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Find out what London Medical's specialists have to say on a host of subjects relating to your health and wellbeing, as well as details of forthcoming events.
Does my child have diabetes?
Did you know that 25 per cent of children newly…
ACUVUE® OASYS with Transitions™
Innovative Contact Lens Technology Around 64% of the…
How to navigate Easter – without eating too much chocolate
Whether you celebrate the Easter season or not, the period…
Think you aren’t a runner? Think again
As the London Marathon nears, top fitness trainer REBEKAH ABDEEN…
Insulin pumps: What you need to know
The insulin pump has radically transformed the quality of life…
Meet the Team: Invoicing’s Mariah Ribeiro
Mariah joined London Medical ‘s invoicing team last year from…
6 ways to prevent heart disease
Professor James Scott explains how we can all reduce the…
London Medical wins at Private Healthcare Awards 2019
London Medical and the London Diabetes Centre have won two…
Miru 1 day UpSide Contact Lenses
Our Contact Lens practitioner Elaine Lucas now has available for…
How to Kick Start your Exercise Routine
Turn that New Year’s resolution into a lasting habit. Keep…
Five golden rules for successful weight loss
It’s just two weeks into the new year, but by…
New to London Medical: Ozempic
Wednesday 2nd January 2019 saw the UK launch of Ozempic…
How to Beat the Festive Fat Trap
From casual pre-Christmas drinks to multi-course festive feasts, Consultant Dietitian…
Meet the Team: Senior Nurse Fatima Pengson
Fatima joined the London Medical team in 2016. Here, she…
World Diabetes Day
Public Health England estimates that almost 5 million people suffer…
BCLA Orthokeratology
OPTIONS for contact lenses. Not worn during the day. Orthokeratology…
London Medical wins at Private Healthcare Awards 2018
London Medical and the London Diabetes Centre have won two awards at the 2018 Private Healthcare Awards.
Record your insulin pen use on a smartphone
A new Easylog disposable pen monitor, that fits on most common pen injectors, used to deliver insulin and GLP1 agonists, has just been passed for use in the EU.
Obesity: a global crisis
Research suggests that 28.2% of UK children aged between 2 and 15 are overweight or obese.
When might you need to see an Ophthalmologist?
Most of us will never bump into an Ophthalmologist, that…
Reverse your Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes is commonly referred to as a chronic,…
Exercise and Diabetes
Did you know that exercise is a brilliant form of…
What is Advanced Lipid Analysis?
Standard lipid testing is a well-established way to predict and…
Diabetes Insights Day Recap
Following the success of our London Diabetes Centre insights day, we…
Flu season is almost upon us
Flu season is almost upon us so it pays to…
Introducing Septina9 – a simple blood test for detecting colorectal cancer
Advances in gene technology now allow us to identify abnormal growths…
How diabetes labels are changing
Over 10% of the world’s population has diabetes. That’s a…
London Medical and the A6 Touchcare System
A Chinese company called Medtrum have introduced the A6 Touchcare…
Haemochromatosis: Prevention and treatments
SHOULD I CHANGE MY DIET? Some websites suggest avoiding high-iron…
Haemochromatosis: The causes and risk factors
Haemochromatosis causes the body to absorb and store too much…
Is there a place for ‘off-piste’ medicine?
NICE (or the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence)…
The latest advances in contact lens technology
For a long time, coloured lenses were considered to be…
A quiet breakthrough in diabetic kidney disease
Big-hitting clinical trials with good outcomes are always reserved for…
Diabetes Week is here
From apps to gadgets and devices, it’s indeed an exciting…
What are the What are the implications of breathlessness?
It’s sometimes a struggle to describe breathlessness, because it’s not…
Three new treatment options for type 2 diabetes recommended by NICE
Renowned diabetes specialist Dr Ralph Abraham has commented on this article published…
Gestational diabetes and diet
Will I ever be able to eat carbohydrates again? Pregnancy…
How LILT could help to cure your chronic pain
Early in my career, I realised that conventional medicine didn’t…
What’s a small gauge vitrectomy?
A vitrectomy is a procedure to remove part or all…
Eye floaters: What are they? Are they serious?
You may already know that your eyes are filled with…