Diabetes

latest diabetes news and features

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  Five-year-old boy saves mum from diabetic coma by feeding her Wotsits

  Apr 16th, 2013

  A boy of five turned medical hero when he found his 31-year-old mum in a diabetic coma.

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  Dad has four kidneys

  Mar 22nd, 2013

  A diabetic dad is living with four kidneys and three pancreases following two transplant operations

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  Gestational diabetes: Causes and treatment

  How to spot the signs of gestational diabetes during pregnancy, and the diet you need to keep it...

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  Only one in 10 parents could recognise signs of Type 1 Diabetes in their children. Find...

  Nov 14th, 2012

  Fewer than one in 10 parents can identify the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes, according to new figures.

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  Bullied schoolgirls at risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in later life

  Jun 28th, 2012

  Teenagers who have a miserable time at school are more at risk of health problems in later life,...

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  Revolutionary implant for girl, 17, to 'cure' her diabetes

  Feb 29th, 2012

  A 17 year-old girl has become the world's first teenager to be fitted with an implant which could...

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  Diabetic pregnant women have four-fold risk of birth defects

  Feb 6th, 2012

  Researchers are claiming diabetic pregnant women have a four-fold risk of their babies being born...

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  A third of primary kids are now obese or overweight

  Dec 15th, 2011

  A third of primary school children are obese or overweight, according to shocking new figures.

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  High blood pressure in early pregnancy may cause birth defects

  Oct 19th, 2011

  Researchers have found that women who have high blood pressure early in their pregnancy may be at...

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