You might have seen my blog about the highlights for Type 1 diabetes research presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference. But there’s a lot going on with Type 2 as well. There can be lots of different treatment options for people with Type 2 diabetes, so the idea of personalising medicine to give the…
Tweet Hello and happy New Year! It’s that time of year when people are into that second week of trying to make New Year’s resolutions stick. I always think the second week is the hardest. You have motivation for the first week, but the second requires effort and determination. But after that, you’ve got momentum. …
Tweet When it comes to food, we could talk all day. The media love a foodie fad, and it’s not unusual to see some new trend or superfood splashed across our papers each week. But when it comes to food and diabetes – what’s the deal? What should you be eating? What shouldn’t you be…
Tweet Share I tend to veer from anything labelled a ‘superfood’ as it’s very subjective, and there are no specific criteria for the definition. However, the American Diabetes Association has published a list of diabetes superfoods. At first appearance it seems to be a sensible list of fruits, vegetables and other good things, but if…
Tweet Share Miss Grieves has shared this great video with us about her recent experiences at a yoga retreat in Spain. Quite where Jen finds the time to do yoga whilst training for a half marathon and a bike ride to Paris, on top of the day-to-day activities of a busy, work-loving twenty-something in London,…
Tweet I’ve been on the Great Britain Cycling team as a full time athlete for 10 years and always feel privileged to be in this position. The last 10 years have really given me different challenges to deal with, and one of these challenges is operating within British sport with diabetes. It is something I…