Continuous glucose monitors are helpful for specific situations in diabetes, but in healthy people they can promote food anxiety and so must not be used as some influencers promote excitedly.

And as Ghassan Dahhan has just pointed out to me, Polybius in about 120BCE commends the people of Gaza for their bravery in the face of external aggression: penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman…

Just to let you know the BBC don't like the NHS ...

tonight at 9 ..ch 4

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starlings are back after 3 years and they are murmerating

90th Birthday Message On the occasion of my 90th birthday, I understand that well-wishers and friends in many places, including Tibetan communities, are gathering for celebrations. I particularly appreciate the fact that many of you are using the occasion to engage in

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I love to hear about the Bayeux tapestry and cross channel cultural politics, but listening to George Osborne again has given me the shivers .I will miss Sutton Hoo treasures , but the Viking Hoard will still be there

ladybirds everywhere today in the river on the essex coast , hundreds .. whyyyyyy?

I have worked really closely with HealthWatch for 13 years .. very depressing seeing the end of this structure

Happy birthday to two of our incredible celebrity supporters, James Norton and Adam Smith! 🥳 Thank you both so much for helping to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes and inspiring people living with T1D 💙 #GBDoc

Oh !!! now we have tutorial on how to tackle if you’re in Coldplay cheating couple like situation at a concert.

It's not hoarding if it's books

Our Solidarity Polyclinic in Deir al-Balah, #Gaza, was treating 320 people every day. But Israel forced it to close yesterday. New forced displacement orders meant our team was given hours to evacuate, including patients, staff, and as many medicines and equipment as possible.

"We've got to the state where a man is arrested for carrying a joke." Private Eye editor Ian Hislop on the arrest of a man under the Terrorism Act for holding up a cartoon from the magazine during a protest against the ban of the group Palestine Action at the weekend. #BBCPM

🇮🇳 Divya Deshmukh, just 19 years old, is the Winner of the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup! 🏆 With this incredible victory, she: ✨ Becomes a Grandmaster ✨ Secures a spot at the next Women’s Candidates #FIDEWorldCup Divya Deshmukh

2019, in the #NHS A black child with #T1Diabetes had HALF the chance of getting access to a Continuous Glucose Monitor compared to a white child 2025, there exists no difference as re getting access And that? Is something we should ALL in the #T1D world be very proud of 💙

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Read on LinkedIn UK someone saying that the #10YearPlan is SO amazing that AI will replace doctors -thus workforce crisis will be a thing of the past. I also went to work today- and couldn't do clinic as all systems went down. No letters, results, phone numbers. Nada. Lovely.