More action is needed to combat diabetes in children, says wound expert Dr. John Capotorto
Diabetes, Health literacy, In Your Hands podcast
Tuesday 24th November 2020
More needs to be done to encourage people to live healthier lifestyles as diabetes cases rise around the world, says Dr John Capotorto, an endocrinologist and co-founder of RestorixHealth, a wound healing centre. Diabetes is…
More needs to be done to provide better wound care
Diabetes, In Your Hands podcast, Wound care
Monday 12th October 2020
More needs to be done to provide better wound care and prevent amputations, says Dr Desmond Bell, a podiatrist who specializes in wound management and lower-extremity preservation. Not only would patients immensely benefit from better…
Response to UK diabetes crisis
Tuesday 28th August 2018
I am alarmed, but not surprised, to see the headlines in Britain last week about the soaring rates of type 2 diabetes causing a spike in heart attacks and strokes. After three decades in the…
Our obesity crisis is a threat to national security
Friday 2nd March 2018
DURING A RECENT visit with a cardiologist, I was told something I hadn’t heard before. The majority of people, he said, aren’t afraid to die––they’re afraid of suffering during the process. That’s why, he told…
The forgotten dangers of diabetes
Friday 16th February 2018
IT ISN’T A secret that obesity can lead to a host of life-threatening conditions, including type-2 diabetes. It’s also no secret that diabetes comes with its own serious implications for health. But these facts are…
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