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Statins and Diabetes: Should we be more concerned?

Dr Neal Tucker

15th May 2024

It’s time for a statin battle again. Steve has his annual review and the computer pop ups are telling us to consider a statin due to his high CVD risk. He doesn’t mind a blood pressure pill but statins?...

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Type 1 Diabetes on the rise – a reminder of the “4T’s”

Dr Sarah Davies

20th September 2023

While our role in primary care diabetes management usually centres on people living with type 2 diabetes, we are all likely to see a handful of people presenting with new onset type 1 diabetes during our...

Diabetes

The “DiRECT” path to remission of type 2 diabetes?

Dr Sarah Davies

15th June 2023

Many of you will be aware of the DIRECT trial. First published in 2017, a UK primary care based trial funded by Diabetes UK, DiRECT was a major catalyst in initiating the conversation around remission...

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Sitting (or not), stepping, sweating, strengthening and sleeping – the five S’s approach to managing Type 2 Diabetes

Dr Sarah Davies

10th November 2022

Earlier in 2022 we had a update to the NICE Type 2 diabetes guidelines with significant changes around prescribing, especially first line medications with an emphasis on using metformin and SGLT2 inhibitors...

Diabetes

Is combination therapy a worthwhile OPTION for painful diabetic neuropathy?

Dr Simon Curtis

1st September 2022

Amir has diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP). It’s affecting his sleep and making him depressed. He describes burning, electric shock type pains in his feet and a deep, unremitting pain in his...

Diabetes