘payment by results’ contract to provide diabetes services

GP federation agrees ‘payment by results’ contract to provide diabetes services

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BMA warns of danger of releasing ‘simplistic’ GP performance data after criticism over cancer referrals

BMA warns of danger of releasing ‘simplistic’ GP performance data after criticism over cancer referrals

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Experts warn of ‘troubling’ cuts to QOF mental health indicators

Experts warn of ‘troubling’ cuts to QOF mental health indicators

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GPs ‘blocked from referring for bariatric surgery’

GPs ‘blocked from referring for bariatric surgery’

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Tricky 10 minutes – ‘I can’t lose weight – you’ve got to do something’

Tricky 10 minutes – ‘I can’t lose weight – you’ve got to do something’

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Exercise may improve cognition in patients with dementia, say researchers

Exercise may improve cognition in patients with dementia, say researchers

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NHS smoking crack down, salty painkillers put patient at risk of stroke and heart attack, and a genetic link to alcoholism

NHS smoking crack down, salty painkillers put patient at risk of stroke and heart attack, and a genetic link to alcoholism

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Exercise benefits even those who take it up late in life

Exercise benefits even those who take it up late in life

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NHS England drops plan to have 100,000 telehealth users this year

NHS England drops plan to have 100,000 telehealth users this year

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Weight loss improves atrial fibrillation symptoms

Weight loss improves atrial fibrillation symptoms

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Give GPs more exercise schemes to refer to – and we’ll use them

Give GPs more exercise schemes to refer to – and we’ll use them

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Advice from health professionals increases motivation to lose weight in obese patients

Advice from health professionals increases motivation to lose weight in obese patients

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Revalidation ‘fishing’ exercises are completely over the top, says GPC

Revalidation ‘fishing’ exercises are completely over the top, says GPC

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Exercise in the elderly cuts falls risk and the risk of injury from a fall

Exercise in the elderly cuts falls risk and the risk of injury from a fall

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Huge variation in quality of diabetes care, audit finds

Huge variation in quality of diabetes care, audit finds

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Key questions on post-stroke care (1.5 CPD hours)

Key questions on post-stroke care (1.5 CPD hours)

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MHRA recall batches of insulin and sumatriptan injections

MHRA recall batches of insulin and sumatriptan injections

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GP federation awarded £10m diabetes contract

GP federation awarded £10m diabetes contract

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Call for free vitamins for all children, world stroke epidemic ‘looming’ and are the risks of taking aspirin daily being overlooked?

Call for free vitamins for all children, world stroke epidemic ‘looming’ and are the risks of taking aspirin daily being overlooked?

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Exercise improves exam results, a cure for baldness on its way and why elderly people should put down their puzzles

Exercise improves exam results, a cure for baldness on its way and why elderly people should put down their puzzles

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Hunt wants Brits to care for elderly at home, gardening is ‘not great exercise’ and how just three glasses of wine a week reduces fertility

Hunt wants Brits to care for elderly at home, gardening is ‘not great exercise’ and how just three glasses of wine a week reduces fertility

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NICE: GPs should explain health benefits of even small reductions in weight

NICE: GPs should explain health benefits of even small reductions in weight

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GPs must speak out against plans to charge migrants

GPs must speak out against plans to charge migrants

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Combined exercise programme most effective in knee and hip OA

Combined exercise programme most effective in knee and hip OA

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Challenges in diabetes (1.5 CPD hours)

Challenges in diabetes (1.5 CPD hours)

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Exercise ‘as effective as drugs’, NHS IT fails in Glasgow and should the term ‘family doctor’ be banned?

Exercise ‘as effective as drugs’, NHS IT fails in Glasgow and should the term ‘family doctor’ be banned?

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Insulin/liraglutide combo more effective than either alone

Insulin/liraglutide combo more effective than either alone

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Metformin for CVD fails to live up to earlier promise

Metformin for CVD fails to live up to earlier promise

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Bariatric surgery report in morbidly obese toddler

Bariatric surgery report in morbidly obese toddler

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EMA to approve the second SGLT2 inhibitor for type 2 diabetes

EMA to approve the second SGLT2 inhibitor for type 2 diabetes

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Surgery more effective than pelvic floor exercises in stress UI

Surgery more effective than pelvic floor exercises in stress UI

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A quarter of diabetes patients still ‘cured’ six years after bariatric surgery

A quarter of diabetes patients still ‘cured’ six years after bariatric surgery

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Exercise ‘may be as effective as drug treatment in depression’

Exercise ‘may be as effective as drug treatment in depression’

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Reconsider age-based approach to health checks, urges Public Health England adviser

Reconsider age-based approach to health checks, urges Public Health England adviser

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Gliptins ‘have no effect’ on cardiovascular outcomes

Gliptins ‘have no effect’ on cardiovascular outcomes

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British diabetologists back use of incretins

British diabetologists back use of incretins

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RCGP submission to migrant access consultation

RCGP submission to migrant access consultation

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MRCGP should be declared ‘unlawful’, claim international doctors in High Court submission

MRCGP should be declared ‘unlawful’, claim international doctors in High Court submission

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Risk score predicts 10-year risk of dementia in elderly with diabetes

Risk score predicts 10-year risk of dementia in elderly with diabetes

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Doctors of the World UK submission on migrant health provision

Doctors of the World UK submission on migrant health provision

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Gerada: Scrap health checks programme

Gerada: Scrap health checks programme

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Drug therapy post-stroke ‘reduces risk of cognitive impairment’

Drug therapy post-stroke ‘reduces risk of cognitive impairment’

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Human analogue insulins ‘driving up diabetes drugs bill’

Human analogue insulins ‘driving up diabetes drugs bill’

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Exercise on referral ‘more effective in older patients’

Exercise on referral ‘more effective in older patients’

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MHRA recalls more than 1.7 million faulty blood glucose test strips

MHRA recalls more than 1.7 million faulty blood glucose test strips

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Book review: ‘GPST Stage 3 – Written and Simulation Exercises’ by Richard Hughes and Shivani Tanna

Book review: ‘GPST Stage 3 – Written and Simulation Exercises’ by Richard Hughes and Shivani Tanna

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‘Largest-ever’ diabetes awareness campaign to urge high-risk patients to visit their GP

‘Largest-ever’ diabetes awareness campaign to urge high-risk patients to visit their GP

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Diabetes QOF changes 2013: a clinical guide

Diabetes QOF changes 2013: a clinical guide

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Six in ten patients on statins ‘not at high risk’

Six in ten patients on statins ‘not at high risk’

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QOF exercise targets are at risk of becoming another meaningless ‘tick-box’

QOF exercise targets are at risk of becoming another meaningless ‘tick-box’

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Treatment delays linked with ‘poor glycaemic control’

Treatment delays linked with ‘poor glycaemic control’

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Severe hypoglycaemia ‘doubles risk’ of CV events

Severe hypoglycaemia ‘doubles risk’ of CV events

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Less than half of patients attend NHS health checks, show official figures

Less than half of patients attend NHS health checks, show official figures

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Chronic kidney disease diagnostic criteria ‘must be reviewed’

Chronic kidney disease diagnostic criteria ‘must be reviewed’

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Obesity – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)

Obesity – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)

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Concerns of pancreatic damage with incretins unwarranted, says drugs regulator

Concerns of pancreatic damage with incretins unwarranted, says drugs regulator

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Public Health England to review evidence for NHS Health Checks

Public Health England to review evidence for NHS Health Checks

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QOF prevents GPs from giving patient-centred care, say researchers

QOF prevents GPs from giving patient-centred care, say researchers

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Public Health England launches drive to widen NHS Health Checks

Public Health England launches drive to widen NHS Health Checks

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GPs ‘at the centre’ of plan to boost NHS Health Checks uptake by 50%

GPs ‘at the centre’ of plan to boost NHS Health Checks uptake by 50%

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New ‘tougher’ hospital inspection regime, doubts over the care cost cap, and could a pill give you your daily dose of exercise?

New ‘tougher’ hospital inspection regime, doubts over the care cost cap, and could a pill give you your daily dose of exercise?

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Low adherence rates ‘treble risk of stroke’

Low adherence rates ‘treble risk of stroke’

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What’s new in type 2 diabetes: a video module (1 CPD hour)

What’s new in type 2 diabetes: a video module (1 CPD hour)

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Certain ARBs may better protect patients with diabetes against cardiovascular events

Certain ARBs may better protect patients with diabetes against cardiovascular events

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Exercise ‘has limited value’ in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes

Exercise ‘has limited value’ in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes

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Self-titration of hypertension drugs ‘slashes stroke risk by a third’

Self-titration of hypertension drugs ‘slashes stroke risk by a third’

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Diabetes weight loss programme ‘fails to cut CV risk’

Diabetes weight loss programme ‘fails to cut CV risk’

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Lower BMI target for Asian patients, parents banned from school run and how fertility treatment may lower IQ

Lower BMI target for Asian patients, parents banned from school run and how fertility treatment may lower IQ

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GPs face major drive to put younger patients on statins as JBS recommends lifetime QRisk score

GPs face major drive to put younger patients on statins as JBS recommends lifetime QRisk score

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Each one-unit increase in BMI ups heart failure risk by 17%

Each one-unit increase in BMI ups heart failure risk by 17%

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How we delivered our stroke prevention message

How we delivered our stroke prevention message

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‘Detrimental cycle’ of hypoglycaemia and dementia in elderly with diabetes

‘Detrimental cycle’ of hypoglycaemia and dementia in elderly with diabetes

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Brain atrophy risk in patients with low diastolic blood pressure, claim researchers

Brain atrophy risk in patients with low diastolic blood pressure, claim researchers

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Review BP drug monitoring guidelines, say researchers

Review BP drug monitoring guidelines, say researchers

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Alcohol prescriptions soar, leg wraps cut post-stroke complications and the ‘Noma’ diet for heart health

Alcohol prescriptions soar, leg wraps cut post-stroke complications and the ‘Noma’ diet for heart health

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NHS Health Checks have ‘modest’ effect on reducing CVD risk

NHS Health Checks have ‘modest’ effect on reducing CVD risk

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NICE calls for greater emphasis on encouraging exercise in QOF

NICE calls for greater emphasis on encouraging exercise in QOF

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Self management ‘has no effect on outcomes’

Self management ‘has no effect on outcomes’

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Diabetes ‘ignored’ in NHS shake-up and heart attack and stroke sufferers to benefit from promising treatments

Diabetes ‘ignored’ in NHS shake-up and heart attack and stroke sufferers to benefit from promising treatments

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GPs should choose statin carefully in patients at high risk of diabetes, study suggests

GPs should choose statin carefully in patients at high risk of diabetes, study suggests

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Toolbox – QDiabetes

Toolbox – QDiabetes

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Private blood tests pushing up patient attendance rates and ‘mobilising the worried well’, warn GPs

Private blood tests pushing up patient attendance rates and ‘mobilising the worried well’, warn GPs

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Quick QOF tips, 2013-4: Diabetes (DM)

Quick QOF tips, 2013-4: Diabetes (DM)

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Time before initiation of insulin therapy ‘increasing’

Time before initiation of insulin therapy ‘increasing’

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GP score ‘improves stroke prediction’

GP score ‘improves stroke prediction’

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Aspirin for primary prevention in diabetes ‘should be restricted’

Aspirin for primary prevention in diabetes ‘should be restricted’

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Social care faces a ‘bleak future’, how exercise affects teen violence and one more reason to sunbathe

Social care faces a ‘bleak future’, how exercise affects teen violence and one more reason to sunbathe

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Evidence & Efficacy: Glucose-Lowering Therapy by David W. Haslam

Evidence & Efficacy: Glucose-Lowering Therapy by David W. Haslam

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Major report shows 20-fold increase in pancreatitis with incretins

Major report shows 20-fold increase in pancreatitis with incretins

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Breast implants ‘hide breast cancer’, stroke survivors lack emotional support and what you should eat to create a wordsmith

Breast implants ‘hide breast cancer’, stroke survivors lack emotional support and what you should eat to create a wordsmith

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GPs struggle to tackle lifestyle-related diseases due to patchy access to NICE-recommended interventions

GPs struggle to tackle lifestyle-related diseases due to patchy access to NICE-recommended interventions

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Using self-management plans

Using self-management plans

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How to make every contact count

How to make every contact count

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Analysis: Can GPs really ‘make every contact count’?

Analysis: Can GPs really ‘make every contact count’?

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An end to insulin injections for diabetes, why cord clamping straight after birth could harm babies and a breath of fresh air for hospital infections

An end to insulin injections for diabetes, why cord clamping straight after birth could harm babies and a breath of fresh air for hospital infections

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GPs urged to warn patients about glucose monitoring device fault

GPs urged to warn patients about glucose monitoring device fault

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Set individualised targets for patients with diabetes, GPs advised

Set individualised targets for patients with diabetes, GPs advised

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Chronic conditions are killing old models of primary care, slowly but surely

Chronic conditions are killing old models of primary care, slowly but surely

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Lifestyle change – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)

Lifestyle change – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)

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European regulators investigate pancreatic risks of incretins

European regulators investigate pancreatic risks of incretins

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GPs face ‘inbox full’ bounceback after submitting QOF scores

GPs face ‘inbox full’ bounceback after submitting QOF scores

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GP motivational chats ‘fail to improve patient lifestyles’

GP motivational chats ‘fail to improve patient lifestyles’

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Type 1 diabetes in children – How not to miss (0.5 CPD hours)

Type 1 diabetes in children – How not to miss (0.5 CPD hours)

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Flagship telehealth scheme ‘cost £92,000 per QALY’

Flagship telehealth scheme ‘cost £92,000 per QALY’

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Type 2 diabetes – Hot topics (2 CPD hours)

Type 2 diabetes – Hot topics (2 CPD hours)

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Analysis: ‘Health checks are making health inequalities worse’

Analysis: ‘Health checks are making health inequalities worse’

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Health checks scheme fails to identify a third of patients at risk of diabetes

Health checks scheme fails to identify a third of patients at risk of diabetes

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Dementia patients suffer in hospital and why exercise could help with dementia and receiving hospital care

Dementia patients suffer in hospital and why exercise could help with dementia and receiving hospital care

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Diabetes drugs ‘double risk of hospitalisation’ from acute pancreatitis

Diabetes drugs ‘double risk of hospitalisation’ from acute pancreatitis

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GPs face crackdown on adherence to NICE guidelines after Government unveils new targets for diabetes

GPs face crackdown on adherence to NICE guidelines after Government unveils new targets for diabetes

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Oral glucocorticoids ‘double risk of pancreatitis’

Oral glucocorticoids ‘double risk of pancreatitis’

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QOF to be reviewed to boost cardiovascular outcomes

QOF to be reviewed to boost cardiovascular outcomes

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Type 2 diabetes – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)

Type 2 diabetes – Key questions (1.5 CPD hours)

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NHS Health Check programme ‘should be reviewed’

NHS Health Check programme ‘should be reviewed’

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QIntervention tool

QIntervention tool

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Insulin use in diabetes ‘should be reviewed’

Insulin use in diabetes ‘should be reviewed’

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Last-minute QOF tips: Stroke, 2012/13

Last-minute QOF tips: Stroke, 2012/13

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DH to mandate GPs to encourage lifestyle change every time they see patients

DH to mandate GPs to encourage lifestyle change every time they see patients

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Homeopathy lobby strikes, diclofenac overprescribed and why walking is better than high intensity exercise

Homeopathy lobby strikes, diclofenac overprescribed and why walking is better than high intensity exercise

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How not to miss – type 1 diabetes in children

How not to miss – type 1 diabetes in children

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A case that changed my practice – the man with uncontrolled diabetes

A case that changed my practice – the man with uncontrolled diabetes

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Sperm count improves with exercise, arthritis risk lowered by sunshine and post-war trauma on the rise

Sperm count improves with exercise, arthritis risk lowered by sunshine and post-war trauma on the rise

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GPs warn of ‘enormous influx’ from Boots diabetes risk assessments

GPs warn of ‘enormous influx’ from Boots diabetes risk assessments

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£25m investment in maternity services, CMO bashes homeopathy and a tool to calculate your ‘new’ BMI

£25m investment in maternity services, CMO bashes homeopathy and a tool to calculate your ‘new’ BMI

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‘No robust evidence’ to support pre-op assessments

‘No robust evidence’ to support pre-op assessments

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DH to investigate ‘bonkers’ rationing of diabetes testing strips

DH to investigate ‘bonkers’ rationing of diabetes testing strips

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Tuesday 26 February: Stroke Mimics, Numb Tingly Bits and Advances in Brain Tumour and Epilespy Surgery

Tuesday 26 February: Stroke Mimics, Numb Tingly Bits and Advances in Brain Tumour and Epilespy Surgery

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LMC warning after GPs submit blood samples under false names

LMC warning after GPs submit blood samples under false names

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Core stability exercise ‘best for back pain’ short-term

Core stability exercise ‘best for back pain’ short-term

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GPs to carry out health checks in dementia carers under proposed QOF menu for 2014/15

GPs to carry out health checks in dementia carers under proposed QOF menu for 2014/15

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We must go beyond the ‘fat register’ in the QOF

We must go beyond the ‘fat register’ in the QOF

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Coaching programme reduces BMI in diabetes patients

Coaching programme reduces BMI in diabetes patients

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NICE approves plans to develop diabetes QOF indicator ‘bundle’

NICE approves plans to develop diabetes QOF indicator ‘bundle’

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Metformin reduces BMI in obese adolescents

Metformin reduces BMI in obese adolescents

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Ten top tips – diabetes in older people

Ten top tips – diabetes in older people

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Patients must learn the cost of care

Patients must learn the cost of care

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Patients who eat ‘doughnuts for breakfast’ should be charged for prescriptions, says Tory MP

Patients who eat ‘doughnuts for breakfast’ should be charged for prescriptions, says Tory MP

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SSRI cut disability and depression after stroke

SSRI cut disability and depression after stroke

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Activity alone fails to reduce incidence of type 2 diabetes

Activity alone fails to reduce incidence of type 2 diabetes

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Spotting type 1 diabetes in children early on saves lives

Spotting type 1 diabetes in children early on saves lives

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Upbeat DH pay submission pure politics as contract row escalates

Upbeat DH pay submission pure politics as contract row escalates

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Analysis: Bundling indicators is not a solution

Analysis: Bundling indicators is not a solution

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Six-monthly HbA1c tests in diabetes ‘unnecessary’

Six-monthly HbA1c tests in diabetes ‘unnecessary’

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MPs back plan to bundle diabetes QOF indicators

MPs back plan to bundle diabetes QOF indicators

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Using a glitazone second-line in diabetes ‘reduces mortality by 30%’

Using a glitazone second-line in diabetes ‘reduces mortality by 30%’

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GPs set for duty to promote healthier lifestyles in NHS Constitution

GPs set for duty to promote healthier lifestyles in NHS Constitution

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Psoriasis increases diabetes risk ‘by a third’

Psoriasis increases diabetes risk ‘by a third’

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Bariatric surgery failures ‘leave GPs in the lurch’

Bariatric surgery failures ‘leave GPs in the lurch’

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The abortion debate continues, cigarette vending machines ‘consigned to history’ and why your diet could cause a stroke

The abortion debate continues, cigarette vending machines ‘consigned to history’ and why your diet could cause a stroke

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Mass diabetes screening questioned

Mass diabetes screening questioned

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Cardiovascular screening is a no-brainer, so why are we failing to provide it?

Cardiovascular screening is a no-brainer, so why are we failing to provide it?

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Ask the experts: diabetes commissioning

Ask the experts: diabetes commissioning

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BMA submission to DDRB for 2013/14

BMA submission to DDRB for 2013/14

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Call to ban screen time for under threes, tomatoes may prevent stroke and typhoid vaccine batch failure

Call to ban screen time for under threes, tomatoes may prevent stroke and typhoid vaccine batch failure

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Dipsticks ‘could miss microalbuminuria’

Dipsticks ‘could miss microalbuminuria’

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NICE guidelines are crucial – but they are not compulsory

NICE guidelines are crucial – but they are not compulsory

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Abdominal obesity and insulin resistance drive diabetes in certain ethnic groups

Abdominal obesity and insulin resistance drive diabetes in certain ethnic groups

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Variable HbA1c levels ‘predict nephropathy’

Variable HbA1c levels ‘predict nephropathy’

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Diabetes ‘raises risk of UTIs’

Diabetes ‘raises risk of UTIs’

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Analysis: Evidence GPs can change lifestyle is lacking

Analysis: Evidence GPs can change lifestyle is lacking

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Strict blood pressure control ‘may be harmful’ in diabetes

Strict blood pressure control ‘may be harmful’ in diabetes

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Experts urge ‘more intensive’ lifestyle change programmes for patients at risk of CVD

Experts urge ‘more intensive’ lifestyle change programmes for patients at risk of CVD

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Practice nurse clinics ‘improve diabetes control’

Practice nurse clinics ‘improve diabetes control’

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How we improved HbA1c testing compliance for patients with poor control

How we improved HbA1c testing compliance for patients with poor control

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Welsh health boards launch campaign to offer free stroke and diabetes tests in pharmacies

Welsh health boards launch campaign to offer free stroke and diabetes tests in pharmacies

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Intensive blood glucose control ‘raises risk of falls’

Intensive blood glucose control ‘raises risk of falls’

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Standardised into submission

Standardised into submission

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Statins raise diabetes risk by 30%

Statins raise diabetes risk by 30%

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Mortality higher in diabetes patients with ‘normal’ weight

Mortality higher in diabetes patients with ‘normal’ weight

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GPC warns plans for composite diabetes indicator will ‘completely demotivate’ GPs

GPC warns plans for composite diabetes indicator will ‘completely demotivate’ GPs

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Opportunistic GP screening for diabetes ‘cost-effective’

Opportunistic GP screening for diabetes ‘cost-effective’

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Intensive cardiovascular risk management in diabetes ‘has no effect’

Intensive cardiovascular risk management in diabetes ‘has no effect’

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GPs must be incentivised through the QOF if they are to slow a diabetes epidemic

GPs must be incentivised through the QOF if they are to slow a diabetes epidemic

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NICE recommends 14 QOF indicators are retired

NICE recommends 14 QOF indicators are retired

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The Big Interview with Professor Helen Lester

The Big Interview with Professor Helen Lester

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In defence of the NDA

In defence of the NDA

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Reaction: NICE diabetes guidelines

Reaction: NICE diabetes guidelines

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GPs asked to mass-screen all patients aged 40 years or older for diabetes

GPs asked to mass-screen all patients aged 40 years or older for diabetes

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Diabetes Risk Score assessment tool

Diabetes Risk Score assessment tool

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Revealed: DH plans to bundle diabetes QOF indicators worth over £5,000

Revealed: DH plans to bundle diabetes QOF indicators worth over £5,000

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Analysis: A flawed audit is no basis for altering GP pay

Analysis: A flawed audit is no basis for altering GP pay

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Hypo risk may outweigh benefit of lower HbA1C

Hypo risk may outweigh benefit of lower HbA1C

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Pre-diabetes increases stroke risk ‘by a quarter’

Pre-diabetes increases stroke risk ‘by a quarter’

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Aggressive treatment of glucose levels in pre-diabetes ‘cuts diabetes risk by 70%’

Aggressive treatment of glucose levels in pre-diabetes ‘cuts diabetes risk by 70%’

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Incretin injections reduce HbA1c ‘more than gliptins’

Incretin injections reduce HbA1c ‘more than gliptins’

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NICE-backed self-care course ‘has little effect on diabetes outcomes’

NICE-backed self-care course ‘has little effect on diabetes outcomes’

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Ramp up diabetes treatment after three months, GPs told

Ramp up diabetes treatment after three months, GPs told

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Rising HbA1c levels ‘predict diabetes’

Rising HbA1c levels ‘predict diabetes’

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‘No evidence’ metformin prevents cardiovascular disease

‘No evidence’ metformin prevents cardiovascular disease

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ARB diabetes risk ‘greater in women’

ARB diabetes risk ‘greater in women’

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QOF questions ‘inaccurate’ at screening for depression in diabetes patients

QOF questions ‘inaccurate’ at screening for depression in diabetes patients

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Bariatric surgery ‘can reverse diabetes’ in two years

Bariatric surgery ‘can reverse diabetes’ in two years

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Lifestyle change ‘cost effective for pre-diabetes’

Lifestyle change ‘cost effective for pre-diabetes’

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Statin non-adherence ‘major problem’ in diabetes patients

Statin non-adherence ‘major problem’ in diabetes patients

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Gliptins are ‘good alternative’ for weight loss in patients with diabetes

Gliptins are ‘good alternative’ for weight loss in patients with diabetes

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Key questions on bariatric surgery (1.5 CPD hours)

Key questions on bariatric surgery (1.5 CPD hours)

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NICE guidelines ‘wrong’ on test for women with gestational diabetes

NICE guidelines ‘wrong’ on test for women with gestational diabetes

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Diabetes – What’s new in (1.5 CPD hours)

Diabetes – What’s new in (1.5 CPD hours)

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DH diabetes report says GPs should test HbA1c annually in all high-risk over-25s

DH diabetes report says GPs should test HbA1c annually in all high-risk over-25s

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‘No good evidence’ for self-monitoring in non-insulin diabetes

‘No good evidence’ for self-monitoring in non-insulin diabetes

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Regulators probe pancreatic cancer link with diabetes treatments

Regulators probe pancreatic cancer link with diabetes treatments

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HbA1c ‘varies among Asian ethnic groups’

HbA1c ‘varies among Asian ethnic groups’

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Diabetes drugs aid weight loss in obese patients

Diabetes drugs aid weight loss in obese patients

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GPs set for strict new QOF indicators to control cholesterol in diabetes

GPs set for strict new QOF indicators to control cholesterol in diabetes

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‘Considerable’ drop in CVD hospital admissions linked with QOF

‘Considerable’ drop in CVD hospital admissions linked with QOF

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LFTs ‘inadequate’ for diabetes patients

LFTs ‘inadequate’ for diabetes patients

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Shift work associated with increased risk of diabetes

Shift work associated with increased risk of diabetes

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Tool to assess the risk of developing diabetes

Tool to assess the risk of developing diabetes

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Podiatry and diagnostics top AQP list of service priorities

Podiatry and diagnostics top AQP list of service priorities

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Experts recommend changes to obesity thresholds for South Asian patients

Experts recommend changes to obesity thresholds for South Asian patients

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GPs told to screen all patients aged over 25 for diabetes

GPs told to screen all patients aged over 25 for diabetes

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Cut medications for patients in care homes, GPs told

Cut medications for patients in care homes, GPs told

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Diabetes screening works as part of annual review

Diabetes screening works as part of annual review

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GPs urged to test for hypogonadism in diabetic men

GPs urged to test for hypogonadism in diabetic men

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Men diagnosed with diabetes at lower BMI than women

Men diagnosed with diabetes at lower BMI than women

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Fortnightly appointments improve diabetes control

Fortnightly appointments improve diabetes control

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QOF is ticking all the wrong boxes

QOF is ticking all the wrong boxes

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GPs urged to switch diabetes patients from synthetic insulin to cut costs

GPs urged to switch diabetes patients from synthetic insulin to cut costs

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Online HbA1c converter

Online HbA1c converter

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New HbA1c measure from 1 October

New HbA1c measure from 1 October

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Video: ‘You’re really doing medicine when you’re talking to people in this way’

Video: ‘You’re really doing medicine when you’re talking to people in this way’

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Video: ‘Care planning improves the satisfaction of the clinician and the wellbeing of the patient’

Video: ‘Care planning improves the satisfaction of the clinician and the wellbeing of the patient’

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RCGP guidance on Care Planning – ‘Improving the Lives of People with Long Term Conditions’ report

RCGP guidance on Care Planning – ‘Improving the Lives of People with Long Term Conditions’ report

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Clinical guidelines round-up

Clinical guidelines round-up

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GPs told to review all patients on pioglitazone

GPs told to review all patients on pioglitazone

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GPs urged to encourage smokers to quit over Ramadan

GPs urged to encourage smokers to quit over Ramadan

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GPs told to switch to HbA1c testing for diabetes diagnosis

GPs told to switch to HbA1c testing for diabetes diagnosis

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Diabetics to lose driving licences after hypoglycaemic episodes

Diabetics to lose driving licences after hypoglycaemic episodes

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Download: A guide to commissioning non traditional providers to help patients with long term conditions

Download: A guide to commissioning non traditional providers to help patients with long term conditions

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Study casts doubt on diabetes screening

Study casts doubt on diabetes screening

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Pioglitazone may increase bladder cancer risk, regulator warns

Pioglitazone may increase bladder cancer risk, regulator warns

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Diabetes patients with poor blood sugar control face increased risk of heart failure

Diabetes patients with poor blood sugar control face increased risk of heart failure

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New study finds sulphonylureas increase cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients

New study finds sulphonylureas increase cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients

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Why did this child appear to have a dirty neck?

Why did this child appear to have a dirty neck?

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Study backs new diabetes indicators proposed for next year’s QOF

Study backs new diabetes indicators proposed for next year’s QOF

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Standard control matches intensive for CVD risk

Standard control matches intensive for CVD risk

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Intensive-dose statin therapy ‘associated with increased risk of diabetes’

Intensive-dose statin therapy ‘associated with increased risk of diabetes’

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Revealed: Indicators put forward for next year’s QOF

Revealed: Indicators put forward for next year’s QOF

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Answering patients’ travel worries

Answering patients’ travel worries

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Third-line diabetes drugs offer comparable results

Third-line diabetes drugs offer comparable results

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HbA1c ‘best kept between 6% and 8%’ in older patients

HbA1c ‘best kept between 6% and 8%’ in older patients

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Flagship health checks scheme ‘not tested’

Flagship health checks scheme ‘not tested’

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Lifestyle change ‘key to reducing UK rate of stillbirths’

Lifestyle change ‘key to reducing UK rate of stillbirths’

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Study offers ‘definitive proof’ for bariatric surgery benefits

Study offers ‘definitive proof’ for bariatric surgery benefits

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Sulphonylureas raise mortality risk in diabetes, compared with metformin

Sulphonylureas raise mortality risk in diabetes, compared with metformin

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Diabetes admissions cut

Diabetes admissions cut

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Excess cardiovascular risk in diabetes ‘due to hypertension’

Excess cardiovascular risk in diabetes ‘due to hypertension’

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Formula to calculate eGFR miclassifies in obesity

Formula to calculate eGFR miclassifies in obesity

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Intensive blood sugar lowering has worse long-term mortality

Intensive blood sugar lowering has worse long-term mortality

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One in 20 diabetes diagnoses a ‘serious error’

One in 20 diabetes diagnoses a ‘serious error’

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Major report backs HbA1c testing for diabetes diagnosis

Major report backs HbA1c testing for diabetes diagnosis

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GPs given glitazone infection warning

GPs given glitazone infection warning

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HbA1c testing inaccurate for older patients

HbA1c testing inaccurate for older patients

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Prandial insulin best for hitting HbA1c target

Prandial insulin best for hitting HbA1c target

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New two-stage screening test developed for diabetes

New two-stage screening test developed for diabetes

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‘Strong case’ to restrict salt intake in diabetes patients

‘Strong case’ to restrict salt intake in diabetes patients

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Diabetes and cardiovascular risk score, QIntervention

Diabetes and cardiovascular risk score, QIntervention

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Insulin resistance predicts risk of ischaemic stroke

Insulin resistance predicts risk of ischaemic stroke

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Clinical picture of the week: Diabetic cataract

Clinical picture of the week: Diabetic cataract

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Experts look again at statins in diabetes

Experts look again at statins in diabetes

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Intensive lifestyle advice ‘improves fitness in diabetes patients’

Intensive lifestyle advice ‘improves fitness in diabetes patients’

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Experts advise pioglitazone switch

Experts advise pioglitazone switch

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NICE consults on incentives to encourage a healthy lifestyle

NICE consults on incentives to encourage a healthy lifestyle

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Cinnamon ‘lowers blood pressure and blood sugar’

Cinnamon ‘lowers blood pressure and blood sugar’

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Regulator suspends licence for rosiglitazone

Regulator suspends licence for rosiglitazone

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Phone follow-up provides better glycaemic control

Phone follow-up provides better glycaemic control

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Three-year screening interval for patients with low HbA1c levels

Three-year screening interval for patients with low HbA1c levels

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Will relaxing QOF HbA1c target harm care of patients with diabetes?

Will relaxing QOF HbA1c target harm care of patients with diabetes?

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Liraglutide recommended by NICE

Liraglutide recommended by NICE

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Report identifies bariatric surgery savings

Report identifies bariatric surgery savings

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MHRA under pressure to withdraw rosiglitazone

MHRA under pressure to withdraw rosiglitazone

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Black rice bran, bariatric surgery and the baby ‘cuddled back to life’

Black rice bran, bariatric surgery and the baby ‘cuddled back to life’

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Bariatric surgery ‘reduces dependence on diabetes drugs’

Bariatric surgery ‘reduces dependence on diabetes drugs’

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Primary care researchers develop new diabetes risk tool

Primary care researchers develop new diabetes risk tool

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NICE unveils nine more ‘quality standards’ to judge GP commissioning

NICE unveils nine more ‘quality standards’ to judge GP commissioning

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NICE committee raises QOF HbA1c target

NICE committee raises QOF HbA1c target

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New targets for crackdown on GP prescribing revealed

New targets for crackdown on GP prescribing revealed

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BMA submission to the independent commission into public sector pensions

BMA submission to the independent commission into public sector pensions

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Insulin pumps ‘better than injections for type 1 diabetes’

Insulin pumps ‘better than injections for type 1 diabetes’

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Regulator launches safety review of diabetes drug

Regulator launches safety review of diabetes drug

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Strict diabetes control may protect at micro level

Strict diabetes control may protect at micro level

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Inhaled insulin ‘as good as standard therapy’

Inhaled insulin ‘as good as standard therapy’

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Pharmacists reduce CV risk in diabetes

Pharmacists reduce CV risk in diabetes

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Hope for new class of diabetes drug

Hope for new class of diabetes drug

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Evidence building for earlier use of gliptins

Evidence building for earlier use of gliptins

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GPs worried about effect of therapy in older diabetes patients

GPs worried about effect of therapy in older diabetes patients

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Diabetes self-testing ‘improves glycaemic control’

Diabetes self-testing ‘improves glycaemic control’

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Metformin/rosiglitazine therapy stops diabetes

Metformin/rosiglitazine therapy stops diabetes

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HbA1c levels naturally higher in black patients

HbA1c levels naturally higher in black patients

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QOF set for new asthma and diabetes indicators

QOF set for new asthma and diabetes indicators

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QOF’s 7% HbA1c target set to rise after safety concerns

QOF’s 7% HbA1c target set to rise after safety concerns

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QOF coding tips: Urine protein testing

QOF coding tips: Urine protein testing

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GPs to be paid for diabetes classes – if patients attend

GPs to be paid for diabetes classes – if patients attend

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Low-intensity exercise cuts risk of diabetes in over-70s

Low-intensity exercise cuts risk of diabetes in over-70s

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Tips on gestational diabetes

Tips on gestational diabetes

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Dilemmas in type 2 diabetes

Dilemmas in type 2 diabetes

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Diagnosing diabetes – an update

Diagnosing diabetes – an update

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Initiating insulin in type 2 diabetes

Initiating insulin in type 2 diabetes

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Self-testing in diabetes

Self-testing in diabetes

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Long-term metformin can lead to low vitamin B12

Long-term metformin can lead to low vitamin B12

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National Prescribing Centre calls for minimum HbA1c target

National Prescribing Centre calls for minimum HbA1c target

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HbA1c to blood glucose calculator

HbA1c to blood glucose calculator

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GP-initiated insulin has long-term HbA1c benefits

GP-initiated insulin has long-term HbA1c benefits

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Hospital admissions ‘reduced by access to psychological therapies’

Hospital admissions ‘reduced by access to psychological therapies’

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Liraglutide injections improve glycaemic control

Liraglutide injections improve glycaemic control

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Atorvastatin use worsens blood glucose control

Atorvastatin use worsens blood glucose control

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Gestational diabetes worth treating say researchers

Gestational diabetes worth treating say researchers

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Annual microalbuminuria testing ‘reveals many false positives’

Annual microalbuminuria testing ‘reveals many false positives’

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Nateglinide does not stop progression in diabetes

Nateglinide does not stop progression in diabetes

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Intensive blood pressure control in diabetes ‘has no benefit’

Intensive blood pressure control in diabetes ‘has no benefit’

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No mortality benefit in reducing HbA1c below 9%

No mortality benefit in reducing HbA1c below 9%

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Diabetes work to soar under HbA1c switch

Diabetes work to soar under HbA1c switch

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Statins raise diabetes risk by 9%

Statins raise diabetes risk by 9%

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Clinical conference round-up

Clinical conference round-up

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NICE draft appraisal approves liraglutide for type 2 diabetes

NICE draft appraisal approves liraglutide for type 2 diabetes

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GPs need incentives to tackle unhealthy lifestyles, say top DH advisors

GPs need incentives to tackle unhealthy lifestyles, say top DH advisors

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Easy way to 100% QOF scores, report claims

Easy way to 100% QOF scores, report claims

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Exercise ‘cuts risk of falls in older diabetes patients’

Exercise ‘cuts risk of falls in older diabetes patients’

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NICE to review ‘dangerous’ QOF diabetes targets

NICE to review ‘dangerous’ QOF diabetes targets

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Doubt raised on QOF targets for diabetes

Doubt raised on QOF targets for diabetes

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Vascular risk assessments costing up to £700 a patient

Vascular risk assessments costing up to £700 a patient

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Quitting smoking ‘increases the risk of diabetes’

Quitting smoking ‘increases the risk of diabetes’

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Pedometers ‘can reduce blood glucose levels by 15%’

Pedometers ‘can reduce blood glucose levels by 15%’

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