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Diabetes

Information and advice on the management of diabetes.

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NHS diabetes budget soars as Mounjaro spend up 340-fold

Mounjaro 'emerges as new cost driver' in latest NHSBSA annual report

21 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Smartphone-based HbA1c blood test launched

New test from PocDoc promises results “in minutes”.

21 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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New NICE guideline sets out shake-up in type 2 diabetes care

For those with type 2 diabetes and no significant comorbidity, or with heart failure, SGLT-2 inhibitors now a first choice treatment alongside metformin.

20 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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First immunotherapy approved for type 1 diabetes

... but teplizumab yet to receive the thumbs-up from NICE.

19 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Can pharmacy deliver a diabetes screening service?

The CCA wants a screening service – but how would it work in practice?

02 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Micronutrient deficiency common in type 2 diabetes

Micronutrient deficiency is common among people with type 2 diabetes, according to new research.

06 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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CCA urges Government to commission national pharmacy diabetes screening service

The Company Chemists’ Association has published a report that said the new service would save the NHS £50 million a year.

18 Sep 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Failure to prevent diabetes complications “devastating lives”

Preventable complications are causing “untold hardship” for people with diabetes and costing the UK healthcare system £6.2 billion a year.

19 Jun 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Diabetes drug shortages not expected to resolve until mid-2024

Supply problems having “significant impact” on clinicians and causing “anxiety and concern” for patients.

24 Aug 2023 , 4 Min Article

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Diabetes prescribing rises by a record 7 per cent in a year

NHS BSA reports that 66 million diabetes drug items were prescribed in 2021-22

10 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Tesco Pharmacy targets younger men over diabetes risk

Diabetes UK and the supermarket pharmacy chain have teamed up to encourage young men to assess their T2 diabetes risk before symptoms appear.

23 May 2023 , 3 Min Article

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Taking control of diabetes

According to Diabetes UK, around 17 million people could be at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 2030 unless prevention services are improved.

01 Apr 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Boots to launch £19.99 diabetes screening pilot in seven stores

Boots calls for data sharing between NHS and pharmacies as it announces pilot service

15 Mar 2023 , 1 Min Article

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NHS England to offer all T1D patients no-scan glucose monitors

NHSE&I to roll out devices to all Type 1 diabetes patients after new price deal with manufacturer

03 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Proton pump inhibitors linked to higher risk of diabetes

Prolonged use of PPIs raises diabetes risk, Italian researchers conclude.

17 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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An expanding role in diabetes care

Community pharmacy has a strong case to play a wider role in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and the care of patients who have the disease

04 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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