People who achieve weight loss of 10% or more in the first five years following diagnosis with type 2 diabetes have the greatest chance of seeing their disease go into remission, according to a study led by the University of Cambridge. The findings suggest that it is possible to recover from the disease without intensive […]
Type 2 diabetes: losing even a small amount of weight may lower heart disease risk
Blog by Jean Strelitz, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge People with type 2 diabetes are often encouraged to lose weight. And recent studies have shown that losing a lot of weight can reverse diabetes, meaning the person no longer has to take drugs to treat their disease. Unfortunately, most people struggle […]
New research programme will develop and evaluate weight management programmes for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes
Researchers at the MRC Epidemiology Unit and the Primary Care Unit have started work on an NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research to develop and evaluate scalable behavioural weight management programmes to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes (T2D). The grant provides £2 million over 4.5 years and is led by Dr Amy Ahern and […]
Diabetic patients need more time with their own doctor
Type 2 (non-insulin requiring) diabetes affects over 4 million people in the UK, and can lead to premature death from heart disease and stroke, kidney failure requiring transplantation, and blindness due to diabetic retinopathy. Controlling the condition as effectively as possible is crucial in preventing complications, and GPs have a critical role in this. To […]