Snack attack: How snacking is making us fatUmmm…..snacks. We all love those tasty snacks but the hard reality is that they are typically packed with sugar, full of calories and a...
Sugar Tax: the moment of truthLast week Irn-Bru manufacturer A.G.Barr announced plans to halve the sugar content from 10g per 100ml to just below 5g. Only a few months...
We need to talk more about reversal of type 2 diabetesIn 2011, a landmark study demonstrated that it is possible for people to reverse type 2 diabetes by lifestyle change. Six years later,...
The staggering cost of diabetes to your businessDiabetes is costing the NHS £10bn a year and is estimated to cost the wider UK economy £23.7bn every year. How much is diabetes costing...
Healthcare Requirements: What do Diabetics Need in 2017?As mentioned in my last blog, I am fast approaching my 25th anniversary as a Type 1 diabetic. Having been diagnosed in Sydney at the age...
We need to build awareness for Type 1 DiabetesWhen I was 8 years old, I experienced something in my primary school classroom that would have a lasting effect on me for the rest of my...
Sugar Smart launches in BristolOur team join our friends at the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, Bristol City Council and the Bristol Sports to launch Sugar Smart in...
Diabetes advertising can save the NHSYou’ve all read that the NHS is in crisis, it is costing us more and more. Advertising to increase public awareness of diabetes could...
How a piece of string can extend your life by ten years.There's one thing that I would beseech everybody to do, it’s really simple..... Get a piece string or a dressing gown cord, anything like...
Report: Childhood Obesity SummitLast week I attended the Childhood Obesity Summit joining such notaries as the Chief Medical Officer, the Chair of the Commons Health...