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Summer and Autumn news
Join us at Walk in the Park
Help us make a difference to people
with diabetes
This years walk at Broughton Castle is
taking place on June 28th.
The walks are designed for people of
all ages and levels of fitness. To
date, Walk in the Park has raised
nationally over £1.3 million. This
money is vital to help fund essential
research projects. With your help this
year we hope to reach £1.5 million
raised for research – this would be a
truly fantastic amount.
Register now and bring your family and
friends to support Diabetes UK’s
largest fundraising event.
For registration forms and sponsorship
forms contact:
Tony Newman Tel: 07886 021847
Or the Carers Centre
27 Horsefair, Banbury
Tel. 01295 264545
Collections:
Thank you to all who helped with our
February collection at Tesco
Morrisons have given us 30-31st
August for an in-store collection.
Please volunteer to help again.
Youth support
Many thanks to James Falkner who has
been busy contacting DUK and health
centres with information about
Diabetes and our support group for
young people. He has also enrolled his
football team to walk in the park!
Insulin therapy for Type 2 diabetes
Early intensive insulin therapy in
patients with newly diagnosed Type 2
diabetes can help achieve better blood
glucose control, according to new
research published today in the Lancet
Journal.
Researchers from Sun Yat-Sen
University, Guangzhou, China, looked
at 82 newly diagnosed people with
diabetes aged 25–70 years and found
that those who were given insulin
achieved target blood glucose control
and in a shorter time than those on
tablets.
Preventing complication
“Achieving good diabetes control is
key to diabetes management and also
helps prevent people with the
condition from developing its various
life-threatening complications such as
heart disease, stroke, kidney disease,
amputation and blindness" said Pav
Pank, Care Advisor at Diabetes UK,
“The research shows that considering
using insulin early when people are
first diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes
might be an additional way to achieve
good diabetes management.
"Nevertheless, decisions about
treatment need to be made on an
individual basis for each patient. As
using insulin introduces the risk of
having hypos, good patient education
on self-management is also crucial.”
Diet and exercise can halt Type 2
diabetes
Diet and exercise can prevent or delay
the onset of Type 2 diabetes for 14
years, according to an article
published recently in the Diabetes
Special Issue of The Lancet medical
journal.
The authors reviewed studies that have
shown some people with impaired
glucose tolerance (IGT) can delay or
prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes
by making changes to their diet and
taking more physical activity.
“Group-based interventions targeting
lifestyle changes such as diet and
exercise produce a durable and long-
lasting reduction in incidence of Type
2 diabetes,” said the authors after
looking at a longitudinal Chinese
study of almost 600 people. “Since
around three million excess deaths a
year are attributable to diabetes
worldwide, lifestyle interventions
seem to be a justifiable public-health
action both in developed and
developing nations.”
Celebrations and eating out
Although a healthy diet is key to
everyday living with diabetes and long-
term health, balanced eating isn’t
about restricting or excluding food
choices.
People with diabetes can often feel
daunted at the thought of eating out -
at a restaurant or family party.
Whether it’s a festive holiday, a
party or celebration, food is likely
to be on the agenda – and having
diabetes doesn’t mean that you have to
miss out. Celebrations, parties and
special occasions are times to enjoy
foods that may be higher in fat or
sugar than your usual choices
Hormone makes food appealing
Scientists claim to have identified
the hormone ghrelin which causes food
to appear more appealing.
Pictures of food were shown to 20
volunteers. Twelve viewed the pictures
before and after infusions of ghrelin
which had a bigger effect on their
brains. Scans showed that ghrelin
boosted activity of the
brain's “reward centres” which fuel
desire. Eight others looked at the
same pictures without receiving
ghrelin.
Ghrelin levels in the gut are known to
rise before a meal and fall
afterwards, suggesting that the
hormone causes hunger and encourages
eating.
Understanding appetitesThis is
interesting but it is a very small
study. People who are overweight or
obese are at increased risk of
developing Type 2 diabetes, which can
lead to heart disease, blindness and
kidney failure", said Jemma Edwards,
Care Advisor at Diabetes UK.
"Research which could improve our
understanding of what affects people's
appetites could potentially help us
reduce the number of people developing
diabetes.
"Currently, 300 people are diagnosed
with the condition every day. There
needs to be further research into this
subject and we'll be following it with
great interest."
The findings are published in the
journal Cell Metabolism.
650,000 people with diabetes are not
taking their tablets
Many people with Type 2 diabetes are
risking long-term health complications
because they are failing to take their
prescribed medication.
Diabetes UK is calling for improved
patient education and better
communication between healthcare
professionals and people with
diabetes.
Research has shown that many people
with diabetes do not take their
tablets because they do not understand
what they are for and what the long
term health benefits are.
Let us know your views
Next Meeting
At the Horton hospital
Rowan Day Centre
Monday 16th June 2008
7.30pm
Speaker: Dietician
Events 2008
At the Horton hospital
Monday 9 June 7.30pm
Speaker: Dietician
Monday 11 August 7.30pm
Barbecue St. Francis House Highlands
Monday 13 October 7.30pm
Speaker Podiatrist
Monday 8 December 7.30pm
Christmas Social Evening
Monday 9 February 2009
Annual General Meeting
DIABETES UK COLLECTIONS
30th-31st August Morrisons
Diabetes UK Careline: 0845 120 2960,
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
careline@diabetes.org.uk.
Tony Newman -Chairman
Tel: 07886 021847
David Jackson Secretary/ Treasurer -
Tel: 01295 275449
Jenny Falkner - Subscription
Secretary Tel: 253143
James Falkner—Youth Section
Tel: 253143
Elaine Gilbert—Activities promoter
Diabetes UK Careline Diabetes UK
Careline provides support and
information to people with diabetes as
well as friends, family and carers. We
can provide information to help you
learn more about the condition and how
to manage it. The Careline is staffed
by trained counsellors who can provide
a listening ear and the time to talk
things through. Here are some
examples of the questions we are often
asked: I’ve just been diagnosed. What
should I do now? I’m finding it
difficult to accept the diagnosis –
how do I cope? What can I and can’t I
eat? Can I still drink alcohol? What
are the different types of tablets and
insulin? What are the possible side
effects? When/how often should I test?
What should my blood glucose levels
be? What if they go too high or too
low? What‘s the law about driving? I’m
about to go on holiday abroad. How do
I keep my insulin cool in a hot
country? What else do I need to
consider when travelling? My child has
diabetes and finds it hard to give up
his treats. Why don’t you recommend
diabetic chocolate and sweets? We
don't have access to your medical
records so you may need to go back to
your healthcare team for answers to
some questions. By telephone Diabetes
UK Careline: 0845 120 2960, Monday-
Friday, 9am-5pm (BT calls from
landlines should cost no more than 4p
per minute; calls from other providers
and mobiles may vary. Alternatively,
call 020 7424 1000 and ask Reception
to transfer your call to the
Careline.) By email Send your
questions by email to:
careline@diabetes.org.uk. By post Send
your letters to: Diabetes UK Careline
Macleod House 10 Parkway London NW1
7AA.
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