News and Events

Read what members of the London Medical team – including world-renowned specialists – have to say on a host of topical subjects relating to your health and wellbeing. Plus all the details of forthcoming events, and other notable developments, at London’s leading specialist outpatient clinic.

Private Healthcare Awards

London Medical and the London Diabetes Centre have won two awards at the 2018 Private Healthcare Awards.

Insulin Pens & Smartphones

A new Easylog disposable pen monitor has just been passed for use in the EU.

Obesity: a global crisis

As this map over time illustrates, obesity isn’t just a national problem; it’s a global one.

Seeing an Ophthalmologist

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with diseases and disorders of the eye.

Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes is almost always caused by obesity. And with obesity, usually, comes a certain habitual way of eating.

Exercise and Diabetes

Did you know that exercise is a brilliant form of medicine? It effectively increases insulin sensitivity.

Advanced Lipid Analysis

Standard lipid testing is a well-established way to predict and manage risk in cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Diabetes Insights Day Recap

We wanted to share some of the information and highlights that were captured live on our Diabetes Insights Day.

The Flu Season

Flu season is almost upon us so it pays to be prepared. Here are a few things you can do to minimise your risk of flu.

Introducing Septina9

Advances in gene technology now allow us to identify abnormal growths related to Colorectal Cancer (CRC) with a simple blood test.

How diabetes labels are changing

Over 10% of the world’s population has diabetes. That’s a 300% increase since the 1980's.

A6 Touchcare System

A Chinese company called Medtrum have introduced the A6 Touchcare System to the UK.

Haemochromatosis: Prevention and treatments

Testing people who have no symptoms is not a routine part of medical care or checkups.

Haemochromatosis: The causes and risk factors

Haemochromatosis causes the body to absorb and store too much iron.

'Off-piste' Medicine

NICE (or the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence) is the organisation which regulates the NHS.

Advances in contact lens technology

For a long time, coloured lenses were considered to be detrimental to the health of the eye.

Diabetic kidney disease

Big-hitting clinical trials with good outcomes are always reserved for announcement at the annual American Diabetes Association meeting which recently finished.

Diabetes Week is here

From apps to gadgets and devices, it’s indeed an exciting time in diabetes, with new products rapidly appearing on the market.

The implications of breathlessness

It’s sometimes a struggle to describe breathlessness, because it’s not totally clear how badly it’s affecting you.

New Diabetes Treatments

This is indeed welcome news for NHS patients, but diabetes patients at the London Diabetes Centre have had no such restrictions for the last 2 years.

Gestational diabetes and diet

Being told you need to watch what you eat during pregnancy, especially at the later stages, can make this time seem difficult and restrictive.

LILT and Chronic Pain

Since LILT was discovered, there’s been an explosion of interest in the way light interacts with our bodies.

Small gauge vitrectomy

A vitrectomy is a procedure to remove part or all of the vitreous humour – the jelly-like substance inside your eye.

What are eye floaters?

You may already know that your eyes are filled with a jelly-like substance called the vitreous humour.