Employees are to get the right to request flexible working from the moment they start a job under new government legislation, in a move welcomed by unions, who urged ministers to go further in terms of making such arrangements the norm. Millions of people across the UK are currently working flexibly, which can take various … Read more
Medtronic, maker of insulin pumps, is kicking off this year’s World Diabetes Day, today, with their #BlueBalloon Challenge. All that’s required is you shoot yourself in a very short video, or photo, doing anything in your ordinary day, while bouncing a blue balloon. Then post it. The whole idea is to raise awareness about the … Read more
World Diabetes Day is every year on November 14, first created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Foundation and the World Health Organization. The day 14 November was chosen to commemorate the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of Insulin along with Charles Best in 1922. The blue circle is the global symbol for diabetes awareness and the logo … Read more
I come from four generations of type 2 diabetes. On World Diabetes Day, I think of my brother, Jamal, who lived in Australia. To my great misfortune, he passed away at 53 from diabetes complications (“An Unexpected Grief Down Under”). I miss him so much. In the last years of his life, he took insulin to … Read more
What started as an unofficial holiday which originated as Bachelor’s Day in China as an anti-Valentine’s Day encouraging people to celebrate their singleness – has now evolved into a full-blown global shopping event. Despite having earned the name as ‘Single’s Day’ this shopping phenomenon encourages people, no matter what their relationship status, to head to … Read more
Two alleged business robbers have been shot and killed, and eleven arrested after they tried to rob several businesses in Tulisa Park, Ekurhuleni on Thursday morning. Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela said preliminary investigations suggested the group of men intended to rob different businesses in the area at the same time. “Unfortunately, today they … Read more
Pizza night shouldn’t be held off until Friday night or the weekend, have some fun in the kitchen and make this homemade no yeast pizza in record time. This no-yeast pizza dough is ready within 10 minutes, you don’t need to wait three hours for the pizza dough to be ready. Another great thing is … Read more
The T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI) Learning Session 2022 event takes place in Miami, FL, on November 7 and 8 — “T1DX-QI 52 Centers Strong: Implementation and Advocacy for Change.” Members from 52 participating endocrinology clinics across the country come together to share insights on improving the care provided to people with diabetes — … Read more
The T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI) Learning Session event 2022 takes place in Miami, FL, on November 7 and 8 — “T1DX-QI 52 Centers Strong: Implementation and Advocacy for Change.” Osagie Ebekozien, MD, MPH Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer T1D Exchange The T1DX-QI has grown from just over a dozen participating clinics in … Read more
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