Real Madrid footballer with diabetes achieves a life goal

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Real Madrid footballer Nacho was told his “footballing days were over” after his childhood type 1 diabetes diagnosis, but he is now a worldwide star and has played over 100 games for his boyhood club.

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The kids are alright

Uplifting findings of a new report show that diabetes management in children and teenagers has improved for a sixth year running in England and Wales.

Better control, healthy kids

Eat a new meal every day

The 365 Diabetes Cookbook, FREE to download, has a recipe for every day of the year. In fact, it has a staggering 440 pages of recipe ideas to choose from.

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Can low carb treat neuropathy?

Diabetes Forum user Begonia wants to know whether a low-carb diet can be beneficial in improving her blood sugar and neuropathy symptoms.

Tackling neuropathy

Stem cell technique gets award nod

An Australian scientist has developed an award-nominated stem cell technique that could improve pancreas regeneration in diabetes research.

Award-nominated research

Is prediabetes a ‘useless’ label?

While some argue that prediabetes is a useless label, others say it is a helpful diagnostic tool. Whichever view is correct, is it time for the label to be tweaked so it’s more tailored to individuals?

Is it time for change?

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Sleep linked to genetics

Irregular sleeping habits, such as napping in the day, could increase the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes if you are genetically overweight.

How do you sleep?

'I look and feel better'

US actor Terry Crews is feeling better than ever on an intermittent fasting diet, which is also being shown to have remarkable benefits in diabetes research.

What is intermittent fasting?

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