"Mummy’s hero" calls 999 for T1D emergency

Statin users - 33% chance of developing type 2 diabetes in older women · View online · Send to a friend

"Mummy's hero" calls 999 for T1D emergency

A 6-year-old boy called Max Apperley bravely called 999 when his mum, who has type 1 diabetes, suffered a severe hypo at home and collapsed. The call helped save Max’s mum’s life.

Hypos and the family

High dose, high risk

Australian scientists say that older women who take high doses of statins could be more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

New statins risk

7 cinnamon benefits

Cinnamon, a naturally sweet but sugar-free spice, has been shown to have a variety of benefits for people with diabetes.

The spice is right

Teen’s death raises DKA concern

An out-of-hours phone GP service made "serious failings" which partly led to a teenager with type 1 diabetes dying from DKA in 2012.

‘Serious failings’

Cure for the itch

Genital itching can be caused by skin irritations or allergies, but it could also be a symptom of high blood glucose levels relating to your diabetes.

High BG symptoms

Does thyroid function affect diabetes?

There is a strong indication that abnormal thyroid function can affect the development of diabetes, and raise the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Thyroid and BG link

Take a look at some of today's top threads:

01  Moving to Dubai!
02  Moderator Elections 2017: RESULTS!
03  And I thought broccoli was bad...
04  Gluten free products
05  Insulin dose per carbs
06  Lidl Low GI Rolls
07  I'm really anxious and scared
08  Reducing BG levels
09 Anxious/Mood swings with diabetes type 2
10 Pain in legs?

There are 1,330,238 posts from 233,749 members in the forum right now.

Did you know: that 96% of questions get their first response in 4 minutes! Login to join the conversation or sign-up and start a thread here.

What we're eating

Get over 1,000 free recipes in the Member Area

Avaldeep Deol

“I don't have to take days off to visit the doctors to get my repeats and everything is done online and delivered to your door. No running back and forward from the chemist. EPS is a very good service and Pharmacy2U are very polite and helpful. I would recommend this service to anyone who has repeat prescriptions.”

What we're reading

Looks can be deceiving

Many health companies package products in such a way that they seem healthy, when actually they are far from it. Which foods should you watch out for?

Unhealthy ‘health’ foods

Waist size and diabetes

Having a larger waistline can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, and measuring your waist can be important for several health reasons.

Waist size risk

Have a great day,

PS. "Feeling super dizzy and just vomited." Forum member suffers very high blood sugar levels - what would you do?

Check out our Forum App!

Copyright © 2000 - 2017 Diabetes.co.uk, part of Diabetes Digital Media Ltd (company number 07975193). All rights reserved. The red and white circle (logo), its shadow, Diabetes.co.uk and its reflection are trademarks of Diabetes Digital Media Ltd. Registered in England. Address: Diabetes Technology House, Sir William Lyons Road, University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7EZ. For help, contact us.
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc.
Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
We hope you found this message useful. This email was sent to [[DIABETES_SEGMENTED.EMAIL??your email]] by Diabetes.co.uk because you are a valued Diabetes.co.uk community member who opted to receive the newsletter. If you don't want to receive emails in the future that is not a problem, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter here.