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The number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing globally, a condition that disproportionately affects South Asians. Text messages to support people to manage their diabetes show promise. They are cheap, accessible, and can positively impact blood sugar levels. Senior Qualitative Researcher Dr Suman Prinjha writes about her research (published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth) on how a text messaging system could support medication use in British South Asian people with diabetes.
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Can science help us avoid another Christian Eriksen? It’s not as simple as you might think
Cardiovascular & metabolic Postgraduate Programmes in Evidence-Based Health Care Research methods & EBM
David Nunan writes with Evidence-Based Healthcare MSc student Aaron Lear, Akron General Orthopedics, Cleveland Clinic.
FASTer diagnosis: Time to BEAT heart failure
Cardiovascular & metabolic
For Heart Failure Awareness Week, Dr Clare Taylor, Heart Failure team co-lead, proposes using the acronym ‘BEAT’ as a way to recognise the symptoms of heart failure.
Coronavirus and diabetes: the different risks for people with type 1 and type 2
COVID-19 Cardiovascular & metabolic Research methods & EBM
British South Asian narratives of diabetes and views on future research
Cardiovascular & metabolic Patient experience
Senior Qualitative Researcher Dr Suman Prinjha, with Project Support Assistant Nasima Miah from the University of Leicester, and Professor of General Practice Andrew Farmer write about a knowledge exchange workshop for patients, public, researchers and health professionals to discuss South Asian narratives of diabetes and what future research should explore. The project was funded by a University of Oxford KE Seed Fund award.
“You’ve got pre-diabetes.” What does the patient do next?
Cardiovascular & metabolic DPhil Programmes Health Services Research Health behaviours Policy & health systems
Diabetes prevention is a national priority, and those on the pathway to diabetes are now given the diagnosis "pre-diabetes" to encourage lifestyle changes that improve their outlook. But what's the reality for those given a diagnosis? NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow and DPhil Student Eleanor Barry writes about her latest research looking at how behaviours change following a pre-diabetes diagnosis, spotlighting a range of social and cultural factors for policymakers to consider.
Meet a student - Ali Albasri
Cardiovascular & metabolic DPhil Programmes Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
DPhil student Ali Albasri meets CLAHRC Communications Officer Gavin Hubbard for PPI Pulse Magazine.
A blood pressure reading a day shouldn’t keep the patient away
Cardiovascular & metabolic
Does being overweight increase the risk of severe kidney disease?
Cardiovascular & metabolic Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
For World Kidney Day 2017, Dan Richards-Doran reports on new research that links being overweight with the development of advanced chronic kidney disease.
Text reminders – a low-cost strategy for type 2 diabetes?
Cardiovascular & metabolic Digital health & innovation Global perspective
By Dr Nacho Ricci Cabello. Can text messages help people with type 2 diabetes to achieve a healthier lifestyle?
Why we should measure our own blood pressure
Cardiovascular & metabolic
Dr James Sheppard writes about how seeing a doctor could affect your blood pressure results.