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NHS spends around £3bn a year on ‘avoidable’ treatment for diabetes
Overall, the NHS in England spent around £5.5 billion on hospital care for people with diabetes, research suggests.
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NHS GPs to prescribe 800 calorie liquid diet to diabetes patients
The health service in England spends around 10% of its budget on treating diabetes.
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Obesity leads to record number of youngsters with diabetes
The number of children and young people with diabetes is the highest it has ever been, a charity has said.
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Diabetes patients ‘more at risk of death from alcohol, accidents and suicide’
Researchers found diabetes patients who required regular self-injections of insulin were particularly vulnerable.
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Tom Watson: I lost seven stone and sent diabetes into remission on health kick
The Labour deputy leader and "former sugar addict" has lost more than seven stone since his 50th birthday last year.
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Long work hours linked to diabetes in women
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Statin use linked to heightened risk of type 2 Diabetes
Researchers found taking the drugs was associated with a 36% heightened risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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Drinking alcohol regularly 'protects against diabetes'
Drinking alcohol most days of the week can significantly protect against developing diabetes, a study has found.
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Can Your Diet Defeat Diabetes?
Could changes to diet could prevent or even reverse diabetes and help the NHS cut some of the £10 billion annual spend on treatment?
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People with Type 2 diabetes 'should be given surgery'
Up to 100,000 people in the UK with the condition should be given weight-loss surgery, world experts have said.
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