A lack of awareness has sparked cause for concern around one of the leading health conditions in the UK, Type 2 diabetes, with 53% of people in Cardiff admitting to never having been tested to determine their risk. Over 1 million adults in the UK, which could mean over 5,000 in Cardiff, that’s 2% of the population, may have undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes. So Lloyds Pharmacy is on a mission to help find those people who are at risk and…

Cardiff residents wanting to get healthier this summer now have extra support to achieve their goals thanks to a new, free online tool. The ‘Let’s Do This Eight Week Challenge’ has been developed by the National Charity Partnership, a partnership between Diabetes UK, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Tesco, and allows users to set and track their health-related goals over an eight week period. Goals focus on everyday changes – such as consuming healthier drinks and eating smaller portion…

  Studies find that pomegranate juice consumption plays a role in the treatment of type 2 diabetes Study in the Journal of Food Science finds that pomegranate extracts could reduce sugar in the bloodstream after meals (postprandial hyperglycemia) New UK juice formulation, a partnership between a juice manufacturer and a diabetes charity, removes sugar and harnesses antioxidant benefits to create an ‘arterial wash’   A group of recent studies have found growing evidence that pomegranate juice consumption can have a…