Waist Circumference and Diabetes

Waist Circumference and Diabetes

Obesity and diabetes are linked   According to a July 2014 paper from Public Health England,  obese adults are five times more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes than those of a healthy weight.   The health impact of contracting Type 2 Diabetes is...
The increased risk of Diabetes and ethnicity

The increased risk of Diabetes and ethnicity

You might be surprised to know that Type 2 diabetes prevalence is strongly associated with ethnicity.  According to a recent report by Public Health England, Type 2 diabetes affects people of South Asian, African-Caribbean, Chinese or black African descent up to a...
The effects of thyroid homones on the skeleton

The effects of thyroid homones on the skeleton

Endocrinology is such a large subject that we are constantly refining our understanding of it.   So this post highlights research done by my esteemed colleague Graham Williams MB BS Ph.D just after he presents to the American Thyroid Association in Colorado....
Vitamin D deficiency and diabetes – a recent study

Vitamin D deficiency and diabetes – a recent study

Some newspapers have recently picked up on a Spanish study which examines the links between vitamin D, obesity and diabetes   Headlines typically read “Run for the sun to stave off diabetes”   This is not the first of such studies but it varied in that this...
About Hypogonadism and those low testosterone levels

About Hypogonadism and those low testosterone levels

One of the most common reasons people go to their GP is because of chronic tiredness. This is often due to our breakneck pace of life but, gentlemen, if you are experiencing other symptoms such as   Feeling tired and weak Aching muscles Loss of body hair Loss of...