Diabetes

The new programme includes 28 beginner-friendly sessions designed to help people living with diabetes build confidence with movement.

Ad Feature BetterMe launches workouts to support people living with diabetes
BetterMe has launched a diabetes-friendly workout programme, developed in collaboration with Diabetes UK.

Duncan Wood

'I stop breathing 80 times a night - it was threatening my life'

The hypnotising visual is designed to help people 'stand inside their insides'

Stunning image of 3.2 billion characters shows humans’ genetic make up

Professor Solomon Tesfaye, Alex McIntyre MP, Tom Gordon MP and Dr Jackie Elliott outside the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre at the Northern General Hospital

MPs praise Sheffield’s pioneering approach to diabetes care

A pilot scheme has revealed a widespread genetic sensitivity to common medicines

Pilot scheme reveals genetic sensitivity to common medicines

Every day men across the UK are dying early from preventable causes.

You should never ignore these five symptoms if you are a man

Health Secretary Wes Streeting opened a new MHRA digital hub at the University of Leeds, where he tried innovative VR technology. Credit: James Hardisty/Yorkshire Post

University of Leeds students wow Health Secretary with vaccine tech

One in five people in the UK live with diabetes or pre-diabetes.

How to spot the warning signs of diabetes as cases on the rise

Millions of people could be unaware they are living with deadly heart disease.

Seven warning signs you might be suffering from heart disease

John Edkins, from Hornsea, pictured by Rankin in partnership with Abbott.

'I was faced with amputation or perhaps not seeing my grandchildren grow up'

How to prevent flu this Christmas

Health tips to prevent or reduce the impact of flu this Christmas

These vitamins could be the key to dodging illnesses this winter

The best Vitamin D supplement to take this winter - a doctor explains

Antibacterial mouthwashes can be useful - but can also do more harm than good

Antibacterial mouthwash dangers: Why, as a doctor, I never use them

Tirzepatide: what is weight loss drug and how is different to Ozempic?

A dental expert gives their tips on maintaining a healthy mouth

Harley Street dentist reveals 12 rules in his own cleaning regime

Burnley parkrun. Photo by George Webster

I'm a doctor - it's great Parkrun has got thousands more active

A video grab of Hongchi Xiao conducting a presentation on Paida Lajin therapy.

'Slapping therapy' explained as man convicted over woman's death

Processed meats were one of the worst ultra-processed foods around diabetes. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Tips from study at reducing risk of diabetes around ultra-processed foods

The crew

Sheffield businessman to undertake a challenge like no other to raise money

An NHS sign on a fence at a hospital. PIC: PA

How regional inequalities in healthcare impact Yorkshire - Keren Miller

Diabetes rates are set to soar globally by 2050

How to spot diabetes symptoms as rates soar across the world
The number of people with diabetes is set to soar by 2050 - but how can you spot diabetes symptoms and what are the differences between type 1 and 2?
Sam Johnson

Ryan Daniels shares his expert insight. Picture: Jana Kukebal

What employers and managers can do to help staff with diabetes - Ryan Daniels

Ain’t nothing but a hound, Doc: David Lindsay with his British Bulldog puppy, Harley.

Man wakes in horror to discover pet puppy chewed his big toe off

The store in Fulwood has since apologised to Ellie and said they would be looking into the matter

Asda will offer NHS diabetic screenings at 16 of their UK stores

The Minuteful Kidney test – created by healthtech company Healthy.io – enables home-based urine testing, which is critical for picking up early signs of chronic kidney disease, a complication of diabetes.

Urine tests that can be read on phones gives hope of preventing kidney disease

Harrogate Town's Jack Muldoon shows off his painted fingernails after netting against Crawley Town on World Diabetes Day. Picture: Matt Kirkham

'Diabetes never stopped me doing anything I wanted to do' - Jack Muldoon

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Scientists fear coronavirus may trigger diabetes in previously healthy people - ...

Are people with diabetes more at risk of coronavirus?

How diabetes affects more people than cancer and dementia combined

Five cans of Diet Coke could be enough to trigger diabetes (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how much Diet Coke you can drink before it could trigger diabetes

Yorkshire cricketing star Jordan hits diabetes for six

Pills could replace daily injections for children with diabetes By The Newsroom

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Do you get diabetes from eating too much sugar?

Painkillers in pregnancy could affect babies' future fertility, scientists warn

Diabetes warning for pregnant women

Not enough is being done to tackle the obesity epidemic, argues Leeds GP Dr Richard Vautrey.

Richard Vautrey: Obesity plan is a missed opportunity

Patti Crocket

Diabetes caused my cataracts, says Patti, 53.

Becki O'Grady prepares to drive in as lady captain at Howley Hall GC with a persimmon-headed wood.

Yorkshire golf: Howley Hall's Becki O'Grady shows her mettle with persimmon-head...

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December 4: Sugar tax only part of strategy we need to fight diabetes

Sizeable number of diabetes patients ‘not obese’

Former Soviet spy Melita Norwood as members of the Cambridge Five spy ring were regarded by their Soviet handlers as hopeless drunks who were incapable of keeping secrets, newly released files suggest.

Alarm as hundreds diagnosed as diabetic every day

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Apple, Google, Samsung compete to bring health apps to wearables

More than a third of adults in England have borderline diabetes.

Why do so many of us have diabetes?

Charity warns ‘unsustainable’ NHS diabetes care must improve

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Diabetes will not stop me doing my job, insists May

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Diabetics put on alert over meter

A patient undergoes a blood test for diabetes as fewer than one in five people with the potentially life-threatening condition has it under control

NHS failure to limit diabetes ‘risks disaster’

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Diabetes raises risk of heart attack by nearly half

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Concerns over lack of health checks for thousands

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Prescriptions for diabetes top 40 million

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Doctors hunt source of diabetic pain

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‘Ultrabad’ cholesterol increases risk of heart disease, say researchers

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Marmite vitamin could hold key to recovery from heart attack

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Soaring number of adult diabetics

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Soaring number of adultdiabetics

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Soaring number of adultdiabetics

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A pronounced problem with the diseases the world overlooks

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Well worth the risk despite diabetes dangers

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