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Diabetic man just hours away from losing his legs thanks to festering verrucae has limbs saved last minute 

A RELIEVED diabetic has had both legs saved after surgeons were on the brink of amputating below the knees due to festering verrucae.  Medics were...

Scots university aims to solve neuropathic pain mysteries

RESEARCHERS at the University of Dundee are to undertake two major studies into a form of chronic pain that affects up to 10% of...

Scots uni study finds young South Asians at higher risk of diabetes

ASIAN Indians are up to four times more likely than white Europeans to develop young-onset type 2 diabetes while having a normal BMI, according...

Diabetes nearly doubles risk of death from Covid

PEOPLE with diabetes are almost twice as likely to die from Covid and almost three times as likely to be critically or severely ill...

Student inspired by friend designs bodysuit to support insulin pump users

A PRODUCT design student has created a bodysuit that aims to make it easier for women affected by type 1 diabetes to wear an...

Dundee experts to probe links between obesity and diabetes

University of Dundee experts will attempt to transform the way obesity is treated as part of a €16 million project. Academics from the University’s School...

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